The second episode of the Chip Leader Coaching podcast features a rare glimpse into the mindset of the coaching program's model student – now teacher himself – Alex Foxen.
If you've ever watched him at the table – in Triton Super High Roller Series nosebleed buy-ins, massive events at the World Series of Poker, or losing one of the biggest pots ever televised – you know Foxen isn't exactly the most talkative player at the table. In fact, he's probably better known for his intimidating stare downs and unrelenting aggression.
And that's just part of the reason why this hour-long conversation with Chip Leader Coaching founder Chance Kornuth is worth a listen – hit the play button above to check it out now.
Foxen like you've never heard before
Foxen begins by taking listeners through his introduction to poker and explaining how the game served as a competitive outlet for him when his athletic career – three years of collegiate football at Boston College – came to an end. Foxen and Kornuth discuss how they met and the resulting partnership in poker they forged.
After detailing his grind from low stakes to big buy-ins, Foxen tells Kornuth about the tournament that changed his entire poker career: the $2,650 Big 4 No-Limit Hold'em at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in 2017. Foxen recounts his comeback from a single big blind with 27 players remaining and talks about how the victory felt "not only validating," but that it was also "such a crazy experience."
"I remember going up to my room after that and just crying. I can count on one hand the amount of times I remember crying in my life – and that's one of them," Foxen told Kornuth.
"That was probably the biggest catalyst for me," he continued. "When that happened some people started to pay attention to me a little bit from like a poker perspective – some people already had, some people already noticed me – but that was a big, big, big breakthrough."
"It still gives me the chills right now."
You can watch the full episode above.
