Martin Kabrhel
Martin Kabrhel is a Czech poker player, mathematician and entrepreneur born in 1982. His tournament career spans European high rollers, WSOP Europe championships, large-field events in Las Vegas and online competition. Alongside his results, he is widely recognised for an unusually vocal and confrontational presence at the table.
The Hendon Mob snapshot checked for this article records 19.422.053 $ in live tournament earnings, placing him first on the Czech Republic’s all-time money list and 80th worldwide. His largest recorded live cash is 2.990.088 $, the database’s dollar value of his 2018 WSOP Europe Super High Roller victory.
By the 2026 summer series, his bracelet record had reached six titles. The sequence includes both no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha, with victories ranging from a 1.000 $ mass-field tournament to a 100.000 € Super High Roller.
Early Life, Mathematics and Business
Kabrhel was born in 1982 in Litomyšl, in what is now the Czech Republic. His Hendon Mob profile lists Vienna, Austria, as his residence.
He studied theoretical mathematics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University. Ematiq’s own company biography describes his earlier work in financial markets and identifies him as the company’s founder and CEO.
That background is relevant to his wider professional identity. He combines poker with business interests involving quantitative analysis, rather than presenting tournament travel as his only occupation. His business income and private assets are not measured by poker money lists.
Establishing Himself on the European Circuit
Kabrhel’s recorded tournament results extend back to 2009. Early success in Baden and other European stops brought him attention before the WSOP bracelets that later became central to his record.
In January 2010 he won the EPT Deauville High Roller for 250.000 €. The result established an early connection with expensive no-limit hold’em events, long before super high rollers became such a prominent part of the international schedule.
The Deauville achievement was a high roller title at an EPT festival. It should be distinguished from winning an EPT Main Event, even though both belong to the same festival setting.
King’s Resort and the WSOP Circuit
King’s Resort in Rozvadov became an important venue in Kabrhel’s career. His record there includes WSOP Circuit rings as well as bracelets, reflecting repeated success across different parts of the WSOP programme.
A particularly notable Circuit result came in 2019, when he won the 1.700 € Main Event for 200.350 €. Such results sit alongside his high roller achievements rather than being interchangeable with them.
A Circuit ring and a WSOP bracelet represent different competitions. Maintaining that distinction is important when assessing his trophy record, especially because he has won multiple examples of both.
First Bracelet at WSOP Europe in 2017
Kabrhel won his first bracelet in the 2017 WSOP Europe 1.100 € Super Turbo Bounty event. He topped 325 entries and received the published first-place payout of 53.557 €, with knockout bounties awarded separately.
The tournament was completed over a long single day, but the fast structure did not produce a short heads-up match. Kabrhel and Philipp Caranica battled through several levels before the Czech player completed the win.
The result marked a change in his record: an established European tournament player now had a WSOP bracelet to accompany his earlier titles.
The 2018 Super High Roller Victory
His second bracelet came in the 100.000 € King’s Super High Roller at WSOP Europe in 2018. The event attracted 95 entries, and Kabrhel defeated David Peters heads-up to collect 2.624.340 €.
The victory remains his largest individual live cash in the Hendon Mob snapshot checked for this profile. Its recorded dollar equivalent is 2.990.088 $, although other databases can show different conversion values for the same euro-denominated payout.
The original euro prize is therefore the clearest figure when describing the tournament itself. The dollar value is useful when explaining how the result appears in the supplied career profile.
Deep Runs in the 250.000 $ WSOP Event
Kabrhel reached the final table of the WSOP 250.000 $ Super High Roller in consecutive years. In 2022 he finished sixth for 759.362 $, then improved to third place in 2023 for 2.279.038 $.
The 2023 event was won by Chris Brewer, with Artur Martirosian finishing second. Kabrhel’s payout became one of the largest of his career, even though it did not bring another bracelet.
Those results show why title counts and earnings tell different parts of a player’s story. An expensive tournament can produce a seven-figure prize for a podium finish, while a victory in another event may pay considerably less.
Table Talk and the 2023 Controversy
Kabrhel’s table presence has generated substantial debate. His frequent conversation, prolonged decisions and exchanges with opponents have attracted audiences while also prompting complaints from other players.
During the 2023 WSOP Super High Roller, several players accused him of marking cards. WSOP officials confirmed that they were taking the allegations seriously and investigating them. Kabrhel denied wrongdoing and publicly threatened legal action against one of his accusers.
The sources checked for this profile do not establish a publicly confirmed finding that he cheated. The accusations should therefore be presented as disputed allegations, separately from documented conduct penalties or disagreements over table etiquette.
Third Bracelet in the 2024 Diamond High Roller
Kabrhel returned to the top of a WSOP Europe high roller in 2024, winning the 50.000 € No-Limit Hold’em Diamond High Roller for 529.000 €.
