Christian Harder

Early in Harder's poker career, he was staked by other poker players.^[1] In September 2009, Harder ranked as the number one tournament poker player in the world when combining online and live play.^[2] Card Player Poker Pro Harder, has several live game championships, but his biggest live game payout was $571,965 for a 4th-place finish in the 2009 338-entrant $25,000 World Poker Tour World Championship at Bellagio,^[3] where he held the chip lead with 10 players remaining.^[4]

Harder was a final tablist at the $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha 2011 World Series of Poker Event 31 where he finished 4th. In 2013, he and Ronnie Bardah tied Chris Björin's 2-year-old record for most consecutive World Series of Poker Main Event cashes (4).^[5]

With over $1.5 million in online earnings, Harder has several notable online tournament victories to his credit. Harder holds a World Championship of Online Poker bracelet from the September 17, 2008 $200 + $15 Pot-limit Omaha hold 'em with Rebuys Event 25.^[6] He is a four-time winner of the PokerStars Daily $100 With Rebuys, having won $46,512 in the 637-entrant January 17, 2010, event,^[7] $44,585 in the 584-entrant August 15, 2009, event,^[8] $33,990 in the 269-entrant March 8, 2008, event,^[9] and $32,802 in the 461-entrant September 18, 2009, event.^[10] Among his other notable online victories are the September 17, 2007, 323-entrant $1,000 + $60 Full Tilt Poker $1K Monday No-limit Hold'em event for $80,750,^[11] the September 9, 2009, 893-entrant $300 + $20 PokerStars Wednesday Quarter Million No-limit Hold'em event for $48,490,^[12] and the June 5, 2008, 753-entrant $150 + $12 PokerStars Nightly Hundred Grand No-limit Hold'em.^[13] Harder's largest online payout was for an 11th-place finish in the WCOOP 2008 2185-entrant $5,000 + $200 Main Event when he won $87,400.^[14]