MAX KRUSE GOES FOR THE GO(A)LD
GERMAN SOCCER STAR PLAYS FOR SECOND CAREER GOLD BRACELET
AT 54TH ANNUAL WORLD SERIES OF POKER®
VfL Wolfsburg Forward and 2015 Supercup champion Max Kruse arrived in Las Vegas this summer seeking his second World Series of Poker (WSOP®) gold bracelet. A champion through and through, Kruse’s winning mindset propelled him into poker history in 2022 with his first gold bracelet win in the WSOP Europe Event #7: €1,650 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max.
Kruse’s 2023 WSOP run saw him finishing in the money in four events, securing a 124th place finish in Event #3: Mystery Millions, 454th in Event #26: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack, 167th in Event #32: $3,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em and 27th in Event #36: $3,000 Nine Game Mix.
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