He's currently the top-ranked tournament player in the world according to the Global Poker Index. He's leading the 2016 GPI Player of the Year race as well. Of course, if you ask most players on the professional tournament circuit, it was only a matter of time before young German pro Fedor Holz would start being recognized as one of the toughest tourney players around.
Holz turns 23 later this month, but has already amassed over $13 million in live tournament winnings over the course of less than four years. His online successes have been well documented, too, highlighted by his victory in the 2014 World Championship of Online Poker Main Event on PokerStars and $1.