Koray Aldemir

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Koray Aldemir

Koray Aldemir

GPI:251

$22,665,939

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Profile

Name
Koray Aldemir
Nationality
Germany
GPI Rank
251
WPT Wins
Total Live Earnings
$22,665,939

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 orld 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

YEARENTRIESCHAMPIONCOUNTRYPRIZE
20216,550Koray AldemirGermany$8,000,000
20201,379Damian SalasArgentina$2,550,969
20198,569Hossein EnsanGermany$10,000,000
20187,874John CynnUnited States$8,800,000
20177,221Scott BlumsteinUnited States$8,150,000
20166,737Qui NguyenUnited States (born in Vietnam)$8,005,310
20156,420Joe McKeehenUnited States$7,683,346
20146,683Martin JacobsonSweden$10,000,000
20136,352Ryan RiessUnited States$8,361,570
20126,598Greg MersonUnited States$8,531,853

PokerNews Covered Events

EventPlacePrize
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #89: $1,000 Flip & Go Presented by GGPoker83rd$2,100
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #84: $50,000 High Roller5th$533,561
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #79: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em165th$5,471
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #60: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw39th$3,700
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #47: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.96th$2,631
2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #9: $1,000 PLO Championship34th$2,911
2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #8: $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller6th$53,030
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #42: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack (8-Handed)12th$21,052
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #32: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed)60th$7,533
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #29: $100,000 High Roller14th$171,034
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #22: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship21st$16,000
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #20: $1,500 Badugi72nd$2,409
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #13: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack111th$1,773
2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #3: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack48th$3,020
2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #2: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Bankroll Builder55th$2,097
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions975th$2,000
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #2: $25,000 High Roller (6-Handed)26th$43,750
2022 PokerStars EPT Prague3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty58th€4,110
2022 World Series of PokerEvent #87: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em47th$11,388
2022 World Series of PokerEvent #88: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em144th$1,751
2022 World Series of PokerEvent #83: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em17th$80,000
2022 World Series of PokerEvent #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship75th$101,700
2022 World Series of PokerEvent #79: $10,000 Razz Championship4th$111,991
2022 World Series of PokerEvent #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty477th$2,780
2022 World Series of PokerEvent #56: $50,000 Poker Players Championship6th$258,812
2022 World Series of PokerEvent #34: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em133rd$3,217
2022 World Series of PokerEvent #24: $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold'em29th$6,030
2022 World Series of PokerEvent #23: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed18th$6,174
2022 World Series of PokerEvent #12: $50,000 High Roller11th$100,000
2022 World Series of PokerEvent #8: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed6th$241,791
2022 World Series of PokerEvent #2: $100,000 High Roller Bounty5th$249,693
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo5,300 Main Event94th€11,550
2021 World Series of PokerEvent #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship1st$8,000,000
2021 World Series of PokerEvent #51: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em146th$4,814
2021 World Series of PokerEvent #46: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack11th$15,417
2021 World Series of PokerEvent #33: $800 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack222nd$1,787
2021 World Series of PokerEvent #27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E17th$5,255
2021 World Series of PokerEvent #23: $1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed72nd$2,415
2021 World Series of PokerEvent #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em216th$4,900
2021 World Series of PokerEvent #4: $500 The Reunion No-Limit Hold'em1285th$876
2021 World Series of PokerWSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $500 NL Holdem BIG 500 [3x Re-entry]113th$768
2021 WPT World Online ChampionshipsEvent #7: $5,300 Main Event118th$12,454
2021 GGPoker WSOP nline Bracelet EventsEvent #26: $888 CRAZY EIGHTS No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed39th$5,567
2021 GG Spring FestivalH-05: $10,300 Super MILLION$ [2-Day Event]33rd$22,900
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #76: $400 FORTY STACK No Limit Hold'em429th$1,071
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #58: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship56th$12,511
2020 Aussie MillionsA$25,000 Challenge15th70,980 AUD
2019 World Series of PokerEvent #86: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship40th$15,111
2019 World Series of PokerEvent #70: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed50th$10,776
2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Vegas @ Aria$10,300 Main Event60th$25,000
2019 PokerStars and Monte-CarloCasino EPT25,000 EPT High Roller2nd€655,840
2019 The Patrik Antonius Poker Challenge25,000 High Roller3rd€81,600
2019 US Poker OpenUSPO #9 - $50,000 NLH1st$738,000
2019 US Poker OpenUSPO #3 - $10,000 NLH2nd$159,250
2018 Caribbean Poker Party$25,500 MILLIONS World11th$200,000
2018 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #10: 10,350 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event7th€130,350
2018 Poker MastersEvent #7: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em3rd$400,000
2018 Poker MastersEvent #6: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em2nd$517,000
2018 World Series of PokerEvent #71: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels)26th$13,110
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$10,300 Main Event3rd$481,560
2017 PokerStars Championship Prague50,000 Super High Roller6th€114,300
2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival$5,300 Millions Finale ($1 Million Gtd.)11th$22,500
2017 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #10: 111,111 High Roller for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em11th€243,169
2017 Poker MastersEvent #1 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em6th$153,000
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona25,500 Single-Day High Roller I17th€43,080
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona50,000 Super High Roller3rd€528,500
2017 World Series of PokerEvent #23: THE MARATHON - $2,620 No-Limit Hold'em182nd$4,275
2017 partypokerLIVE Millions Dusk Till DawnMain Event143rd£10,000
2017 PokerStars Championship Panama$25,500 Single-Day High Roller2nd$253,340
2017 Triton Super High Roller Series ManilaHK $1,000,000 Main Event1st10,032,869 HKD
2017 Aussie Millions$10,000 Main Event10th115,000 AUD
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague25,500 Single-Day High Roller10th€50,840
2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona10,300 High Roller109th€11,695
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Dublin5,300 Main Event83rd€9,100
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta5,300 Main Event69th€10,580
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Malta5,300 Main Event16th€35,800
2014 partypoker World Poker Tour National PragueMain Event17th€5,200
2014 World Series of PokerEvent #56: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em65th$4,499

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1. What is WPT Global?

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Deposits in WPT Global

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4. What deposit methods are currently available?

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To request a withdrawal, log in to your account and access the cashier page. Select your preferred payment method and amount from the 'Withdraw' button.

2. Why hasn't my withdrawal arrived yet?

You can check your withdrawal status at any time in the 'Transaction History' section. Usually, your funds will arrive within 1 to 5 business days.

3. Are there any fees for withdrawals?

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Withdrawals may be rejected if you select a payment method different from the one used for deposit.

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2. What is a satellite tournament?

A satellite tournament is a tournament where you can win entry to a major tournament for a small buy-in. The entry fee is usually 10-20% of the major tournament. Multiple entries may be awarded depending on the number of participants. Example: In an $11 ($10+$1) satellite, one ticket to a $110 ($100+$10) tournament is awarded for every 11 players. Some satellites award generic tickets that can be used for any tournament with the same buy-in, not just a specific tournament.

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To use a ticket, select a tournament with the same value as your ticket from the 'Tournaments' tab in the lobby and register.

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