Following his triumph in the EPT Season 12 Barcelona and a number of in-the-money finishes over the past several months, French poker player Benjamin Pollak reached 38th place in the GPI leaderboard with 3,064.31 points. As for his position in the GPI Player of the Year ranking, he is currently 86th with 2,046.64 points.
Pollak is one of France’s most profitable poker players of all time. At present he is12th in the country’s all-time money list with live tournament earnings of $2,443,810.
This year, the poker pro cashed in 7 different events, collecting more than $500,000. In January, he finished 11th in the PCA $10,300 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event for a payout of $91,420. In February, he took 4th place in the EPT Season 11 Deauville €5,300 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event to collect €187,550 ($211,521).
The player also appeared at the tables of the first-ever EPT Malta poker festival, where he finished 2nd in a No-Limit Hold’em Six Max Turbo event and added €69,200 ($75,240) to his poker bankroll. A few weeks ago, the Frenchman topped the field of the EPT Season 12 €5,200 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Six Max to capture the biggest share of the prize pool. His payout amounted to €118,460 ($132,451).
Pollak’s first cash from a live tournament came in 2007. Back then, the player received €12,130 ($17,878) for emerging victorious in the Euro Finals of Poker €500 No-Limit Hold’em Bronze Championship. Since then, he has competed in a great number of prestigious events, won some of them, or at least appeared at their final tables.
Pollak’s best live tournament cash amounts to $289,947 and he received it last year for taking 5th place in the EPT Season 11 Barcelona €10,300 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller Eight Max. Other major achievements throughout his poker career were his 27th place in the 2013 WSOP $10,000 Main Event for a payout of $285,408 and his runner-up finish in the partypoker WPT Barcelona €3,500 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event for €126,000 ($161,485).
The player also topped the field of a Trophees Haussmann €3,000 No-Limit Hold’em event for €100,800 ($120,586) in 2010. He also finished 4th in the 2011 WPT Prague €3,500 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event to collect the amount of €104,000 ($138,602). And the list of his poker achievements goes on and on.
