The 4 Most Brilliant Polish Famous Figures with a Weakness for Risk

According to statistics, there are more than 6.4 million registered users in Polish “dobre kasyno online”. Most players enjoy bonuses, while others love the prospect of winning big money. But what unites all these people is their love of casino games and a weakness for risk. Celebrities, businessmen, and sportsmen in Poland are not indifferent to online gambling either. Some of them even gave up their current careers for the chance to become professional poker players. Let’s see which famous Polish figures are known for their love of poker.

1. Wiktor Malinowski 

Victor Malinowski is a former national team handball player who quit his successful sports career and started playing professional poker in 2014. In two years, he moved from low-stakes games to medium- and high-stakes games. His first big win came in 2018 when Malinkowski received a $726,000 prize after beating everyone in the World Championship of Online Poker. However, his biggest victory was yet to come. In 2020, the young and talented poker player won $842,438 playing No-Limit Hold’em at Natural8, Asia’s largest poker site. So, the total winnings of Malinowski as a poker lover exceeds $4 million.

2. Henry Orenstain

Henry Orenstein is a Holocaust survivor, entrepreneur, designer, and toy manufacturer from Hrubieszow, a small town in southeastern Poland. In addition to his successful business as a professional toy manufacturer, Henry is also known for his love of gambling.

• In 1993 and 1995 Orenstein participated in the $10,000 World Series of Poker Tournament and won both times in the no-limit Texas hold ’em main event. 
• In 1996, at the World Series of Poker Tournament, Henry won $130,000 by beating professional poker players such as TJ Cloutier and Humberto Brenes.
• At the 2005 United States Poker Championship Orenstein took seventh place. 
• At the age of 80, the toyaker participated in BC’s National Heads-Up Poker Championship and won the first round. 

In addition to his outstanding skills and poker strategy, Orenstein has become famous for his exciting games. He came up with the idea to show the audience the cards face down. As a result, his games became very appealing to viewers, as they felt deeply involved in the game.

3. Nic Szeremeta

Nic Szeremeta is the creator of a popular TV series called Late Night Poker, the owner of The Weekender newspaper, and the former editor of Poker Europa magazine. At the early stages of his career, Szeremeta owned a newspaper but had to sell it in 1989 and acquired a betting office. Though it attracted players with a diversity of casino games, Szeremeta had to sell the office because of the low profit. 

Besides running a gambling business, Szeremeta was also a poker enthusiast. He has a chance to play in over ten countries and win thousands of dollars. In 1995, he won his biggest prize of $18,046 at the Amsterdam Master’s Classic event. Szeremeta rose to fame as a professional poker player in 1996 after winning the World Series of Poker Media Event. 

4. Michael Gracz

Before becoming a professional poker player, Michael Gratz was a commentator for online casino events and the Poker Dome Challenge, a speed poker tournament. Graz learned poker from his father, who was also a big poker player. After regularly participating in smaller poker events and greatly improving his skills, Graz took his first big win in 2004. At the Trump Classic, he beat everyone to win $295,275. In 2005, Graz won the first prize of $1,500,000 after defeating American professional poker player and rapper Paul Darden Jr.