TEXAS HOLD ‘EM POKER—-03/07/05—-A player counts his chips while placing a bet, the popularity of With online tournament winnings in excess of $7 million, Germany’s Dominick Nitche remains one of the most revered online poker players. At 31 years of age, the four-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner has spent more than half of his life running the tables, winning the first live poker event he entered, a Latin American Poker Tour event, at the age of 19.
Strict travel guidelines and regulations have seen hordes of recreational and professional poker players take their game online, and these online card rooms are more popular than ever. Even as travel restrictions begin to lift, online platforms are not seeing much of a drop-off in traffic, suggesting that they have managed to win over customers who were once skeptical of the virtual playing experience.
“As for the actual game itself there’s pretty much nothing,” stated Nitche when questioned about the biggest differences between live and online tournament play.
“The real changes come from the players you play against. Live poker is often a lot easier due to the large number of amateurs who like to play live. Combine that with a higher buy-in and it’s really a great opportunity to play at least some live tournaments once in a while.”
Dominick, like many, was initially drawn to the sport after randomly coming across an event being hosted on late-night tv.
“I watched it on tv one night and signed up for a poker site right away. All my friends in high school did as well and we started playing against each other in home games.”
Niche and his friends would mostly host private games against each other, but eventually, he began to test his skills against other players in online freerolls.
It didn’t take long for Nitche to make a name for himself in the online poker community, as the player known as“Bounatirou” on PokerStars and “JustLuck1337” on Full Tilt quickly began climbing the leaderboards.
Online poker is unique in that amateurs can buy their way into a game with skilled professionals, and in his climb up the […]
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