As the lead character in one of poker’s most lucrative winning-streak stories, Fedor Holz has become one of the more interesting players of recent times. This interest was later compounded by the enigmatic announcement of his retirement shortly after. Seemingly conflicted in his appreciation for the game, Holz then swung back and forth between keeping […]
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Watch: The six most memorable hands of the 2018 WSOP
This year’s WSOP has been a record-breaking feast of poker, with 123,865 entries across all events and $266,889,193 in prize pools. During the course of the series, there have been great stories, but also great hands. Here is our rundown of the six which sparked debate or lit up the Rio this summer. 1) Cynn […]
Justin Bonomo tops All-Time Money List with $10 Million Big One for One Drop triumph
In 2016, the poker world stood in awe as Fedor Holz put together a run of live tournament results that few thought they would see again. He accumulated around $16 million through that calendar year, winning High Roller tournaments with apparent ease. Fast forward just two years, and Holz’s epic run has now been surpassed […]
Greenstein, Hansen, Holz and Nitsche: The World’s Best Share Their Knowledge on Ingram’s Podcast
If you’ve ever wanted to find your way into the mind of a great poker player, you certainly shouldn’t miss the most recent episodes of Joe Ingram’s podcast A.K.A ‘Poker Life Podcast’. Ingram has been putting out some fantastic content lately, interviewing several top guests on his podcast, including a four-hour interview with poker legend […]
Top 5 Biggest Live Tournament Winners in 2017
Live tournaments may not be the fastest or most profitable form of poker available to professionals, but they do create headlines, help forge reputations and in many respects, are the most exciting form of poker to bring to spectators. Over the course if this year, there have been many big winners, from those elevated by […]
Fedor Holz and Isildur1 take down High Roller events on PokerStars
Fedor Holz Wins Event #1 of the PokerStars Super HighRoller Series Fedor Holz takes down yet another high stakes poker tournament: the PokerStars High Rollers Event #1. The event was the first of 22 high roller events, starting on Nov. 26 and had a buy-in of $2,100. Despite an alluring guaranteed prize pool of $1 […]
John Juanda defeats Fedor Holz to capture the Triton SHR 1M Main Event
It couldn’t have been a more thrilling race to the finish at the Triton Super High Roller Series with Poker Hall of Fame inductee John Juanda and German prodigy Fedor Holz facing off at the final heads up round of the HK$1M Main Event. After nearly five hours, Juanda denied the young superstar his second […]
When will Fedor Holz stop?
When talking about the poker wizards of the world, many names immediately come to mind, however these days, none seem to be more famous than the young German prodigy, Fedor Holz. In just a few years, this incredible 24-year old poker superstar has accumulated over US$24M in live earnings and has recently surpassed Phil Ivey […]
Life of a champion: Watch Fedor Holz at work during the Poker Masters
The Poker Masters has brought many top names in the poker world together this week, to battle it out in five high stakes tournaments, with the champion claiming a purple jacket and a big pot of money. The first four events will have a $50,000 buy in and a single option to rebuy, with the […]
Is PartyPoker Striving to be the New Home of High Stakes Poker?
Partypoker seeks to overthrow PokerStars as the home of high stakes poker Sam Trickett has now been joined by Fedor Holz in promoting Partypoker, giving some extra star power to the poker room’s drive to shift the balance of power in the online world. Ever since Full Tilt went under, PokerStars has held a virtual […]