With over 6.4 million users registered on the three most popular Polish websites – lotto.pl, sts.pl, and lvbet.pl – gambling in the Land of Fields is on the rise.
But not only because of the notorious pandemic that forces punters to switch from their beloved brick-and-mortar venues to online sites – the other crucial factor is the ever-increasing number of professional gamblers from Poland.
Professionals and famous gamblers are role models for millions. People follow them on social networks, take advice from them, and sometimes even blindly copy the behavior of their idols. Whenever a renowned player competes in poker or blackjack, the game infallibly experiences a surge in popularity.
But how successful are Polish pros, and who of them are worth watching? Let’s take a deep dive into professional gambling along with the author of the piece, Aleksandra Maj from KasynoHEX. You can read more about the lady here . Henry Orenstein
The living legend of Poland, 97-year-old Henry Orenstein is a Holocaust survivor toymaker from Hrubieszów. Currently residing in Verona, New Jersey, Orenstein made a fortune as a toy designer and manufacturer, but his love of poker has always been remarkable as well.
An avid poker fan himself – he won the $5,000 Seven-card stud tournament at 1996 WSOP, leaving behind renowned poker players T. J. Cloutier, Cyndy Violette, and Humberto Brenes – Orenstein came up with a genius idea of making poker championships more appealing to the audience by showing face-down cards to viewers.
As of 2009, the total tournament winnings of the legend exceeded $200,000, among which the most memorable victories were two finishes in the money in the WSOP main event (12 th place in 1993 and 8 th place two years later) and 7 th place in the Seven Card Stud event at the 2005 United States Poker Championship, where in the first round, Orenstein outplayed Chip Reese before losing to John Hennigan. Nic Szeremeta
The creator of the Late Night Poker TV series and the former publisher of Poker Europa magazine, Nic Szeremeta has played poker in over 10 countries, the most favorite destination being Vienna. But […]
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