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Updated: 2025.11.26

Robertus Hollink is a legendary Dutch professional poker player and former professional gambler, celebrated as the first player from the Netherlands to win both a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and a European Poker Tour (EPT) title.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

With over $4.1 million in total live earnings, Hollink ranks 8th on the Netherlands All Time Money List on The Hendon Mob. His career is defined by historic victories that helped put Dutch poker on the map. His largest live cash of €635,000 ($845,190) came in 2005 when he won the inaugural EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo.

He further cemented his legacy in 2008 by winning the prestigious $10,000 Limit Hold’em World Championship at the WSOP, earning his first gold bracelet and $496,931. Showing incredible longevity, he continues to win decades later, recently taking down a Turbo High Roller at the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Taipei in November 2025 .

Biography & Poker Background

Born in Enschede, Netherlands, in 1962, Hollink began his career as a professional gambler in 1985, initially focusing on blackjack and roulette. A former aspiring athlete whose tennis and football ambitions were cut short by injury, he transitioned fully to poker in 2001 after winning a tournament in Paris.

Based in Groningen, he became a pioneer for European players, capturing the EPT Grand Final title in the tour’s very first season. Unlike many of his peers from the early 2000s, Hollink has remained active and competitive, regularly cashing in major festivals from Las Vegas to Taipei in 2025.

Play Style & Strategy

Hollink is renowned for his exceptional versatility and mathematical understanding of the game, traits honed during his years as a professional gambler. He is a “mixed game” specialist, excelling not just in No Limit Hold’em but also in complex variants like Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, and Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo. His ability to adapt to different formats is evidenced by his WSOP bracelet in a Limit format and deep runs in PLO championships, making him a dangerous opponent in any mixed-game field.