Dominik Nitsche (Bounatirou)

When he was younger, Dominik Nitsche, born in Germany in 1990, wanted to be a professional footballer. He soon realized that he didn't have what it took for the job, but realized on the other hand that he was very good at mathematics. At the age of 16, he became interested in poker and started playing under his mother's pseudonym. In 2009, he took part in his first live poker tournament, winning $381,000 on the Latin American Poker Tour in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Quite a performance for a first live tournament! His poker career had officially been launched.

His many paid places at the WSOP

What's most impressive about Dominik is that at just 33 years of age (in 2023), he has already amassed 4 WSOP bracelets, 33 paid places as well as over 20 million US dollars in tournament winnings (not to mention his World Poker Tour title and 6 paid places). In 2017, he won his biggest career prize at the World Series of Poker Europe. In the €111,111 High Roller for One Drop No Limit Hold'em tournament, he finished 1st for €3,487,463. And those who follow these events know that the caliber of these tournaments is very high. They're pretty much always attended by the best players in poker.

Dominik is also a big online winner!

In addition to his $20 million in purses in live tournaments, Dominik has also accumulated over $7 million online in tournaments, notably on PokerStars where he plays under the pseudonym "Bounatirou" and, at the time, on Full Tilt Poker, where he played under the pseudonym "JustLuck1337" (Full Tilt Poker no longer exists since 2012). In May 2020, he won the prestigious Spring Championship of Online Poker main event on PokerStars.