{"id":242177,"date":"2022-11-10T06:55:38","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T12:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=242177"},"modified":"2022-11-10T15:57:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T21:57:53","slug":"bundesliga-soccer-player-ships-wsope-no-limit-holdem-six-max-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/bundesliga-soccer-player-ships-wsope-no-limit-holdem-six-max-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Bundesliga Soccer Player Ships WSOPE No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s no shortage of professional mainstream sports stars who have gone on to win at the poker tables \u2013 the competitiveness of the activity drives them. The latest to add his name to the list is Max Kruse, a Bundesliga soccer player who just took down a World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE<\/a>) event.<\/p>\n

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Bundesliga soccer player Max Kruse reacts on the field. He also became a successful poker player, earning a WSOP bracelet in a recent event. (Image: Stern)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kruse shares the same space as Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar, Jr<\/a>. or former MLB player Alex Rodriguez. They all thirst for success at the poker tables. Of these three, only Kruse can brag about winning a WSOP bracelet.<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old forward won the \u20ac1,650 (US$1,650) WSOPE No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max tournament in the Czech town of Rozvadov. Kruse, who has had difficulty on the soccer field over the years, could make a living as a professional poker player.<\/p>\n

From Soccer Kicks to Poker Chips<\/h2>\n

With the win, Kruse scored a payday of \u20ac134,152 (US$134,152), but it wasn’t his first. In 2020, he pocketed a little more than $57K in the $25K No-Limit Hold ’em Poker Players Championship. He followed that up last year with a third-place finish for just over $62K in the GGPoker WSOP Online $10K Heads-Up Championship.<\/p>\n

His best WSOP result was in 2014. That year, he finished third in the WSOP $1,500 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball for $36,494.<\/p>\n

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Congratulations to Vfl Wolfsburg (@VfLWolfsburg_EN<\/a>) player Max Kruse (@MaxKruse_10<\/a>) for outlasting 413 entrants in the \u20ac1,650 NLH Six-Max to earn his first WSOP bracelet!<\/p>\n

"I\u2019m overwhelmed. It\u2019s the greatest feeling to have finally won a WSOP bracelet."https:\/\/t.co\/ZrgiubsirE<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/VwDLGSLZkk<\/a><\/p>\n

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) November 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n