Fedor Holz retires as a pro player after winning over $10mln in last 6 weeks

After winning over $10,000,000 in the last six weeks Fedor Holz informed, while still holding a bracelet in his hand, that he will be retiring as a professional poker player.

The 22 year old plans on "moving on to another stage in his life". With that much money won, he for sure can pick pretty much annything he wants.

“I’m not going to continue as a professional player,” said Holz.
“I think the biggest problem a lot of people have is that they don’t know their options. In poker you experience a lot of different things,” said Holz. “People have very unique jobs or have companies that are very special and I feel like there is something out there for me that I might enjoy a lot more than poker.”

When asked if he has anything in mind, he said: “I don’t know. Find out: that’s the mission I think,” said Holz of what he wants to do next. “I think travelling will help me find my way. I want to try out a lot of different things.”

He also said he enjoys poker way less then a year or so ago and asked why he responded with this:
“I don’t - but I think that’s natural because the ceiling is just a lot closer. It’s way easier to set goals and you improve faster and this feeling gives you this rush of progress and I’m a person that is very dependent on progress, I need it. That makes me happy and if I don’t progress I just don’t feel happy,” said Holz.
Wh retire now? Because it was literally the perfect moment. Somebody asked me (earlier this summer) ‘What’s left?’ and I was like. ‘just a bracelet, that would be the only thing’ and I feel like this really gave me everything. Poker gave me everything I have right now, well pretty much most of it and I feel very grateful for it,” said Holz. “I don’t know a fitting word. People ask me ‘how do you feel?’ or ‘how has it been?’, I can’t describe it. I don’t really know a word that describes the way I feel right now. It’s just overwhelming, I guess.”

Fedor Holz, being 22 years old, has won $18,051,950 in his career and is 9th on the list of best earning players in the history, ahead of Jason Mercier, Mike McDonald or John Juanda.

Get out before regression hits. Not a terrible idea

I can guarantee this won't be his last tournament though

10k homegames recreational

does he have online background? whats left in life when you beat the game at age 22?

On July 15 2016 19:55 JohnnyBologna wrote: does he have online background? whats left in life when you beat the game at age 22?

he won wcoop main event like 2 years ago for 1.7m+ iirc and made a lot of big events fts

yeah hes beat poker tournaments pretty hard i think this is a boss move im happy to see that

On July 15 2016 17:48 traxamillion wrote: I can guarantee this won't be his last tournament though

There are a lot of non-pros who play in big and small tournaments. Retiring from poker doesn't mean he will self-ban himself from ever sitting at a poker table. I am sure he will still play, but not anywhere as regularly as he has been playing.

good for him

the dream :-(

Id retire too if i won 10 million in 6 weeks

On July 15 2016 23:55 PoorUser wrote: good for him

What a god

On July 16 2016 05:31 Baalim wrote: Id retire too if i won 10 million in 6 weeks

except with your record and skill level you'd be more likely to lose 10M in 6weeks, amirite? :D

[B]except with your record and skill level you'd be more likely to lose 10M in 6weeks, amirite? :D

Da fuq man

in case you didnt know, baal has been losing player for years, which makes his forum demeanor even more hilarious.

ban baal

sincerely
dogmeat

hes just trying to get into the 1mill buyin onedrop for non-pros obv

On July 17 2016 05:37 thewh00sel wrote: hes just trying to get into the 1mill buyin onedrop for non-pros obv

rooofl I was thinking that too :D