Fox, 25, from New York City, bagged the Main Event in the World Series of Poker Europe on October 20, 2001, coming out on top among 593 players in the no-limit Hold’em tournament. This was the largest player pool in World Series of Poker Europe history. The win earned him a whopping $1.9 million!
Fox’s greatest victory aside from this was at the Bellagio Cup in July when he raked in $680,000.Fox played in 17 events during World Series of Poker at the Rio last year, but he did not cash once.
“I think the most important thing to me is knowing whether I played well,” Fox said after the victory. “I get really hard on myself when I play poorly. Obviously, winning a lot of money is a great feeling.”
Fox started to playing poker at online casinos during his first year of college and decided to pursue the game after graduation. He built up a considerable bankroll and luckily hadn’t accumulated any college loan debt.
“I like living a lifestyle that involves a lot of freedom,” Fox said. “I don’t like being on a set routine. The idea of going to the same job every day over and over for 10 hours a day sounds horrible to me. Poker is just the opposite of that.”
Chris Moorman, a 26-year-old professional poker player who lives in Cyprus, was the runner up. He pocketed $1.1 million for his role.
The World Series of Poker Europe was hosted at the Hotel Majestic Barriére, the location of the international film festival. Fox was among four Americans to win these events.
The Main Event buy-in was 10,000 Euros, which converted to $13,765. I better start practicing online. We could all make a nice living.
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