Luka Bojovic - last year's WSOP Main Event 5th - in an exclusive Pokercode interview

MEMBER FOCUS - LUKA BOJOVIC

It's almost been a full year since three of our players ran deep in the 2025 WSOP Main Event - with Luka Bojovic finishing 5th for $2,400,000, the first Pokercode member ever to reach that final table. A year on, it's time to catch up with him. (📷poker.org)

Almost a full year since that Main Event run. How have you been?

"Doing absolutely amazing. I've had a great time since then - I've kept working with the crew to become a better player, but also spent a lot of time off the tables. I'm definitely still eager to improve though!"

You just came off one of the biggest online series ever. How was it for you this time?

"I played more online over the last two years than ever before. I felt sharp - my game has developed a lot and I'm genuinely happy with how I played, even when the results weren't always there. After such a long stretch online, I'm really excited to get to Vegas. I kept a solid routine, grinding around four days a week plus dedicated study with my coaches and fellow students, and definitely improved a lot since last year."

Before the Grindhouse you were a live cash game player. What was your path there?

"Financially it was a real shift. Before I moved to Vienna and joined the Grindhouse, I played a lot of live cash - a buddy and I even ran our own private game, so I built something up there and played a huge amount. After the Grindhouse, it became a mix of online and live, but far more tournaments. I also started working much more closely with the other guys - I moved in with Fabian Niederreiter and Sebastian Schulze in Vienna for a long stretch, and that really shaped me."

"We've all definitely become a close crew to work together since back then. Crazy to think back sometimes to how it all started."

You guys aren't the only group in poker studying and working closely together - but there's none with similar success. What's the secret, or the difference, in how the group studies together?

"It's a really big mix of people. Some came out of the s00n group, who work closely with each other - Samuel and others. I came in with the #later group, the second one that joined. In total we're sixteen people, and everyone is completely different."

"I think the group's superpower is that everyone brings their own strengths and contributes in the areas they're strongest in - and we learn from each other really effectively. What I hear about other groups is that people get put into boxes and categories, everything stays rigid and not much develops. With us it's the opposite: a super creative, open environment where everyone's passion comes together."

If you had to define your own superpower in that group, what is it?

"My strength comes from my background - I know live poker incredibly well. I can help the other guys evaluate theoretical spots and the specific exploits that come up in live environments, and work on how we perform best at the table. I see that gap clearly, while the other guys bring a lot from the online side. So we balance each other out and constantly pass knowledge back and forth, which lets the whole group perform across the board."

That sounds perfect for Vegas. For someone going to Vegas for the first time, what's your advice at the table - the main difference from Europe?

"In Vegas there are tons of calling stations, so you have to adapt a lot more heavily than in any other place in the world. Against some opponents you literally never bluff - you play none of your range as a bluff. On the other side you've got people who play completely differently, and adjusting in those different directions is the single most important thing to win there."

"It takes a lot of self-confidence, because afterwards it's always easy to justify that a play was theoretically fine - you have to stay honest with yourself. Luckily in Vegas you can read pretty quickly which category an opponent falls into, sort people fast, and then shift your style extremely in that direction. I remember flying out before our last trips, and it took me about ten days to learn this. It was tough - but I'm really glad I did."

Any specific goals for the WSOP this year?

"I haven't locked my schedule yet, and compared to last year it's a bit less organised - but in a good way. The people know each other now, and we know the environment. We'll swap shares and experience the whole thing together. I'll be out there for over a month, playing a lot of tournaments including the Main Event, and I'm looking forward to using my superpower in the group - my live knowledge is in demand. Of course I'd love the Main Event run to keep going, but you never know. I'm confident, I'm well prepared, and I'm excited."

This is already your third WSOP. How has your relationship with Vegas changed?

"Guys like Samuel and Thomas 'Wushu' Mühlocker are already out there - I've got a few bureaucratic things to sort out first, so I follow after. The first time, three years ago, I didn't really enjoy it. Everything was new, I didn't know it yet, and we hadn't really come together as a group yet, so I wasn't even sure I'd go back. The following year I'm happy I did go back, because that was when I went deep in the Main Event. So now I just let it come to me - and I've genuinely grown to love Las Vegas, especially being there with my crew."

When we told Luka that the whole Pokercode crew will be carrying the group's energy from Vegas back to the rest of the community, his answer said everything about why this works:

"I'm so grateful for the support. I always wear our logo at the tables with pride. I'm super happy to be part of the team, thankful to be part of the group, and to work this closely with some of the best players in the world. I'll do my best to keep the community in the loop on how it's going."

That's the thing about Pokercode - the wins are never one person's. From Grindhouse dorm rooms to a WSOP Main Event final table, Luka's arc is the same one on offer to anyone serious about climbing. If that's you, this is where you start.

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