German Pro Steffen Sontheimer Is On Fire!

German Pro Steffen Sontheimer Is On Fire!German 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.


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