2015 WSOP Player to Watch - George Danzer

George Danzer won his first gold bracelet at last year's WSOP in early June when he outlasted a field of 112 in $10,000 Seven Card Razz to claim the title and $294,792 in prize money.

The German pro must have liked the look and feel of the bracelet, as he followed that victory with another less than two weeks later in yet another $10,000 buy-in event. The game was Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo, and Danzer again emerged victorious to the tune of $352,696.

All told at the 45th annual WSOP in 2014, Danzer cashed a total of seven times. Other than the two WSOP victories, his best finishes were 5th place in $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw for $70,308 and 9th place in $10,000 Six Handed NLHE for $49,061.

Danzer went back to Germany with almost $800,000 in prize money from the 2014 WSOP in Las Vegas. But his run good was far from over, as a sojourn to Melbourne, Australia for the WSOP APAC in October resulted in his third WSOP gold bracelet in A$5,000 8-Game Mixed for $74,768. That was the best of three cashes at the WSOP APAC down under.

Prior to 2014, Danzer had been knocking at the door of a WSOP title numerous times, only to fall just short. In 2012, he finished runner-up to Oleksii Kovalchuk in $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo to earn $140,825. And he landed in 3rd place in $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball, adding $115,295 to his bankroll, but likely feeling a bit frustrated at coming so close to winning yet again.

The story remained the same for Danzer in 2013 when he found himself at two more final tables, but progressed no farther than 5th place. That finish in 5th was achieved in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship and earned Danzer a payday of $388,523. Sixth place in $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo was good for $34,348 the same year, the Hendon Mob reported.

Danzer's live tournament winnings stand at $2.1 million as he competes at the 2015 WSOP. Surprisingly, Danzer is only 17th on Germany's all-time money list.

But look for Danzer to move up a couple places on that list at this year's WSOP as he aims for his fellow countrymen at the top. A rather impressive list of German poker pros headed by Tobias Reinkemeier ($10,359,254), Philipp Gruissem ($9,704,016), Pius Heinz ($8,979,848), Ole Schemion ($8,047,106) and Fabian Quoss ($6,801,950).