The first two episodes of ESPN’s 2026 WSOP Main Event coverage gave poker fans a close look at one of the newest members of the ACR Poker Pro team – and Alex Foxen gave the cameras plenty to follow.
ESPN’s opening WSOP Main Event episodes introduced that version of Alex to a much wider audience.
With the ACR Poker patch clearly visible, Foxen became one of the players ESPN repeatedly returned to during its Day 2 coverage.
Not because he happened to be sitting near a camera.
Because he kept giving the broadcast a reason to come back.
Alex Foxen Becomes One of ESPN’s Players to Watch
The opening ESPN episode introduced the scale and personalities of the Main Event.
The second episode gave Foxen room to take over.
He spent much of the Day 2 action building his stack, applying pressure and putting opponents in uncomfortable positions.
ESPN also showed another side of one of poker’s most accomplished tournament players.
Foxen appeared comfortable at the table. He talked with his opponents. He smiled between hands.
Then the action started, and the mood usually became considerably less comfortable for everyone else.
Foxen was not just an ACR Poker logo appearing somewhere in the background. He was part of the story.
Don’t take your eyes off the felt—Alex Foxen is the player to watch.
The Call That Defined Foxen’s Day 2 Coverage
One of Foxen’s standout moments came during a hand against Vinh Nguyen.
After the action escalated before the flop, Nguyen moved all-in and began talking through the situation.
Foxen took his time.
He watched. He listened. He considered the information his opponent was offering.
Then he made the call.
Nguyen’s reaction made it clear that Foxen had found the right answer.
The pot added to a stack that was already moving in the right direction and gave ESPN a perfect television moment: a difficult decision, plenty of table conversation and a composed call from one of the game’s best.
It also showed viewers how Foxen operates when the pressure rises.
No panic.
No rush.
Just another decision to solve.
From New ACR Poker Pro to WSOP Headliner
Foxen recently joined the ACR Poker Pro team alongside Chance Kornuth and Chris Hunichen.
The timing could not have been much better.
Foxen entered the Main Event after an exceptional summer that included winning the fourth WSOP bracelet of his career.
That success gave ESPN viewers useful context.
They were not simply watching another player accumulate chips.
They were watching one of the most successful tournament professionals of his generation continue an already remarkable series.
The television coverage felt less like an introduction and more like confirmation.
Foxen belonged at the center of the action.
Alex Foxen’s 2026 WSOP Las Vegas Results
Foxen turned his first summer as an ACR Poker Pro into 14 cashes, $2,067,005 in earnings and one bracelet victory across the 2026 WSOP in Las Vegas.
- Earnings
- $2,067,005
- Cashes
- 14
- Bracelets
- 1
| Event | Date | Finish | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| #97: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. | 10th of 148 | $60,789 | |
| #96: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha | 75th of 892 | $6,335 | |
| #94: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 65th of 558 | $20,144 | |
| #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship No-Limit Hold'em | 372nd of 3,668 | $6,001 | |
| #82: $10,000 Main Event NLH World Championship | 263rd of 9,208 | $50,000 | |
| #80: $10,000 8-Game Mixed Championship | 5th of 199 | $94,730 | |
| #56: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em | 104th of 1,150 | $6,310 | |
| #47: $25,000 High Roller 8-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha | 7th of 451 | $267,993 | |
| #44: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) | 1st of 466 | $594,246 | |
| #36: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em | 6th of 115 | $522,347 | |
| #28: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em / Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack | 5th of 3,332 | $55,305 | |
| #24: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | 32nd of 242 | $50,207 | |
| #17: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship | 11th of 198 | $32,598 | |
| #7: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 4th of 128 | $300,000 |
Foxen recorded 14 cashes and $2,067,005 in earnings during the 2026 WSOP in Las Vegas, highlighted by his fourth career bracelet.
Source: WSOP.com player results. Las Vegas bracelet-event cashes only; non-cashing entries are not listed.
Alex Foxen takes the lead in the WSOP Player of the Year race!@WAFoxen won Event #44: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em, earning $594,246 + $42,000 in bounties and claiming his fourth career WSOP gold bracelet.
— WSOP - World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 15, 2026
The win also comes in the same week that Kristen Foxen… pic.twitter.com/UlW5jtDRlU
The Player Behind the Results
Tournament results explain why Foxen commands respect.
The ESPN coverage helped show why he commands attention.
His approach combines patience with controlled aggression. He can appear completely relaxed while processing a complicated decision.
That contrast works particularly well on television.
Viewers do not need a lengthy technical explanation to understand that something important is happening.
They can see the pressure building.
They can see Foxen working through it.
And they can see the chips moving in his direction when he gets it right.
That is the type of player mainstream poker coverage needs – and the type of player we are proud to have representing ACR Poker.
Welcome to the Team🫡
— ACR Poker (@ACR_POKER) May 25, 2026
WAAAZZZUUUP!😛 pic.twitter.com/WoSvThnn5E
Chris Moneymaker Connects ACR Poker to ESPN History
ESPN’s opening coverage also made room for ACR Poker Pro Chris Moneymaker.
That gave ACR Poker a connection to both ends of the broadcast’s timeline.
Moneymaker remains inseparable from ESPN’s poker history.
His 2003 Main Event victory turned an online qualifier into one of the game’s defining stories. Millions of viewers watched an everyday player make an improbable run to poker’s biggest title.
More than two decades later, Moneymaker was back in ESPN’s Main Event coverage – this time as the established champion whose story helped change the game.
Foxen represented something different.
He was the modern tournament elite: experienced, highly prepared and completely at home against the strongest competition.
One helped define poker’s original television boom.
The other looked right at home in its newest chapter.
Both represented ACR Poker.
Why the ESPN Exposure Matters to ACR Poker
Mainstream sports television does not spend meaningful time on every player in a tournament field.
It follows the people creating decisions, tension and memorable moments.
Foxen did exactly that.
He was not featured simply because he wore an ACR Poker patch. The patch received exposure because the player wearing it kept becoming part of the action.
That distinction matters.
It turns sponsorship visibility into an authentic poker story.
The audience saw Foxen compete.
They saw him think.
They saw him build a stack.
And every time ESPN returned to him, ACR Poker returned to the screen with him.
Two Generations. One ACR Poker Team.
The first two ESPN episodes gave ACR Poker representation across two generations of the game.
Chris Moneymaker remains one of the most recognizable players from ESPN’s original poker era.
Alex Foxen is emerging as one of the players capable of defining the next one.
That is exactly where we want our Pros to be:
Playing the biggest events. Creating the biggest moments. Representing ACR Poker when the brightest lights come on.
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