Philipp Caranica

Philipp Caranica made a notable deep run at the 2017 World Series of Poker Europe in Rozvadov. In Event #3: €1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Bounty Hunter, he battled through a field of 325 entries to reach heads-up play against Martin Kabrhel. The final hand saw Kabrhel hit a backdoor straight draw on the river to eliminate Caranica, who earned €33,094 for his runner-up finish. During the heads-up match, Caranica doubled up early with pocket eights against Kabrhel's ace-nine to take a narrow lead.

Caranica has recorded five cashes at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, all in 2019, for total earnings of $9,287. His best showing came in Event #30: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, where he finished 61st for $3,472. He also cashed in the $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em (350th, $3,002), $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack (287th, $1,026), $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship (676th, $984), and $500 Salute to Warriors (170th, $803).

In the 2019 WSOP $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event, Caranica was involved in a hand against Ryan Goindoo. Caranica raised from the cutoff, Goindoo called from the big blind, and the flop was checked through. On the turn, Caranica bet 30,000 and Goindoo called. On the river, Caranica fired 80,000 and Goindoo folded, allowing Caranica to take the pot.

Caranica's recorded tournament career spans from 2017 to 2019, with his largest cash being the €33,094 from the WSOPE. While his database shows him as representing Spain, his play has been focused on European and Las Vegas events, primarily in No-Limit Hold'em and Pot-Limit Omaha formats.