Koray Aldemir

Nationality

GPI Rank 311

WSOP Bracelets 1

Total Live Earnings $22,913,215

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Biography

Koray Aldemir is a German poker player. He won the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for $8,000,000 and has amassed over $20 million in lifetime earnings.

Biography

Aldemir discovered poker in 2006 before playing online. He eventually moved to Vienna and picked up his first recorded cash in 2012. He spent most of the 2010s traveling around Europe to play, while also visiting the WSOP in Las Vegas.

The best result of his early career was a 16th place finish in the 2015 EPT Malta Main event for �35,800, but the following year he would smash that with the first six-figure cash of his career. He finished second in Event #33: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Summer Solstice for $252,805 before notching his first-ever seven-figure score of $2,154,265, finishing third in Event #67: $111,111 No Limit Hold'em High Roller for One Drop.

Aldemir would continue to travel and play, winning a Triton Poker Main Event title in the Philippines for $1.29 million, and narrowly missing out on the 2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event title, finishing third.

Now a regular on the High Roller scene, Aldemir would cash at the 2018 Poker Masters and the 2019 US Poker Open, winning Event #9: $50K NLH for $738,000.

Aldemir had already cashed eight times at the 2021 WSOP before he made the final table and had a comfortable run to make the final nine players. He entered the final table as the chip leader and remained as such for most of the action, eventually defeating George Holmes heads-up to be crowned world champion.

In 2022, Aldemir made another deep run in the Main Event in his quest for the first title defense since Johnny Chan in '87 and '88. He made it to Day 5 as of the time of writing.

WSOP Main Event Winners 2012-21

YEAR	ENTRIES	CHAMPION	COUNTRY	PRIZE
2021	6,550	Koray Aldemir	Germany	$8,000,000
2020	1,379	Damian Salas	Argentina	$2,550,969
2019	8,569	Hossein Ensan	Germany	$10,000,000
2018	7,874	John Cynn	United States	$8,800,000
2017	7,221	Scott Blumstein	United States	$8,150,000
2016	6,737	Qui Nguyen	United States (born in Vietnam)	$8,005,310
2015	6,420	Joe McKeehen	United States	$7,683,346
2014	6,683	Martin Jacobson	Sweden	$10,000,000
2013	6,352	Ryan Riess	United States	$8,361,570
2012	6,598	Greg Merson	United States	$8,531,853

