Leon Sturm

Leon Sturm

Nationality
Germany
Germany
GPI Rank 71
WSOP Bracelets 1
Total Live Earnings $6,732,658
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Biography

Germany's Leon Sturm is a 22-year-old German prodigy that won Event #23: $50,000 High Roller at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) for $1,546,024 just days after taking down GGPoker's Super MILLION$ $10,000 buy-in Super High Roller for $1,518,400.

Primarily an online grinder, the young Sturm is now breaking onto the live high roller scene in a big way with a WSOP gold bracelet.

“It does feel amazing," Sturm told PokerNews in his winner's interview. "The bracelet is something special; it means more than just a trophy, I guess. Before, I was thinking that trophies and bracelets don’t mean much to me. But I think a bracelet is special, so that’s pretty cool. The competition was really tough, so that makes it better.”

Echos of Fedor

Sturm's early success on the live felt is reminiscent of that of Fedor Holz, Germany's all-time money leader who rose to poker fame when he won the 2014 WCOOP Main Event for $1.3 million at age 21.

Like Sturm, Holz followed his online score with a strong World Series, finishing third in 2015's $10,000 Six-Handed Championship for $268,463 and 25th in the Main Event the same year for $262,574. The next year, Holz won his first bracelet when he took down the $111,111 High Roller for One Drop for $5 million.

Read More About Sturm's Victory in the $50,000 High Roller.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #94: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship
70th $20,040
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #68: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
222nd $5,255
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)
9th $165,849
2024 Mediterranean Poker Party
$5,300 Main Event
3rd $440,000
2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€25,000 EPT High Roller
18th €77,600
2024 PokerStars EPT Paris
€5,300 EPT Main Event
96th €15,000
2023 WSOP Paradise
Event #9: $100,000 Ultra High Roller
3rd $1,322,000
2023 WSOP Paradise
Event #2: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
17th $15,000
2023 WSOP Europe
Event #13: €10,350 Main Event NLH European Championship
58th €24,300
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$25,000 NL Hold'em V
3rd $90,800
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$50,000 EPT Super High Roller
5th $200,800
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$25,000 NL Hold'em II
3rd $113,100
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
770th $25,000
2023 World Series of Poker
Online Event #19: $500 NL Hold'em Summer Saver
26th $4,851
2023 World Series of Poker
Online Event #15: No-Limit Hold'em Championship
8th $21,622
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #65: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed)
35th $26,869
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #72: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty
46th $17,599
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #32: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed)
177th $4,800
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #23: $50,000 High Roller (8-Handed)
1st $1,546,024
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€5,300 EPT Main Event
106th €11,350
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€2,200 FPS High Roller
101st €4,420
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€1,100 FPS Main Event
93rd €3,820
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty
68th €4,100
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
€1,100 FPS Paris Main Event
104th €3,460
2022 PokerStars EPT London
£1,100 UKIPT Main Event
99th £2,460
2022 PokerStars EPT London
£2,200 UKIPT High Roller
22nd £8,460
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
616th $23,000
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #81: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
30th $18,950
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #77: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha
83rd $3,238
2022 World Series of Poker
[Online] $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Bracelet Championship
102nd $1,860
2022 Wynn Summer Classic
$3,500 NLH Championship
146th $8,013
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #46: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
90th $8,807
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
691st $2,625
2021 WPT World Online Championships
Event #7: $5,300 Main Event
176th $10,402
2021 WPT World Online Championships
Event #14: $10,300 High Roller Championship
7th $40,769
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #5: $315 Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
194th $638
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #6: $200 FLIP & GO NO-Limit Hold'em [Go Stage], $1M GTD
48th $3,760
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #7: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER NLH - $1M for 1st [Final Day], $5M GTD
215th $4,612
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #2: $1,111 Caesars Cares Charity Event
189th $2,031
2021 WPT Online Series by partypoker
Event #38: $10,300 WPT High Roller, $1m GTD
5th $59,649
2021 GG Spring Festival
H-106: $5,250 Bounty Hunters Main Event
35th $7,270
2021 GG Spring Festival
H-72: $5,250 Bounty Hunters Main Event
24th $8,528
2020 WPT World Online Championships
Event #8: $10,300 Main Event, $10m GTD
108th $25,275
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #73: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
10th $15,998
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #71: BIG 50, $1M GTD
224th $1,095
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #68: $500 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em
22nd $4,313
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #67: $500 Limit Hold'em
83rd $1,126
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #63: $500 Mini Main Event, $5M GTD
73rd $9,389
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #61: $300 Monster Stack No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
423rd $697
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #58: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship
93rd $10,721
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #52: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em
207th $2,476
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #48: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER, $5M GTD, $1M to 1st
763rd $2,115
2020 WPT World Online Championships
Event #3: $3,200 8-Max Championship, $3m GTD
116th $7,965
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #45: $840 Bounty No Limit Hold'em
120th $1,278
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #44: $2,500 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
36th $7,454
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #41: $400 COLOSSUS [Day 2], $3M GTD
527th $1,463
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #36: $1,500 FIFTY STACK No Limit Hold'em
179th $3,328
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #34: $525 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
117th $779
2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
€2,200 EPT National High Roller
140th €3,465

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