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Originally Posted by teddyFBI
Someone start a Martin Staczko Appreciation Thread stat. For a quiet, older guy who didn't speak much English, one of the most likeable finalists in ages. Played great too, despite ppl saying he was gonna get his lunch eaten.
+1 Staszko played awesome, was really humble and many people didn't give him enough credit for his game.
"He began playing poker in 2007, initially playing online. At that time, Staszko worked as foreman at a Hyundai Nošovice automobile manufacturing plant. He was in charge of around 200 workers, earning a little over CZK 30,000 (€1,200) a month. Meanwhile, he was able to win an equivalent of six-months salary a night online. In 2010, following a win of €35,000 in France, Staszko decided to leave his job in order to fully concentrate on gaming.[3]
His runner-up finish in the 2011 Main Event garnered him $5.43 million (€3,98 million).[4] At the time of his participation, he was driving a fifteen-year-old Toyota and lived alone in a small apartment.[3]"