"In the beginning, I was clearly not one of the best."
So says Fedor Holz in a conversation with our Laura Cornelius at the PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®.
He's not just being modest, either. Despite all of his success in poker, the 23-year-old German pro well knows all that he's achieved didn't come without a lot of learning and improvement along the way.
With a fourth-place finish in this week's €50,000 No-Limit Hold'em Eight Max Shot Clock event in Monaco won by Adrian Mateos, Holz carried his career live tournament earnings over $22 million — that's seventh on the all-time money list according to Hendon Mob.