NickyOD in the News Thread

lemeister

Article in the independent today http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=1536866&issue_id=13503 (requires free registration):

Poker player takes a gamble and packs up job


A 22-YEAR-OLD computer technician has quit his €30,000-a-year job - because he says he makes more money playing poker.

Nicky 'The Diamond' O'Donnell hopes to become a force to be reckoned with on the world poker circuit after jacking in his job at Limerick Institute of Technology.

He says he resigned after realising that he was making more money on-line gambling than he could ever make in a regular job. Nicky is one of 350 finalists at the Boylepoker.com Irish Poker Championship this weekend in Dublin and he has vowed to take Las Vegas by storm if he wins the €500,000 prize fund.

"I have only really been playing for three years. I got into the on-line poker about a year and a half ago and from practice and perseverance I have got really serious about it now," he said.

"I deposited dollars $400 (€330) to start me off a year and a half ago and I have never have to put any more money into my fund. I leave that balance and pay myself the equivalent of the average wage from my winnings."

Nicky is one of a growing number of young people who are now seeing poker playing as a legitimate career thanks to the web. "You can play whenever you want and most poker players earn their basic wage from the internet and in card rooms nowadays. It has opened it all up to people all over the world," he says.

"I have been working in Limerick IT as a computer technician but it got to the stage that I was making more a year playing poker on the internet so I have decided to jack in the job and become a professional player," he said.

Sounds like a certain boards member!;)

Amaru

Nicky's only 22?

NickyOD

My phone hasn't stopped ringing all bllody morning. Help!!! :eek:

I'm 27. That's the Limerick Leader's fault. They also masacred my quotes. I may have said "pack" in my job but "jack" in. what the hell.:rolleyes:

roryc

The Diamond...

Fair play anyway Nicky.

gl

MadsL

They also masacred my quotes. I may have said "pack" in my job but "jack" in. what the hell.

Journalize - Poker Ace Jacks in Job citing bettor offer on the cards

Culchie

Limerick Diamond cuts loose with frenzied assault on poker community.

MadsL

Rough Diamond Flush with Success!

karlh

nice on Nicky

can't find it in the paper itself though....i have the iccle version so maybe they cut it out? :eek:

NickyOD

Lad you don't know the half of it yet. I'm on live line with Joe Duffy AND Spin 103 later. between 1:45 and 2:30. Also TV3 and Sky news Ireland are coming to Limerick to Interview me. I'm very frightened.

blahblah06

lol nicky thats great news.

blahblah06

I must say its very impressive that you have never had to put any more money into your account and your only playing a year and a half. what games do you play exactly nicky

kincsem

NickyOD wrote:

Lad you don't know the half of it yet. I'm on live line with Joe Duffy AND Spin 103 later. between 1:45 and 2:30. Also TV3 and Sky news Ireland are coming to Limerick to Interview me. I'm very frightened.

Wow. :eek: You're famous. You might rise to the level of having a bounty on your head in a Pokerevents tourney.:)

You might get a sponorship deal out of this.

barrera

NickyOD wrote:

Lad you don't know the half of it yet. I'm on live line with Joe Duffy AND Spin 103 later. between 1:45 and 2:30. Also TV3 and Sky news Ireland are coming to Limerick to Interview me. I'm very frightened.

Slow news day - you better hope Ariel Sharon pops his clogs!

Culchie

I'll donate €10 to charity if you say the word 'fuktard' live on air !

blahblah06

lol culchie. what time is he on exactly? he has to mention boards surely

BigDragon

1. LMFAO

2. Im gonna try and save the interviews and will post them on pokergimp.com

3. He has taken on the services of an agent (I get 20% ).

tap28

This is great news, seriously if you are thinking of looking for sponsorship, the media coverage will certainly help. Can't wait you with Dear Joe.

kincsem

Culchie wrote:

I'll donate €10 to charity if you say the word 'fuktard' live on air !

