Rainer Kempe

Rainer Kempe

Nationality
Germany
Germany
GPI Rank 1,279
Total Live Earnings $22,109,507
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Biography

Rainer Kempe is a German professional poker player with $22 million in live tournament earnings as of September 2023.

Rainer Kempe Background

Kempe was born in 1989 in Berlin, Germany and began playing poker tournaments in 2011. Kempe studied at Germany's University of Potsdam and England's University of Sussex. He currently resides in Brighton, England.

Kempe is a member of the No Limit Gaming Group along with fellow German poker pros and gaming enthusiasts including Fedor Holz and Manig Loeser.

Rainer Kempe Poker History

Rainer earned his first tournament cash in 2011 when he finished 10th in a Berlin Triple A Series event for $2,044, just a fraction of the millions in earnings he would pick up throughout the decade.

Most of Rainer's tournament success has been in Super High Roller Bowl events. In 2016, he took down the $300,000 buy-in Las Vegas Super High Roller Bowl for a career-best $5 million. Two years later, the German finished third at the China Super High Roller Bowl for $2 million.

Rainer has also found luck on the European Poker Tour (EPT), including winning the 2015 EPT Prague €25,000 NLH for $591,722 and the 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) $50,000 NLH for $908,100.

What Is Rainer Kempe's Net Worth?

While it is difficult to track the net worth of any poker player, Rainer Kempe has $22 million in live tournament earnings as of September 2023 and likely has plenty more in online tournament earnings.

Rainer Kempe's Top 5 Live Cashes

 DATEEVENTPLACEPRIZE (IN USD)
 May 2016Las Vegas Super High Roller Bowl $300,000 NLH1st$5,000,000
 March 2018China Super High Roller Bowl HK$ 2,000,000 NLH3rd$2,040,533
 January 2019PCA $50,000 NLH1st$908,100
 December 2015EPT Prague €25,000 NLH1st$591,722
 January 2019Aussie Millions A$24,000 NLH1st$590,814

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #87: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
65th $12,109
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #85: $1,000 Flip & Go No-Limit Hold'em Presented by GGPoker
109th $2,200
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (8-Handed)
101st $20,099
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #60: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
237th $6,020
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #34: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
30th $12,796
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #31: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
115th $6,315
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #28: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
220th $3,154
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #23: $1,500 SHOOTOUT No-Limit Hold'em
100th $6,243
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $25,000 High Roller Six Handed No-Limit Hold'em
31st $50,936
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $800 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack
535th $1,602
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #12: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
292nd $3,006
2024 WSOP Circuit Marrakech
WSOPC Main Event
168th 28,000 MAD
2023 WSOP Europe
Event #14: €1,000 NLH Turbo Freezeout
18th €2,065
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #90: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship
68th $17,596
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #65: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed)
133rd $8,787
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #72: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty
85th $10,856
2023 Pokercode Festival Madrid
€550 Main Event
12th €2,900
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #85: $1,500 The Closer
385th $2,406
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty
76th $9,900
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #67: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
7th $72,683
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€5,300 Main Event
121st €9,320
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #83: $1,500 The Closer
55th $6,265
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #77: $1,500 Fifty Stack No-Limit Hold'em
169th $2,625
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #76: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty
9th $34,424
2021 World Series of Poker
WSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $7,777 Lucky 7’s No Limit Hold’em High Roller [1x Re-entry]
6th $68,208
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #7: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER NLH - $1M for 1st [Final Day], $5M GTD
254th $3,945
2021 WPT Online Series by partypoker
Event #20: $3,200 Main Event, $3m GTD
8th $54,088
2021 GG Spring Festival
GGSF Super MILLION$ ME-H: $10,300, $10M GTD
124th $24,762
2021 GGPoker Super MILLION$ Week
Event #30: Super High Roller $25,500, $2.5M Gtd.
17th $49,157
2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit
WSOPC #11: $1,050 Bounty Hunters Championship
28th $3,347
2020 GGPoker High Rollers Week
HRW 11: $25,000 NLHE Super High Roller, $2.5M GTD
4th $288,149
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #81: People's Choice Event [Spin the Wheel]
66th $1,751
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #77: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event, $25M GTD
489th $14,634
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #69: $1,500 Marathon No Limit Hold'em
193rd $3,243
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #63: $500 Mini Main Event, $5M GTD
1316th $1,444
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #62: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha
129th $3,476
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #57: $150 GGMasters WSOP Edition [Freezeout], $1M GTD
459th $527
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #56: $1,500 GGMasters WSOP Edition [High Roller]
193rd $3,885
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #55: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold'em Asia Championship, HK$8M GTD
224th $3,255
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #36: $1,500 FIFTY STACK No Limit Hold'em
169th $3,328
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #34: $525 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
163rd $701
2020 Aussie Millions
A$50,000 Challenge
7th 238,620 AUD
2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
€10,300 EPT High Roller
8th €64,560
2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
€2,200 EPT National High Roller
100th €3,890
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #79: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
86th $4,645
2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Vegas @ Aria
$10,300 Main Event
7th $130,000
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #56: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty
153rd $1,762
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #42: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em / Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack
4th $65,482
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
16th $6,099
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em
4007th $750
2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT
€25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
1st €400,850
2019 Aussie Millions
AU$100,000 Challenge
4th 452,760 AUD
2019 Aussie Millions
AU$25,000 Challenge
1st 826,465 AUD
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$50,000 Single-Day High Roller
1st $908,100
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 Single-Day High Roller I
4th $177,380
2018 Caribbean Poker Party
$1,100 Finale
8th $13,000
2018 Caribbean Poker Party
$25,500 MILLIONS World
7th $350,000
2018 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #10: €10,350 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
52nd €18,210
2018 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #8: €25,500 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller
13th €49,951
2018 Poker Masters
Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em
3rd $89,700
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #74: Big Blind Antes $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship
41st $16,911
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #72: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed
96th $2,296
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #37: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
186th $2,249
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
751st $2,808
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #19: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha
268th $876
2018 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo©Casino EPT
Main Event
60th €11,900
2018 US Poker Open
USPO #02 – $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha
3rd $83,200
2017 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #11: €10,350 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT
22nd €31,377
2017 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #9: €25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
12th €51,024
2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival
$1,100 MILLIONS Open ($1 Million Gtd.)
1st $200,000
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #52: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
15th $17,316
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #42: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship
44th $15,516
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
100th $3,222
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #6: High Roller for One Drop - $111,111 No-Limit Hold'em
7th $493,089
2017 partypokerLIVE Millions Dusk Till Dawn
Main Event
234th £5,000
2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Manila
HK $250,000 6-Max Event
3rd 1,466,000 HKD
2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona
€10,300 High Roller
47th €20,920
2016 Super High Roller Bowl
$300,000 Super High Roller Bowl
1st $5,000,000
2016 Aussie Millions
Event #19: $2,500 Shot Clock Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em
19th 5,535 AUD
2016 Aussie Millions
Event #6: $1,150 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em
16th 5,580 AUD
2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague
€5,300 Main Event
144th €8,910
2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague
€25,500 Single-Day High Roller
1st €539,000
2015 partypoker.net World Poker Tour Montreal
Main Event
3rd 195,940 CAD
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta
€5,300 Main Event
5th €161,340
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta
€10,200 Single-Day High Roller
16th €20,405
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona
€5,300 Main Event
5th €320,400
bwin WPT Merit Cyprus Classic
Main Event
20th $10,150

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