German Pro Steffen Sontheimer Is On Fire!
July 28, 2017 11:59 amGerman pro Steffen Sontheimer cashed in at his first live tournament back in 2015, but this year his results have really taken off after amassing $2,860,664 in winnings, accounting for all but around half a million dollars of his total career earnings.
In April, Sontheimer took part in the €100k Super High Roller PokerStars Championship Monte-Carlo, eventually booking a 6th place finish for €380,700 ($415,348). The following month, Sontheimer then landed his biggest score ever after a runner-up finish at the Aria High Roller $25,000 in which he walked away richer to the tune of $1,223,264.
In June, he added a further $217,354 to his burgeoning bankroll after another runner-up finish, this time at the $25,000 Aria High Roller for $217,354, and in July Sontheimer subsequently captured his first live tournament title, following an impressive run in which he overcame a small field of 9 players at the $25,000 Bellagio High Roller for $111,648.
On July 18th, the German pro attended the HK$100k Triton Super High Roller Main Event in Montenegro, after which he added HK$2,446,000 ($313,423) to his earnings, and according to the latest report, this week Sontheimer has captured a second career title, this time winning the Poker EM €27,000 High Roller for €430,000 ($503,508).
A total of 41 players entered the €27,000 buy-in event to create a prize pool worth €1,025,000, and amongst the players making into one of its six money spots was Martin Kabrhel in 6th (€54,000), Dominykas Karmazinas in 5th (€62,000), Bertrand Grospellier in 4th (€92,000), and Yusuf Kurt in 3rd (€143,000).
Steffen Sontheimer then faced off against a player called Big K for the title, with the victor decided after Big K went all-in on a 4s-Jh-9c-10h board holding 9h-7h, but was called by Sontheimer with Jc-2c. With no surprises on the river, Sontheimer locked up the win, moving him up to number 17 on Germany’s All Time Poker List with $3,357,263 in tournament winnings. At the top of the list is Fedor Holz with $23,354,887 in live earnings, with Christoph Vogelsang a distant second on $14,076,932.