Fedor 4 Real: Holz Rolls to $5m One Drop Win, First WSOP Bracelet

Are there any new and fitting superlatives left to describe Fedor Holz and what he's accomplished so far in his short poker career?

The 22-year-old German (he doesn't turn 23 until July 25) stunned the poker world yet again last night by defeating 182 of the world's best to claim the $111,111 One Drop title, his first WSOP bracelet and $4.9m.

$4,981,775, to be specific, putting an exclamation point on a spectacular summer in Vegas that's already seen Holz finish second in the Aria Super High Roller Bowl for $3.5m and win three Aria High Rollers (two $25ks and a $50k).

Despite losing a bit on bracelet bets with Jason Mercier, Holz's tournament tally for the summer sits at over $10 million - and there's still the Main Event (which he finished 25th in last year, btw) left to play.

Three Hands Change Everything

Even the best poker players in the world need a bit of run-good to post the kind of results Holz has over the past two months and last night was no exception.

McKeehen: Coolered.

Six-handed Holz busted reigning WSOP champ Joe McKeehen in a flush-over-flush cooler. The next hand he shoved from the cutoff with A9 and outran Brian Green's JJ with a full house by the turn.

Immediately after Holz ran his K7hh into Jack Salter's TT but a flush saved him again. That got him the chip lead, which he managed ride into a heads-up battle with Dan "KingDan" Smith, who was also looking for his first WSOP bracelet.

Smith even regained the lead from Fedor before a trips vs two-pair encounter turned the tide back to Holz and he continued on to victory.

Check WSOP.com for a full rundown of the action. Complete results and payouts for the $111,111 One Drop High Roller for One Drop:

1 Fedor Holz Germany $ 4,981,775 2 Dan Smith United States $ 3,078,974 3 Koray Aldemir Austria $ 2,154,265 4 Jack Salter United Kingdom $ 1,536,666 5 Brian Green United States $ 1,117,923 6 Joe McKeehen United States $ 829,792 7 Nick Petrangelo United States $ 628,679 8 Niall Farrell United Kingdom $ 486,383 9 Scott Seiver United States $ 384,425 10 Brandon Steven United States $ 384,425 11 Adrian Mateos Spain $ 310,550 12 David Steicke Hong Kong $ 310,550 13 Antonio Esfandiari United States $ 256,537 14 Sergio Espina Aido United Kingdom $ 256,537 15 Jason Les United States $ 216,814 16 Charles Hook United States $ 216,814 17 Dario Sammartino Italy $ 187,576 18 Jeff Gross United States $ 187,576 19 Alexandros Kolonias Greece $ 187,576 20 Igor Kurganov Russia $ 187,576 21 Kyle Julius United States $ 187,576 22 Christoph Vogelsang Germany $ 187,576 23 Isaac Baron United States $ 187,576 24 Rainer Kempe Germany $ 187,576 25 Christian Christner United Kingdom $ 166,212 26 Randy Pfeifer United States $ 166,212 27 Tony Bloom United Kingdom $ 166,212 28 Jason Mo United States $ 166,212

The Heater is Real!

Outside of Dan Colman's run in 2014/2015, the stretch of success Holz has experienced over the past 8 months has been unprecedented.

$18m and counting.

The win last night is his fourth in a High Roller tournament and 11th six-figure cash this year.

Overall in 2016 he's claimed more than $14 million in live tournament earnings - an eye-popping number for a poker career, let alone for 7 months or so.

His career tally is now $18,495,174 - the most of any German poker player.

Here are all the six-figure results from Holz since December 2015:

18.12.15 $100,000 WPT Alpha8 1/45 $1,589,219 3.01.16 $200,000 Triton Super High Roller Series 1/52 $3,463,500 24.01.16 AUD $100,000 Aussie Millions Challenge 6/41 $196,901 04.26.16 €10,000 EPT High Roller 4/214 $190,123 01.05.16 €50,000 EPT Monaco High Roller 5/62 $310,892 5.27.16 $50,000 High Roller Aria 7/51 $122,400 5.29.16 $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl 2/49 $3,500,000 3.06.16 $50,000 Aria High Roller 1/40 $637,392 10.06.16 $25,000 Aria High Roller 1/39 $393,120 17.06.16 $25,000 Aria High Roller 1/30 $276,012 7.07.16 $50,000 Aria High Roller 3/33 $407,310 8.07.16 $111,111 WSOP High Roller for One Drop 1/183 $4,981,775

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