Koray Aldemir is a German poker player. He won the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP)
Main Event forR$8,000,000 and 💳 has amassed overR$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 💳 2024 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:R$1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Summer Solstice forR$252,805 before notching his first-ever seven-figure 💳 score
ofR$2,154,265, finishing third in Event #67:R$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 forR$1.29 million, and narrowly missing out on the 2024
💳 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event title, finishing third.
Now a regular on the
High Roller scene, Aldemir would cash at the 💳 2024 Poker Masters and the 2024 US Poker
Open, winning Event #9:R$50K NLH forR$738,000.
Aldemir had already cashed eight times
at 💳 the 2024 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 world
champion.
In 2024, 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
