12 facts you might not have known about Fedor Holz

Find out the unknown about the hottest running poker player in the world.

You probably know who Fedor Holz is. In the past couple of years he has been a frequent starof poker headlines. He is #1 in the German all time money list, he is a WCOOP Main Event champion, he has won numerous Super High Roller tournaments and has over $20 million in live cashes. Are you his fan? Do you think you know everything about him? Well, see how many of the following facts you knew:

1) In childhood Fedor had an IQ of 155 (genius or close to it). Right now it’s quite a bit lower and he personally thinks that with age he is getting dumber.

2) Fedor dropped out of University to play poker.

3) During his first year in online poker Fedor grinded the micros without much success.

4) In 2012 Fedor received staking and was coached by a good MTT player. It allowed him to progress to the next level.

5) Holz’s family wasn’t rich, but his mom loves him so much that money has never been of much importance to him. His first major purchase with tournament winnings was a house for his family in Germany.

6) Fedor is pretty good at salsa dancing (with other poker players’ girlfriends).

7) crownupguy plays a very specific style of poker and wants to keep it a secret although previously he made a few videos for a poker coaching site.

8) Fedor is interested in psychology and motivation. One of the books he recommends is Switch.

9) Fedor doesn't watch porn and even has a "No porn" bet for the rest of his life. He feels it helped him to get better with women.

10) Holz himself is deeply involved in staking other players. However he prefers to find players with potential, coach them himself and make winners out of them, developing good relationships in the process. His horses are his family rather than just business.

11) Fedor is a passionate traveler. Sometimes his trips even come at the expense of poker tournaments.

12) Holz enjoys charity. He even has his own charity project for homeless children in Chile.

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