Wednesday 30 January 2019

Michael Robionek's deep PSPC run fuels his future away from the tables

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The plan for the PokerStars Players NL Hold'em Championship was simple but ambitious: get players from all over the world from different backgrounds, skill levels, and bankrolls to the Bahamas to play the biggest $25,000 event of all time.

The PSPC broke records and made history as the biggest $25K tournament ever. And indeed, players from all walks of life came to the Caribbean to play this mega-event -- players like Germany's Michael Robionek.

The 46-year-old from Gelsenkirchen-Buer in North Rhine-Westphalia is a true micro-stakes player. He won his Platinum Pass in the "Human Lie Detector" Freeroll and cashed at the Atlantis Resort for $150,600. Much was written about Michael's run during the PSPC, but the story is far from over.



Michael Robionek outlasted more than 1,000 players in the PSPC

Investment in the future



In a conversation with Michael just over two weeks after the tournament, it quickly became clear that the Players Championship was a very special and unique opportunity for him. The opportunity for a professional restart -- but not as a professional poker player.

Two years ago Michael lost his job at an international steel company. "I sold...


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