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| Dominik Nitsche | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Bounatirou (PokerStars), JustLuck1337 (Full Tilt) |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 4 |
| Money finish(es) | 33 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 195th, 2017 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 3 |
| Money finish(es) | 6 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 6 |
| Information accurate as of 5 November 2017. | |
Dominik Nitsche (born 1990) is a professional poker player, originally from Minden, Germany but now residing in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Nitsche began playing poker online in 2006, amassing winnings exceeding $3 million.[1] In 2009, playing in his first live poker tournament, he won a Latin American Poker Tour event in Mar del Plata, Argentina, earning $381,000. In 2012 he won his first World Series of Poker bracelet, outlasting a field of 4,620 in a $1,000 No Limit Hold'em tournament and earning $654,000. Later that same year he won a World Poker Tour title in South Africa. The next year he made the final table of the same tournament before finishing in 4th place.
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In 2014 Nitsche added two WSOP bracelets. First, he won the WSOP National Championship for $352,000. He then won another $1,000 NLHE tournament, becoming at age 23 the youngest player to win 3 bracelets (Phil Ivey was 26 when he won his third).[2] He also made the final table of the WSOP Europe Main Event in 2013, finishing in 3rd place.
At the 2017 WSOPE Nitsche won his fourth bracelet in the €111,111 High Roller for One Drop event. The prize of €3,487,463 ($4,064,000) was his largest career cash.[3]
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As of 2018, his live tournament winnings exceed $14,600,000. His 33 WSOP cashes equal $6,280,000 of those earnings.
World Series of Poker Bracelets[edit]
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | $654,797 |
| 2014 | $10,000 WSOP National Championship | $352,800 |
| 2014 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | $335,659 |
| 2017E | €111,111 High Roller for One Drop No Limit Hold'em | €3,487,463 |
An 'E' following a year denotes bracelet(s) won at the World Series of Poker Europe
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External links[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^http://www.pocketfives.com/profiles/bounatirouimo/
- ^http://www.pokernews.com/news/2014/06/rapid-reaction-dominik-nitsche-18493.htm
- ^Fast, Erik (5 November 2017). 'Dominik Nitsche Wins 2017 World Series of Poker Europe $111,111 One Drop High Roller'. CardPlayer.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
| Hossein Ensan | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Münster, Germany |
| Born | May 22, 1964 (age 56) Iran |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 2 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | Winner, 2019 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 3 |
| Money finish(es) | 6 |
| Information accurate as of 17 July 2019. | |
Hossein Ensan (born May 22, 1964) is an Iranian-German professional poker player from Münster, Germany. In 2019, he won the Main Event at the World Series of Poker for $10,000,000.
Ensan was born in Iran and moved to Germany at the age of 25, in 1999. There, he studied civil engineering at the University of Munster. But being unable to pay his bills, especially at the time he was founding a family, he could not go all the way to obtain his diploma. He started working small jobs, such as a taxi driver, waiter, and painter.[1] He then managed to start a taxi business in 2002, buying three cars, and had enough time to start his poker career. This was quite a late start, Ensan being 39 at that time. However he declared that he knew the rules of poker since he played five-card draw when he was a kid.[2]
In August 2014, Ensan won the seniors event at the European Poker Tour's Barcelona festival, then a week later he finished third out of 1,496 players in the Main Event for €652,000.[3] He also made the final table at EPT Malta in March 2015, finishing in sixth. Finally, he made his third EPT final table in Prague that December and won the tournament for €754,000.[4]
Ensan won a WSOP circuit ring in Rozvadov, Czech Republic in 2017. He had just one WSOP cash prior to the 2019 Main Event, in the Colossus event at the WSOP Europe in 2017.[5]
At the 2019 Main Event, Ensan entered the final table with the chip lead at 177,000,000, more than a third of the chips in play. On the 301st hand of the final table, he defeated Dario Sammartino heads-up with K♥K♣ against the 8♠4♠ of Sammartino. His opponent check-raised all in on a 10♠2♦6♠9♣ board and Ensan quickly called. Sammartino, a high roller regular and one of the best poker players in the world, said that Ensan played better during the heads-up. At age 55, Ensan became the oldest Main Event champion since Noel Furlong in 1999 and the second German champion after Pius Heinz in 2011.[6][7]
As of January 2020, Ensan's total live earnings exceed $13,000,000.
World Series of Poker bracelets[edit]
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event | $10,000,000 |
Biggest scores[edit]
| Date | Tournament | Buy in | Ranking | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-07-2019 | WSOP Main Event | $10,000 | 1/8,569 | $10,000,000 |
| 16-12-2017 | PokerStars Championship Prague HR | €10,300 | 3/256 | €242,000 |
| 13-10-2017 | WSOP Circuit Rozvadov Main Event | €1,650 | 1/672 | €184,812 |
| 10-12-2015 | EPT Prague Main Event | €5,300 | 1/1,044 | €754,510 |
| 12-09-2015 | Rotterdam Series €550 Deep Stack | €550 | 1/ ? | €12,057 |
| 06-05-2015 | EPT Monte Carlo €330 Turbo | €330 | 1/93 | €3,650 |
| 04-05-2015 | EPT Monte Carlo €2,200 NLHE | €2,200 | 1/263 | €87,043 |
| 22-03-2015 | EPT Malta Main Event | €5,300 | 6/895 | €153,700 |
| 21-02-2015 | Eureka Rozvadov Main Event | €1,100 | 8/664 | €12,770 |
| 21-08-2014 | EPT Barcelona Main Event | €5,300 | 3/1,496 | €652,667 |
| 16-08-2014 | ESPT Barcelona Seniors Event | €220 | 1/85 | €4,535 |
| 19-04-2013 | EPT Berlin €330 NLHE | €330 | 8/555 | €3,500 |
References[edit]
- ^Kirschen, Robert (July 13, 2019). 'MAIN EVENT FINAL TABLE IS SET, HOSSEIN ENSAN LEADS'. WSOP.com. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^SomuchpokerNews (December 27, 2019). 'An exclusive conversation with 2019 WSOP Main Event Champion Hossein Ensan'. Somuchpoker. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^Swains, Howard (August 27, 2014). 'EPT11 Barcelona: Hossein Ensan set to strike another blow for poker's old guard'. PokerStars Blog. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^Willis, Brad (December 10, 2015). 'EPT12 Prague: Third time's a charm for champion Hossein Ensan'. PokerStars Blog. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^'Hossein Ensan Wins 2017 WSOP Circuit Rozvadov Main Event (€184,812)'. www.pokernews.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^'Hossein Ensan wins $10 million in prize money for World Series of Poker victory'. USA TODAY. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^D'Angelo, Bob. 'Top card: Hossein Ensan of Germany wins $10M at World Series of Poker'. Dayton Daily News. Retrieved July 31, 2019.