Tobias Reinkemeier

Tobias Reinkemeier

Nationality
Germany
Germany
Total Live Earnings $11,195,904
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Biography

Tobias Reinkemeier is a German professional poker player best known for winning the Season 7 European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final �25,000 High Roller Event for almost one million euros in prize money. A year later Reinkemeier finished runner-up in the �100,000 Super High Roller event at the EPT Grand Final this time collecting just over one million euros.

Tobias Reinkemeier Intro

Reinkemeier was born in 1987. He started playing poker back in 2006 as soon as he turned eighteen. He took off with a $50 no-deposit bonus on Party Poker which he received from an online poker training site. Since then Reinkemeier had never deposited any of his own money on an online poker site. He then hit the live tournament circuit in 2007 and immediately won the European Poker Tour event in Dortmund. Reinkemeier cashed just over �30,000 for taking down the �500 Hohensyburg Open tournament.

Tobias Reinkemeier Background

Before making a decision to drop out of school and concentrate on poker, Reinkemeier was studying economics at the university. Then in 2008 he opted to quit his studies and move to Malta together with his girlfriend who also quit university at the same time. After living in Malta for a year, in 2009 Reinkemeier moved to London, England where he still lives at the moment.

Tobias Reinkemeier at the World Series of Poker (WSOP)

Reinkemeier has six World Series of Poker (WSOP) cash to his name. In 2014, he finished fifth in the $1,00,000 Big One For One Drop for a career-best $2 million.

Tobias Reinkemeier Top 5 WSOP Results

 YearEventPlacePrize
 2014$1,00,000 Big One For One Drop5th$2,053,334
 2012�51,000 Majestic Super High Roller5th�200,000
 2011�3,200 Shootout16th�6,913
 2014A$10,000 Main Event20thA$23,441
 2016$1,500 Shootout20th$4,955

Tobias Reinkemeier at the World Poker Tour

Reinkemeier cashed a total of three times in World Poker Tour (WPT) events. His first one was at the WPT Spanish Championship in Barcelona where he placed 23rd in a �5,000 No-Limit Hold'em event and took home almost $12,000 in cash. Then in 2011 Reinkemeier collected two more WPT money finishes. In March he finished runner-up in the WPT Vienna �9,600 High Roller event for just over �100,000 in prize money. Then in December he placed 11th in the WPT Prague �3,200 Main Event collecting �20,000.

Tobias Reinkemeier's Top 3 WPT Results

YearEventPlacePrize
2011WPT Vienna �9,600 High Roller2nd�104,560 ($148,662)
2011WPT Prague �3,200 Main Event11th�20,151 ($26,855)
2008WPT Spanish Championship, Barcelona �5,000 No-Limit Hold'em23rd�7,580 ($11,818)

Tobias Reinkemeier on the European Poker Tour

It was at the European Poker Tour tables that Tobias Reinkemeier made a name for himself. His first live tournament cash came at the EPT Dortmund �500 Hohensyburg Open event. Reinkemeier won the tournament and took home �30,000 in prize money. Then in 2010 he scored the biggest win of his career by taking down the EPT Grand Final, Monte Carlo �25,000 High Roller event for �956,000. Then two years later he came back to Monte Carlo for the Grand Final and collected an even bigger cash prize. Reinkemeier placed second in the �100,000 Super High Roller and took home �1,064,000 in winnings.

Tobias Reinkemeier's Top 5 EPT Results

YearEventPlacePrize
2007Dortmund �500 Hohensyburg Open1st�30,500
2010Grand Final, Monte Carlo �25,000 High Roller1st�956,000
2012Grand Final, Monte Carlo �100,000 Super High Roller2nd�1,064,000
2012Barcelona �10,000 High Roller3rd�119,660
2012Berlin �10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 8 Max Re-Entry5th�46,200

Tobias Reinkemeier's Other Achievements

In March 2008 Reinkemeier won the �1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 2nd Chance event at the Vienna Spring Poker Festival taking home �30,500. Then in July he placed first in the �1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event at the VIP Days in Venlo, Netherlands for �27,000. In January 2010 he final tabled the Norther American Poker Tour's PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 High Roller event. Reinkemeier ended up finishing the tournament in sixth place for $108,045. Then in September of the same year he reached the final table in another prestigious event, the Partouche Poker Tour's Main Event in Cannes, France. Reinkemeier placed eighth in that event for �130,700 in prize money. Two years later, in 2012 he finished second in the �10,000 High Roller 8 Max event at the GCOP II Vol. 4/6 event in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. He took home �93,000 in cash.

Did you know?

  • Aside from poker, Reinkemeier's favorite activities include working out in the gym and fine dining, especially the Japanese cuisine.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2017 partypokerLIVE Millions Dusk Till Dawn
Main Event
46th £20,000
2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona
�25,500 Single-Day High Roller
4th €347,650
2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo? Casino EPT Grand Final
�5,300 Main Event
128th €9,530
2015 PokerStars EPT Season 12 Prague
�25,500 Single-Day High Roller
7th €94,050
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona
�25,500 Single-Day High Roller
14th €57,700
2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific
$10,000 Main Event
20th 23,441 AUD
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #57: The $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop
5th $2,053,334
2014 Aussie Millions
$25,000 Challenge
8th 55,000 AUD
2013 PokerStars.com EPT London
��50,000 Super High Roller
2nd £593,900
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #57: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
77th $9,175
2013 Aussie Millions
$250,000 Challenge
2nd 1,250,000 AUD
2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 High Roller
7th $174,940
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
�50,000 Majestic High Roller
5th €200,000
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
�10,000 High Roller
3rd €119,660
The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo? Casino EPT Grand Final
�100,000 Super High Roller
2nd €1,064,000
2011 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #4: �3,200 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
13th €6,913
2011 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
Main Event
113th €8,000
2011 European Poker Tour Grand Final Madrid
Main Event
57th €20,000
2011 Aussie Millions
Event #9: Aussie Millions Main Event
17th 70,000 AUD
2010 EPT Prague
Main Event
40th €11,000
2010 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo
High Roller
1st €956,000
2010 PokerStars.net EPT Berlin
2010 EPT Berlin Main Event
138th €7,000
2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 High Roller Event
6th $108,045
2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
2010 PCA Main Event
46th $52,000
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura
Vilamoura Championship Main Event
32nd €8,589
2009 PokerStars.com EPT London
��5,000 EPT London Main Event
11th £28,000
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
�8,300 EPT Barcelona Main Event
30th €23,000
2007 EPT - Prague
EPT Prague Main Event
43rd €7,600

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