Nosebleed cash poker is considered a specialist's world, by and large. Players need to sink hours upon hours of study into a specific discipline, it is commonly believed, in order to compete with the very best. That usually means other aspects of poker skills will naturally lag a bit.
Fedor Holz is proving there's still room for an outsider to shine.
In the Legends Showdown at Run It Once Poker, the player known almost exclusively for his high-stakes tournament success has taken the field by storm to grab the top seed heading into the semifinals.