One of several first-time World Series of Poker players we were looking forward to seeing this summer was Fedor Holz. And he’s not been disappointing to say the least, having produced both solid results and a lot of excitement for those of us watching him play.
Holz was already starting to become a familiar face last year after cashing in several events in Europe, then winning a side event and cashing in the Main Event at EPT Barcelona. A month later, playing as “CrownUpGuy” on PokerStars, Holz won the $5,200 buy-in World Championship of Online Poker Main Event, topping a field of 2,142 to earn a huge $1.