Who this is
Fedor Holz, born in 1993 in Saarbrücken, is one of the most successful poker players in the world. His publisher describes him as the only player to have been world number one both online and live, with more than 50 million dollars in prize money. Since 2013 he has worked closely with other players at the highest level, in recent years mainly as a mentor to a group of around 20 people. He runs Pokercode, a poker education business, and is also active as an investor and entrepreneur. His first book, “All In”, came out with Mosaik in September 2025.
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Who is Fedor Holz?
Fedor Holz is a poker pro, entrepreneur and investor from Saarbrücken. According to his publisher, he is the only player to have been world number one both online and live, with more than 50 million dollars in prize money. He runs the poker education business Pokercode and mentors a group of around 20 players. To the episode →
What is Fedor Holz's book “All In” about?
“All In” is Fedor's first book and was published by Mosaik in September 2025. It collects stories from his poker career, including long stretches when things weren't working, and what he learned about personal responsibility, money, risk and goals. In the episode Feliks and Fedor go through individual chapters such as setting and reaching goals, “Cherry Island” and “Fedor 3.0”. To the episode →
How does Fedor work with his mindset coach?
Since August 2015 he has had a session with his coach Elliot about once a week. They talk through current topics for around 45 minutes, and the last 15 minutes are usually hypnotherapy. Elliot also made him 15-minute MP3s that Fedor listened to while meditating before playing. To the episode →
What does Fedor advise young founders?
Not to start a company right away just because they want to be founders, unless they have a very specific idea. Instead he recommends spending two or three years as close as possible to the best people, for example as a personal assistant or associate to a top founder. Personally he's most excited by tangible businesses, such as buying an existing company and making it better. To the episode →
Quotes
„… Nischenbekanntheit ist, finde ich, die beste Art der Bekanntheit.““Niche fame is the best kind of fame, if you ask me.”
„Ziele sind für mich eher eine Formulierung, um Dinge greifbarer zu machen …““For me, goals are more a way of phrasing things to make them more tangible.”
„… das Allerwichtigste, keine zu hohe Confidence in Sachen zu haben, wo du praktisch keine Confidence haben kannst.““The most important thing is not to be overconfident about things you can't really be confident about.”
„Aber es fühlt sich halt scheiße an, zwei Drittel der Zeit zu verlieren.““But it just feels awful to lose two thirds of the time.”
„Vertrauen ist eine der besten Currencies überhaupt.““Trust is one of the best currencies there is.”