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Fedor Holz (born 25 July 1993) is a German professional poker player, originally from Saarbrücken, who focuses on high roller tournaments.[1][2] He was ranked by Pocketfives.com as the best online MTT player in 2014 and 2015. In July 2016, Holz won his first WSOP bracelet, in the $111,111 High Roller For One Drop, winning $4,981,775.[3]

Poker

Holz had his first live cash in 2012 at the €500 No Limit Hold'em GPT II Deepstack Series Main Event, where he finished second for €15,320. Holz plays online under the alias CrownUpGuy. In September 2014, he won the World Championship of Online Poker for $1.3 million.[4] In 2015, Holz finished 25th in the World Series of Poker Main Event, cashing for $262,574.[5]

In 2016, Fedor won the Triton Super High Roller for $3,463,500 in January, and finished runner up in the Super High Roller Bowl for $3,500,000 later that year.[6] Holz won his first WSOP bracelet in the $111,111 High Roller for One-Drop event and earned $4,981,775 for the victory.[7] Holz's biggest cash was in 2018 at the $1,000,000 No Limit Hold'em - The Big One for One Drop for $6,000,000.[8] In the 2020 WSOP Online, he won his second bracelet in the $25,000 No Limit Hold'em - Heads Up event for $1,077,250.[9]

As of 2023, Holz is first on the German all-time money list with career live tournament winnings of over $40,200,000.[10][11]

World Series of Poker

World Series of Poker bracelets
Year Event Prize money
2016 $111,111 High Roller for One-Drop Hold'em $4,981,775
2020 O $25,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em $1,077,025

An "O" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won during the World Series of Poker Online

Personal life

Holz was born in Germany and currently resides in Vienna, Austria.[12]

References

  1. ^ Peters, Donnie (4 January 2016). "22-Year-Old Fedor Holz Wins Triton Super High Roller $200,000 Cali Cup for $3,072,748". PokerNews Global. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. ^ Pempus, Brian (20 May 2016). "Online Poker: Fedor Holz Winning Big In May". CardPlayer. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. ^ Derbyshire, Marty (11 July 2016). "Fedor Holz Analyzes Key Heads-Up Hand on Way to High Roller for One Drop Win". PokerNews Global. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  4. ^ Peckaitis, Tadas (23 June 2021). "What Ever Happened To Fedor Holz?". Casino.org. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  5. ^ Rinkema, Remko (13 July 2015). "Fedor Holz Discusses His Big Day 5 Bluff in the WSOP Main Event". PokerNews Global. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  6. ^ "2016 Super High Roller Bowl, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  7. ^ Fast, Erik (10 July 2016). "Fedor Holz Wins 2016 World Series of Poker $111,111 High Roller For One Drop". Card Player. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  8. ^ "49th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2018, No Limit Hold'em - The Big One for One Drop (Event #78)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  9. ^ "World Series of Poker - WSOP Online 2020 at GGPoker, No Limit Hold'em - Heads Up [Most Popular] (Event #79)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Fedor Holz's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Germany All Time Money List". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Fedor Holz". GlobalPokerIndex. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

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