He began by playing freerolls on PokerStars and had his first recorded live cash in January 2012 in a €200 tournament held in Berlin.

[2] While playing a tournament in Rozvadov, Czech Republic in 2013, Aldemir allowed another player to use his computer to send money on PokerStars and had his account locked on the site for the next four years.

[3] Prior to the Main Event, Aldemir's best career cash was for $2.1 million when he finished in third place in the $111,111 One Drop High Roller at the 2016 World Series of Poker.

[8] At the 2021 Main Event, Aldemir began the final table with the chip lead and went heads-up against George Holmes.

[9] The victory moved him past $20 million in career earnings and into fourth place on Germany's all-time money list.