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Player · Germany

Pius Heinz

Cologne, Germany

$9,071,367Live earnings
$8,715,368Best cash
#234All-time money list
#16Germany ranking

Pius Heinz is the first German to win the World Series of Poker Main Event, taking the 2011 title and $8,715,368 — still, fifteen years later, the single largest live cash any German player has recorded. Born in 1989 in Odendorf near Bonn, he came to the live circuit from online poker with very little tournament experience behind him and beat the Czech Martin Staszko heads-up for the bracelet. That one result accounts for the great majority of his $9.07 million in career live earnings; he sits 16th on the German all-time money list and 234th in the world, having been as high as 17th globally in the years after the win. The Hendon Mob records his residence as Cologne.

Recent results

DateEventWherePlacePrize
7 Jul 201142nd World Series of Poker — $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main EventLas Vegas1$8,715,368

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Frequently asked questions

What did Pius Heinz win the 2011 WSOP Main Event for?

$8,715,368, according to The Hendon Mob's record of the event. It remains his best live cash and the largest single live result by any German player.

Where does Pius Heinz rank among German players?

16th on the German all-time live money list with $9,071,367, and 234th in the world as of 29 September 2026.

Sources: The Hendon Mob (total live earnings, best live cash, residence, German and global rank, best all-time rank, 2011 WSOP Main Event result), retrieved 2026-09-29; The Hendon Mob — Germany All Time Money List (German money-list position and earnings), retrieved 2026-09-29; Wikipedia — Pius Heinz (birth year and birthplace, online background, heads-up opponent), retrieved 2026-09-29. Last checked 2026-09-29. Figures are as published by the sources and may be incomplete.

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