PokerNews Covered Events

Event	Place	Prize
2024 World Series of Poker Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship	598^th	$32,500
2024 World Series of Poker Event #94: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship	41^st	$23,484
2024 World Series of Poker Event #60: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em	126^th	$6,673
2024 World Series of Poker Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack	75^th	$3,805
2024 World Series of Poker Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mixed (7-Handed)	15^th	$9,004
2024 World Series of Poker Event #51: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em	183^rd	$1,973
2024 World Series of Poker Event #44: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em	27^th	$12,240
2024 World Series of Poker Event #34: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em	180^th	$5,000
2024 World Series of Poker Event #33: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha DeepStack (8-Handed)	208^th	$1,261
2024 World Series of Poker Event #26: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)	44^th	$50,637
2024 World Series of Poker Event #16: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	76^th	$9,964
2023 WSOP Paradise Event #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship	64^th	$46,100
2023 WSOP Paradise Event #1: $1,500 Mystery Millions	52^nd	$11,800
2023 World Series of Poker Event #89: $1,000 Flip & Go Presented by GGPoker	83^rd	$2,100
2023 World Series of Poker Event #84: $50,000 High Roller	5^th	$533,561
2023 World Series of Poker Event #79: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em	165^th	$5,471
2023 World Series of Poker Event #60: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw	39^th	$3,700
2023 World Series of Poker Event #47: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.	96^th	$2,631
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #9: $1,000 PLO Championship	34^th	$2,911
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #8: $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller	6^th	$53,030
2023 World Series of Poker Event #42: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack (8-Handed)	12^th	$21,052
2023 World Series of Poker Event #32: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed)	60^th	$7,533
2023 World Series of Poker Event #29: $100,000 High Roller	14^th	$171,034
2023 World Series of Poker Event #22: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship	21^st	$16,000
2023 World Series of Poker Event #20: $1,500 Badugi	72^nd	$2,409
2023 World Series of Poker Event #13: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack	111^th	$1,773
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #3: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack	48^th	$3,020
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #2: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Bankroll Builder	55^th	$2,097
2023 World Series of Poker Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions	975^th	$2,000
2023 World Series of Poker Event #2: $25,000 High Roller (6-Handed)	26^th	$43,750
2022 PokerStars EPT Prague �3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty	58^th	€4,110
2022 World Series of Poker Event #87: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	47^th	$11,388
2022 World Series of Poker Event #88: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em	144^th	$1,751
2022 World Series of Poker Event #83: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em	17^th	$80,000
2022 World Series of Poker Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship	75^th	$101,700
2022 World Series of Poker Event #79: $10,000 Razz Championship	4^th	$111,991
2022 World Series of Poker Event #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty	477^th	$2,780
2022 World Series of Poker Event #56: $50,000 Poker Players Championship	6^th	$258,812
2022 World Series of Poker Event #34: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em	133^rd	$3,217
2022 World Series of Poker Event #23: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed	18^th	$6,174
2022 World Series of Poker Event #24: $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold'em	29^th	$6,030
2022 World Series of Poker Event #12: $50,000 High Roller	11^th	$100,000
2022 World Series of Poker Event #8: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed	6^th	$241,791
2022 World Series of Poker Event #2: $100,000 High Roller Bounty	5^th	$249,693
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo �5,300 Main Event	94^th	€11,550
2021 World Series of Poker Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship	1^st	$8,000,000
2021 World Series of Poker Event #51: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	146^th	$4,814
2021 World Series of Poker Event #46: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack	11^th	$15,417
2021 World Series of Poker Event #33: $800 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack	222^nd	$1,787
2021 World Series of Poker Event #27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E	17^th	$5,255
2021 World Series of Poker Event #23: $1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed	72^nd	$2,415
2021 World Series of Poker Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em	216^th	$4,900
2021 World Series of Poker Event #4: $500 The Reunion No-Limit Hold'em	1285^th	$876
2021 World Series of Poker WSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $500 NL Hold��em BIG 500 [3x Re-entry]	113^th	$768
2021 WPT World Online Championships Event #7: $5,300 Main Event	118^th	$12,454
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #26: $888 CRAZY EIGHTS No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed	39^th	$5,567
2021 GG Spring Festival H-05: $10,300 Super MILLION$ [2-Day Event]	33^rd	$22,900
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #76: $400 FORTY STACK No Limit Hold'em	429^th	$1,071
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #58: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship	56^th	$12,511
2020 Aussie Millions A$25,000 Challenge	15^th	70,980 AUD
2019 World Series of Poker Event #86: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship	40^th	$15,111
2019 World Series of Poker Event #70: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed	50^th	$10,776
2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Vegas @ Aria $10,300 Main Event	60^th	$25,000
2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo?Casino EPT �25,000 EPT High Roller	2^nd	€655,840
2019 The Patrik Antonius Poker Challenge �25,000 High Roller	3^rd	€81,600
2019 US Poker Open USPO #9 - $50,000 NLH	1^st	$738,000
2019 US Poker Open USPO #3 - $10,000 NLH	2^nd	$159,250
2018 Caribbean Poker Party $25,500 MILLIONS World	11^th	$200,000
2018 World Series of Poker Europe Event #10: �10,350 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	7^th	€130,350
2018 Poker Masters Event #7: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em	3^rd	$400,000
2018 Poker Masters Event #6: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$517,000
2018 World Series of Poker Event #71: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels)	26^th	$13,110
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $10,300 Main Event	3^rd	$481,560
2017 PokerStars Championship Prague �50,000 Super High Roller	6^th	€114,300
2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival $5,300 Millions Finale ($1 Million Gtd.)	11^th	$22,500
2017 World Series of Poker Europe Event #10: �111,111 High Roller for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em	11^th	€243,169
2017 Poker Masters Event #1 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em	6^th	$153,000
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona �25,500 Single-Day High Roller I	17^th	€43,080
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona �50,000 Super High Roller	3^rd	€528,500
2017 World Series of Poker Event #23: THE MARATHON - $2,620 No-Limit Hold'em	182^nd	$4,275
2017 partypokerLIVE Millions Dusk Till Dawn Main Event	143^rd	£10,000
2017 PokerStars Championship Panama $25,500 Single-Day High Roller	2^nd	$253,340
2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Manila HK $1,000,000 Main Event	1^st	10,032,869 HKD
2017 Aussie Millions $10,000 Main Event	10^th	115,000 AUD
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague �25,500 Single-Day High Roller	10^th	€50,840
2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona �10,300 High Roller	109^th	€11,695
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Dublin �5,300 Main Event	83^rd	€9,100
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta �5,300 Main Event	69^th	€10,580
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta �5,300 Main Event	16^th	€35,800
2014 partypoker World Poker Tour National Prague Main Event	17^th	€5,200
2014 World Series of Poker Event #56: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em	65^th	$4,499

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