Max Kruse scored 4 goals wearing Germany’s shirt. He played for Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen, and even in Turkey with Fenerbahce. And this month, with no ball involved, he sat down at a Las Vegas table to play his cards 🎲
The Razz Championship at the World Series of Poker forgives no one, but Kruse kept advancing round after round until reaching the final. There, against the best in the world, his dream fell just short: he was unable to be crowned champion.
Curiously, it all happened on the same day his national team made its World Cup 2026 debut with a stunning 7-1 win over Curaçao. Kruse, who recently played half a season for modest TuS Dassendorf without earning promotion, found in poker a second chance that football was no longer giving him ♠️