Fedor Holz
- Fedor Holz, popularly known as ‘CrownUpGuy’ on the online poker circuit, is Germany’s all-time leading money winner, with over $32.5 Million in live poker tournament winnings. He has bagged multiple prestigious poker titles including two WSOP bracelets – the second of which was won at GGPoker during WSOP Online Series 2020 – and two.
- Fedor Holz is a living legend. At the age 23, he already has $20 million in live MTT earnings, including a World Series of Poker bracelet in the Big One For.
The man, the myth, the legend: epic crusher Fedor Holz a.k.a. 'BrickAndCRAI' makes his Run It Once debut with a review of his final table from an FTOPS $320 No Limit Hold'em event. Following up on a guest appearance alongside Nick Rampone, Fedor takes his time and gives a detailed dishing out of his deadly tactics. Fedor Holz is the latest big name to chime in on the debate, but the high-stakes tournament legend known as ‘CrownUpGuy’ doesn’t share Galfond’s positive take on Hellmuth’s poker acumen. Holz added his thoughts in the ever-growing thread of replies to Galfond’s original tweet.
| Fedor Holz | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | CrownUpGuy |
| Residence | Vienna, Austria |
| Born | July 25, 1993 (age 27) Saarbrücken, Germany |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 2 |
| Final table(s) | 5 |
| Money finish(es) | 16 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 25th, 2015 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Money finish(es) | 3 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Money finish(es) | 3 |
| Information accurate as of 6 September 2020. | |
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[edit]
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. In 2015, Holz finished 25th in the World Series of Poker Main Event, cashing for $262,574.[4]
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. Holz won his first WSOP bracelet in the $111,111 High Roller for One-Drop event and earned $4,981,775 for the victory.[5] 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.
As of March 2020, Holz is first on the German all-time money list with career live tournament winnings of over $32,500,000.
Fedor Holz Winnings
World Series of Poker[edit]
| 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[edit]
Holz was born in Germany and currently resides in Vienna, Austria.[6]
References[edit]
- ^Donnie Peters (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.
- ^Brian Pempus (20 May 2016). 'Online Poker: Fedor Holz Winning Big In May'. CardPlayer. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^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.
- ^Remko Rinkema (13 July 2015). 'Fedor Holz Discusses His Big Day 5 Bluff in the WSOP Main Event'. PokerNews Global. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^Erik Fast (10 July 2016). 'Fedor Holz Wins 2016 World Series of Poker $111,111 High Roller For One Drop'. Card Player. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^'Fedor Holz'. GlobalPokerIndex. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
External links[edit]
Fedor Holz Twitch
- Fedor Holz on Twitter