We haven’t seen a run like Fedor CrownUpGuyHolz’s (pictured) in some time. He hit it big last month in the WCOOP Main Event, winning it after a six-way chop for a staggering $1.3 million, one of the highest payouts ever logged by a PocketFiver. Last weekend, he took down the Full TiltSunday Major for another $38,000. On the same day he won the WCOOP Main Event, he finished third in the PokerStars Bigger $109 for $34,000.

Other than that, Holz hasn’t done much on the felts recently.

“It’s a very good feeling,” Holz told PocketFives in an exclusive interview. “I have worked hard away from the tables, especially on my mindset, and am constantly talking with other players.”

As far as his approach goes, Holz said one of the keys to success is “not tilting in sessions.” He added, “Preparing well is key. You have to be focused all the way and always try to play your best game. I think I improved those aspects a lot recently.”

Holz has rocketed all the way to #4 worldwide in the PocketFives Rankings and has $2.6 million in tracked online tournament scores to his name. He is the top-ranked player in Austria and said he’d like to allocate a portion of his newfound winnings toward buying property. However, he also wants to attend EPT London, so the real estate plan may get tossed out the window for the time being.

If he ends up buying property, it’ll likely be in Germany. Holz said, “My family lives there and I could increase their quality of life a lot and take some of the weight off their shoulders.”

Speaking of the live scene, we’d expect Holz to turn in some sort of breakthrough performance soon. He is #132 on the all-time money list for Germany, according to the Hendon Mob, and has $306,000 in live scores. His largest live cash was $58,000, which came by virtue of a win in an EPT Barcelona Eight-Max event in August.

So what advice does a WCOOP Main Event champion have for the rest of us? What can we learn from Holz’s recent run? He advised, “As long as you love what you are doing, keep doing it. Give it all you have and you’ll get there at some point. Always work on the weakest parts of your game and be open-minded. Try to get as much input from others as possible and always question yourself in a healthy way.”

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