The event drew 30 entries. He defeated Sirzat Hissou heads-up, while Fahredin Mustafov, Enrico Camosci and Viktor Blom completed the paid places.
The victory was his third bracelet and his third at WSOP Europe. It continued his success in Rozvadov six years after the largest win of his career.
Winning the 2025 Mini Main Event
His fourth bracelet arrived in a very different setting: the 1.000 $ Mini Main Event at the 2025 WSOP in Las Vegas. Kabrhel outlasted 10.794 entries and defeated Alexander Yen heads-up for 843.140 $.
The win was his first bracelet victory in Las Vegas, following three at WSOP Europe. It also demonstrated success in a huge field at a much lower buy-in than the high rollers for which he was already known.
He briefly moved into the lead in the 2025 WSOP Player of the Year race after the result. Shaun Deeb ultimately won the annual award, so the temporary lead should not be confused with the season’s final outcome.
A Pot-Limit Omaha Bracelet in 2025
Later in 2025 Kabrhel won the 10.000 € Pot-Limit Omaha Mystery Bounty event at WSOP Europe. He defeated Robert Cowen heads-up to secure his fifth bracelet.
WSOP’s official report lists a regular first-place payout of 188.500 € plus 62.500 € in bounties. Keeping those amounts separate makes the result easier to compare with the published finishing-position prize structure.
The Omaha title broadened his bracelet record beyond no-limit hold’em. It added another format to a career already featuring both high roller and large-field victories.
Sixth Bracelet in the 2026 Online Hybrid Event
In July 2026 Kabrhel won WSOP Online Event #20, the 3.200 $ No-Limit Hold’em High Roller, for 195.195 $. He defeated Krista Gifford heads-up to claim his sixth bracelet.
The event used an online-to-live format, with its final stage completed in person. Reporting from the series also described Kabrhel managing deep runs in two other live events during the same period.
This title is included in his bracelet chronology, but it is identified separately from a conventional live tournament. A combined trophy record should preserve the format in which each victory was earned.
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WSOP Bracelet Record
| Year | Event | Venue / format | Published first-place prize |
| 2017 | 1.100 € Super Turbo Bounty | WSOP Europe, Rozvadov | 53.557 € — bounties separate |
| 2018 | 100.000 € King’s Super High Roller | WSOP Europe, Rozvadov | 2.624.340 € |
| 2024 | 50.000 € NLH Diamond High Roller | WSOP Europe, Rozvadov | 529.000 € |
| 2025 | 1.000 $ Mini Main Event | WSOP, Las Vegas | 843.140 $ |
| 2025 | 10.000 € PLO Mystery Bounty | WSOP Europe, Rozvadov | 188.500 € + 62.500 € in bounties |
| 2026 | 3.200 $ NLH High Roller, Online Event #20 | WSOP Online / live final stage | 195.195 $ |
Business Interests and Public Profile
Outside poker, Kabrhel is associated with data-driven trading and esports. His company Ematiq describes work involving algorithms, prediction markets, sports analysis and trading technology. He also founded the esports organisation Entropiq.
Those activities provide context for the mathematical and entrepreneurial side of his public identity. They do not supply a reliable estimate of personal wealth, and his tournament earnings should not be used as a substitute for one.
Within poker, his combination of results and outspoken behaviour makes him a highly recognisable figure. A balanced profile can acknowledge the entertainment and controversy while still describing his tournament record precisely.
Career Figures and Place in Czech Poker
The supplied Hendon Mob snapshot places Kabrhel first on the Czech Republic’s all-time live money list. His record combines early European titles, repeated success at King’s Resort and major results in Las Vegas.
The figures below are gross tournament payouts. They do not deduct buy-ins, re-entries, travel expenses or private staking arrangements, and they exclude any assessment of his business wealth. Rankings can change as results are added.
| Category | Profile snapshot checked in October 2026 |
| Nationality | Czech Republic |
| Year of birth | 1982 |
| Birthplace | Litomyšl, Czech Republic |
| Listed residence | Vienna, Austria |
| Recorded live tournament earnings | 19.422.053 $ |
| Largest recorded live cash | 2.990.088 $ — Hendon Mob conversion |
| Original prize for largest cash | 2.624.340 € — 2018 WSOPE Super High Roller |
| Czech Republic all-time money list | 1st |
| All-time money list | 80th |
| Best historical all-time money-list position | 76th |
| WSOP bracelet record through the 2026 summer series | 6, including the 2026 Online event |
Career figures checked on October 25, 2026. Recorded live tournament earnings are gross cashes and exclude private cash-game results. Image positions refer to three separately supplied AI-generated illustrations created in October 2026