Kristen Foxen has added another landmark to one of the most decorated résumés in poker. The 39-year-old Canadian professional won the 2026 WSOP $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Eight-Max on June 7, banking $1,773,083 for her sixth career bracelet — and the single largest payday of her career.
The victory tightens her grip on the record books. Foxen now owns twice as many bracelets as any other woman in the game, and her lifetime tournament earnings have climbed to $20,729,755, extending her lead as the all-time money leader in women's poker to roughly $9.8 million over second-placed Vanessa Selbst.
🏆 A career-defining result
Sixth bracelet. A personal-best $1.77 million score. More than $20.7 million in lifetime cashes. With one tournament, Foxen rewrote her own ceiling.
Tournament Snapshot
| Detail | Result |
|---|---|
| Event | 2026 WSOP $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Eight-Max |
| Date | June 7, 2026 |
| Entries | 345 |
| Prize pool | $5,804,500 (top 52 paid) |
| Winner's share | $1,773,083 |
| Runner-up | Galen Hall — $1,182,050 |
| Bracelet | 6th career WSOP gold |
A Score That Topped Everything Before It
The seven-figure prize eclipsed Foxen's previous career-best of $1,449,000, earned for a fourth-place finish at the Triton series in Jeju. It was the fourth seven-figure payday of her career, joining a collection of deep runs and runner-up finishes on the international high-roller circuit.
Speaking to WSOP commentator Jeff Platt shortly after the win, Foxen admitted the moment hadn't quite sunk in.
“Honestly, it's so surreal… I was thinking, ‘When was the last time I won a bracelet in person?’”
Watching it all unfold from the rail was her husband, fellow bracelet winner Alex Foxen — making this very much a family celebration.
Six Bracelets, One Common Thread
Foxen's bracelet story stretches back to 2013, when she took down the Ladies Championship. She added an open-field title in 2016, then strung together three online victories in 2020, 2023 and 2024. Every one of her six bracelets has come in a no-limit hold'em format — a remarkable show of consistency in her strongest discipline. This latest win, though, carried a special weight: her first live bracelet in years.
Big Points on Two Leaderboards
The result moved Foxen up the season-long races as well. She collected 1,680 Card Player Player of the Year points, lifting her to second overall with 5,017 points and roughly $5.2 million in 2026 earnings. She also banked 750 PokerGO Tour points, pulling to within 13 points of season leader Brock Wilson.
How the Final Table Played Out
Galen Hall carried the chip lead into the final day, but the leaderboard would look very different by the end. The eliminations rolled in as follows:
| Place | Player | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristen Foxen | $1,773,083 |
| 2 | Galen Hall | $1,182,050 |
| 3 | Ding Biao | $819,504 |
| 4 | Joey Weissman | $577,326 |
| 5 | Ignacio Moron Chavero | $413,389 |
| 6 | Zdenek Zizka | $300,942 |
Joey Weissman's exit in fourth came when his K-8 ran into Hall's K-Q, while Ding Biao bowed out in third to set up a heads-up duel between Foxen and Hall.
The Hand That Sealed It
Heads-up play swung back and forth before one cooler ended it. Foxen looked down at pocket aces on the button and simply limped. Hall pounced, moving all-in with A-4 — only to find himself drawing thin against the best starting hand in poker. The board offered no miracle, Hall was eliminated, and Foxen had her sixth bracelet.
For a player who already sits atop the women's all-time money list, the 2026 WSOP $25,000 Eight-Max proved there are still new heights to reach — and Foxen is the one setting them.
