Rainer Kempe
| Rainer Kempe | |
|---|---|
 Rainer Kempe (2018) | |
| Residence | Brighton, England |
| Born | 24 July 1989 Berlin, Germany |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 24 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | None |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 8 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 4 |
Rainer Kempe (born 24 July 1989) is a German professional poker player from Berlin, Germany.
Poker career
Kempe began playing live poker tournaments in 2011. Kempe made small profits from 2011 to 2014.
In 2015, Kempe finished 5th at the European Poker Tour €5,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event, winning €320,400.[1] In December 2015, he won the EPT12 Prague €25,500 Single Day High Roller, winnings €539,000.[2]
In January 2019, Kempe won the $50,000 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Single-Day High Roller, winning $908,100.[3] During the same tournament series Kempe won the $10,200 No Limit Hold'em - KO Turbo (Event #41), taking down $117,280.[4] Later in the month, Kempe won the Aussie Millions AU$25,000 challenge earning AU$831,465.[5]
As of 2019, Kempe's live tournament winnings exceed $19,000,000. He is the third most successful German poker player behind Fedor Holz and Christoph Vogelsang.
Personal life
He attended the Rosa-Luxemburg-Gymnasium in Pankow and later studied at the University of Potsdam and the University of Sussex in Falmer, England. Kempe lives in Brighton.
References
- ^ Op de Woerd, Frank (31 October 2015). "Seat 2: Rainer Kempe, 26, Berlin, Germany, now UK – PokerStars qualifier". PokerNews. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Rinkema, Remko (12 December 2015). "Rainer Kempe Wins EPT12 Prague €25,500 Single Day High Roller for €539,000". PokerNews. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Fast, Erik (10 January 2019). "Rainer Kempe Wins 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $50,000 Super High Roller". cardplayer.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Davy, Lee (28 January 2019). "Aussie Millions Update: Rainer Kempe wins again, taking down the $25k". CalvinAyre.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Tom (29 January 2019). "Rainer Kempe Wins Aussie Millions $25k Challenge For $831,465". HighstakesDB. Retrieved 29 January 2019.