Americas Cardroom’s Alex Foxen Tops GPI Player of the Year Standings

Alex Foxen leads the 2026 GPI Player of the Year race and contends for Card Player POY, powered by 5 tournament wins and over $4.2M in earnings.

San Jose, Costa Rica, August 27, 2026 -- Americas Cardroom Pro Alex Foxen is leading the 2026 Global Poker Index Player of the Year race with 4,480.04 points while challenging for the Card Player Player of the Year title.

Foxen leads Tony "Ren" Lin by 158.52 GPI points. In the Card Player standings, Brandon Wilson has 7,127 points, Foxen has 7,109 and Jesse Lonis has 6,481.

Five titles at five stops have powered Foxen's year. He won PGT Last Chance Event #6 for $232,400, MSPT Poker Bowl X for $165,235, the $75,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Max event at Triton Jeju for $1.26 million and U.S. Poker Open Event #7 for $210,000.

His fifth win came in the $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty event at the World Series of Poker, where he earned $594,246 and his fourth bracelet. Foxen finished the 2026 WSOP with 14 cashes and $2,067,005 in listed payouts.

The WSOP run also featured fourth place in the $25,000 Heads-Up Championship for $300,000, sixth in the $100,000 High Roller for $522,347, seventh in the $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller for $267,993 and fifth in the $10,000 8-Game Championship for $94,730.

Card Player lists Foxen with 12 final tables and $4,229,256 in POY-qualified winnings. Wilson has 20 final tables and $6,378,046, while third-place Jesse Lonis has 14 final tables and $4,649,887.

Foxen joined the Americas Cardroom Pro roster on May 28 alongside Chance Kornuth and Chris Hunichen. He won consecutive GPI Player of the Year titles in 2018 and 2019. Another would be his third, while a Card Player victory would be his first after five prior top-four finishes.

Complete details can be found on the Americas Cardroom Blog.

About Americas Cardroom

Americas Cardroom is one of the world's leading online poker destinations, serving players since 2001. Known for major tournament series, innovative promotions, and a commitment to the poker community, the company is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2026 while continuing to expand its tournament offerings and deliver world-class online poker experiences to players across the globe.

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