Top Stories of 2021, #2: Michael Addamo Crushing High Rollers

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Long-time readers of PokerNews will be familiar with player hot streaks making it into the Top 10 Stories of the Year.

Five years ago, a fresh-faced German called Fedor Holz bagged himself a bracelet and several notable High Roller titles and 6+ figure cashes and was also the #2 story of 2016 .

Two years later, Justin Bonomo went one step further and was the #1 story of 2018 after becoming the record-breaking all-time money list leader after winning the Big One for One Drop along with two Super High Roller Bowl titles.

And this year saw yet another outstanding performance from an individual, with Australian Michael Addamo defeating players left and right, and topping some of the biggest buy-in tournaments of the year in the process. The Rise of Addamo

Heading into 2021, Addamo wasn’t exactly a complete unknown. After winning two bracelets in 2018, he was firmly pegged as a player on the rise. After winning Event #24: $2,620 Marathon at the WSOP in Las Vegas, he showed his big buy-in chops with victory in Event #8: €25,500 Super High Roller at the WSOPE . Michael Addamo won his second bracelet at the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe “I came into the festival just wanting to play the big buy-ins and try and play well” Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak Addamo was still picking up titles, including the $50K Challenge at the 2020 Aussie Millions .

“It feels great, you know, to get my first Aussie Millions ring,” Addamo told PokerNews . “I came into the festival just wanting to play the big buy-ins and try and play well. I’m pretty happy about it.”

And with the entire live poker scene heading online for the remainder of 2020, Addamo didn’t let up, and was denied a third career bracelet heads-up before winning the WPT World Online Championship Super High Roller the following month.

But nothing would have prepared poker fans for what 2021 would bring… Addamo won the $50K Challenge at the 2020 Aussie Millions The Start of 2021 There really aren’t […]

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