Seven months ago, the German poker pro who resides in Austria won the WSOP Main Event forR$8 million, life-changing money 🤑 even for a player who was already an accomplished grinder.
One Year After Winning: WSOP Champs Since 2007
Prior to winning the 🤑 Main Event, the German poker pro had overR$12 million in live tournament cashes, according to Hendon Mob. So, he's cut 🤑 from a different cloth than, say, Jerry Yang, the 2007 champion who has just eight cashes in bracelet events in 🤑 the past 15 years.
On Friday, Aldemir had a rough day. He entered two bracelet events and failed to advance into 🤑 the money in either. But he's already cashed for overR$360,000 thus far at the 2024 WSOP, and we haven't yet 🤑 reached the midway point in the series.
For his lifetime, Aldemir has overR$21 million in live tournament cashes, one bracelet, and 🤑 40 cashes at in World Series of Poker events. At age 32, he's on pace for a Hall of Fame 🤑 career one day.