Six years ago, Yosef Fox watched from the rail as his son Jorden Fox won a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. The roles reversed on Tuesday as Jorden watched his dad win a bracelet of his own by taking down Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty at the 2025 WSOP for $729,333.
With the victory, the two became one of just a handful of parent-child duos to win bracelets, with the most notable example being Poker Hall of Famers Doyle Brunson and Todd Brunson.
“I gotta tell you, this is incredible," Fox told PokerNews in a winner's interview. "I watched my son win a bracelet in 2019, and it was incredible then, it feels even better now, but now he’s gotta come back and win a second one, which is okay.”
The $10,000 buy-in Mystery Bounty event drew 616 runners for a total prize pool of $5,728,800. The top $250,000 bounty prize remained unclaimed until Day 3 when Fox eliminated fifth-place finisher Patrick Kennedy and pulled the lucky virtual slip. Fox, who has played the WSOP every year since 2007 with his cousin, who was also on the rail, pulled a total of $335,000 in bounties after eliminating PokerStars Team Pro Alejandro Peinado.
“I can’t tell you what this means to me. Yes, winning the $250k bounty is incredible, I felt it, I knew it, I’m a little hoarse from screaming about that, but there was such a positive energy (at the final table).”
Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty Final Table Results
Place
Player
Country
Prize (In USD)
1
Yosef Fox
United States
$729,333
2
Alejandro Peinado
Spain
$486,192
3
James Mendoza
Philippines
$336,594
4
Richard Green
United States
$237,123
5
Patrick Kennedy
United Kingdom
$170,036
6
Chao Duan
China
$124,151
7
Joe Cada
United States
$92,330
8
Myles Mullaly
United States
$69,964
9
Jordan Siegel
United States
$54,037
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For the hometown hero from Monticello, Wisconsin, to win the bracelet, he had to navigate through a field that included poker legends like Phil Ivey and Erik Seidel, 2009 Main Event champion Joe Cada and contemporary end-bosses like Alex Foxen and Michael "Texas Mike" Moncek, whom he eliminated in 11th place as his eights won a race against Big Slick.
Yosef Fox
But it wasn't all smooth sailing for Fox. He took several beats at the final table, most notably being rivered by Kennedy on Day 2 in a big trips over trips pot where Fox had the better kicker. Throughout it all, Fox maintained his composure and kept a radiant energy.
“I think people were a little surprised that I wasn’t blown up by from some of those bad beats," Fox said. "But you know what, that’s part of the game and I love the game. This is a great game.”
Fox seemed destined to pull the $250,000 bounty on Day 3 after several duds on Day 2. His son Jorden drove overnight from Madison to Chicago to catch a standby flight to Vegas, arriving just 20 minutes before cards went in the air. When Fox pulled the bounty, he FaceTimed it live to Yosef's wife and youngest grandson back home.
“I can’t believe the bounty lasted until four players left, but they got to see it," he said.
Yosef Fox shows off the bracelet
Richard Green fell in fourth place to Day 3 chip leader, James Mendoza a soon-to-be-father who was the next to go after doubling up Alejandro Peinado before a fatal flip against the Spaniard.
Fox held a formidable lead over Peinado and there was never any doubt as he chipped away at his opponent's stack, eventually picking up jacks to dominate Peinado's ace-deuce suited in the final hand of the tournament.
Alejandro Peinado
"The Next Brunsons"
Yosef and Jorden Fox seem to inspire one another at the poker table. When Yosef finished 100th in the 2015 WSOP Main Event for $46,890, his son one-upped him three years later with a 27th-place finish worth $282,630. And after Jorden's 2019 bracelet victory in $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em for $420,693, Yosef now has a bracelet of his own.
Yosef has another son, Levi Fox, with whom he played and cashed the 2017 Tag Team event, meaning there could eventually be a third bracelet winner in the family.
“If Levi can get one … we will be the next Brunsons.”
Connor Richards is a Senior Editor U.S. for PokerNews and host of the Life Outside Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for three Global Poker Awards for his writing.
