Dominik Nitsche / 4x WSOP Bracelets / 888Poker Amabassador / $18.6mm MTT Earnings

Dominik Nitsche joins the show to discuss DTO and how training impacts player performance. Dominik is the founder of DTO, alongside Markus Prinz. They aim to provide the easiest way to study GTO poker. Listen in to hear how Dominik became the youngest player to 3 bracelets, how he trains his own game and why you should always be looking to improve your tactics and strategies.

 

Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn from Dominik in this episode: 

 

• Becoming the youngest player to win 3 bracelets
• Why sticking to the basics could be the key to success
• How DTO was founded and what it brings to players games

• Winning the High Roller for One Drop Event
• Why you shouldn’t beat yourself up when missing out on the bubble
• What makes DTO stand out from other training sites?
• Becoming a poker ambassador

 

Timestamps:

 

• 0:00 – Introduction
• 0:15 – Current Life During Lockdown
• 5:05 – 2009: LAPT, Winning the Event
• 9:08 – What was the recipe for early success?
• 12:15 – Learning and sticking to the basics
• 14:55 – Family and Friends: Reactions to early wins
• 17:25 – DTO: The Foundation of Personal Poker Coaching
• 23:20 – “Letting Go”: How to give freedom to your ideas
• 25:25 – Who is a good fit for DTO?
• 30:45 – Winning the High Roller for One Drop Event
• 32:40 – Defining “Crushing It”
• 35:50 – How to take advantage of a situation
• 39:30 – Playing bubbles: Don’t beat yourself up
• 42:00 – How poker sites should handle cheating
• 47:45 – The competition in online poker sites
• 50:30 – Standout moments
• 54:25 – WSOP: Going bracelet to bracelet
• 1:00:30 – Using a supercomputer for DTO
• 1:02:08 – What makes DTO different?
• 1:10:05 – Issues with coaching pricing models
• 1:14:40 – The roadmap of building DTO
• 1:17:05 – Becoming a poker ambassador
• 1:19:05 – Streaming Poker: Balance of streaming and keeping secrets
• 1:25:20 – Structuring poker education
• 1:32:00 – Why aren’t some “high-rollers” improving their game?
• 1:38:40 – Differences in learning styles
• 1:40:20 – Twitch Questions
  • The costs of computation during COVID-19
  • Clearing your head after poker
  • Relationships
  • Weirdest tournament location
  • Alcohol whilst playing
  • Japan
  • What is beginners’ luck?
  • Difference between pro poker players and pro athletes
  • Daniel vs Hellmuth
  • DTO Pricing
  • How has DTO helped Dominik’s game?
  • What is Dominik’s motivation
  • Living in Edinburgh
• 2:08:30 – Improving over time
• 2:11:10 – How did Dominik get into poker and how did he learn?
• 2:16:00 – Rivalries
• 2:22:00 – How to be the best & keeping up with the game
• 2:28:58 – Deviating from the book & fun hands
• 2:31:00 – Investing in Bitcoin and NFT’s
• 2:34:00 – Playing Poker in the age of COVID & plans for the future
• 2:44:00 – Why should you use DTO?
• 2:47:00 – Where you can find Dominik and DTO
• 2:56:00 – Recap and conclusion

 

Episode Resources:

 

• Dominik’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominiknitsche
• Dominik’s Stats: https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=125675
• DTO Poker Trainer Twitter: https://twitter.com/DTOPoker
• DTO YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMLXYPZ_cKeZFFXQ5D32Qig

 

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