Mmmm. Win €10. Lose a career.

Not getting the pot odds to call. :v:

Culchie

kincsem wrote:

Mmmm. Win €10. Lose a career.

Not getting the pot odds to call. :v:

Sure if he does say the naughty word, PPP will take him on


Seriously, good luck Nicky

gerire

Ill give the tenner just if he mentions the poker forum on boards here.

Hang on why am I doing advertising for Dev....

Amaru

NickyOD wrote:

Lad you don't know the half of it yet. I'm on live line with Joe Duffy AND Spin 103 later. between 1:45 and 2:30. Also TV3 and Sky news Ireland are coming to Limerick to Interview me. I'm very frightened.

Just as a matter of interest, how did all this come about?

califano

Amaru wrote:

Just as a matter of interest, how did all this come about?

He Kidnapped the chief of RTE, Rupert Pupkin stlye.

DubTony

barrera wrote:

Slow news day - you better hope Ariel Sharon pops his clogs!

Ariel Sharon in a mess, Luas in a mess, tax calculations in a mess, and Nicky O'Donnell (don't mess it up now, y'hear? ). Good Job mate. The NickyOD PR machine is doing a great job. Good Luck.

NickyOD

Slow news day is right.

Just did my TV3 interview. It's out at 5:30. Awful stuff.

roryc

Amaru wrote:

Just as a matter of interest, how did all this come about?

Yes I'm intrigued


Fair play to you, but all this seems to be happening in quick succession. Is it all surrounding the Boylesports tournament?

blahblah06

nicky when ya on joe duffy

NickyOD

roryc wrote:

Yes I'm intrigued


Fair play to you, but all this seems to be happening in quick succession. Is it all surrounding the Boylesports tournament?

Boyle Poker iussued a press release about a number of players. I don't know why I was the one the media seem to be focussing on. I guess its because I'm so good looking. :v:

roryc

Must be......


Pass any media scraps down to us fugly people

NickyOD

blahblah06 wrote:

nicky when ya on joe duffy

Some serious intervierw going on at the moment. Getting very deep and the guy took up my air time. Prob not going to happen until same time tomorrrow now, but the lady on the phone was very nice.

Should be on Spin 103 in a minute. I hear they often refer to limerick as Stab City. :mad:

impr0v

blahblah06 wrote:

nicky when ya on joe duffy

yer, this stardust stuff is depressing me.

blahblah06

have 103 on

Dub13

have spin on now....GL,hope you dont get a bad beat.

blahblah06

ask him for some jesus weed

Dub13

If anybody wants to text in the number is 085 7111038

Culchie

What page on the Indo is it on?

dexem

Do you have to have iTunes to listen to Spin 103 online? Or does it broadcast outside Dublin?

Dub13

http://www.spin1038.com/default.asp

dingle

goto www.spin1038.com there's a 'listen now' button and all you need is Media Player

blahblah06

here we go

dingle

Nicky's on now

roryc

somebody record it! Im in work, cant listen

impr0v

i don't think i can take much more of the shít they're talking

dingle

On Spin 103

dexem

dingle wrote:

goto www.spin1038.com there's a 'listen now' button and all you need is Media Player

Well, that was obvious :-)

I'm listening right now, great stuff!

blahblah06

these ppl are gob ****es

roryc

Just caught the end of it in the radio in my car. Jack and Ally........ 'poker extraordinares'. Why did he keep going on about Nicky's passport?

impr0v

you did alright, congrats.

blahblah06

y interview someone when u dont know anything about the bloody subject

dingle

Daytime radio is usually pretty bad but these guys take it to a different level altogether, jeez they are brutal :eek:

Nicky did ok, although I'd say the table chat at the weekend could be interesting

peeko

from poker to Vaginal Passages! Madness....

Best of luck Nicky...

NickyOD

I got to listen to what they were saying while I was on hold for 2 minutes. I seriously considered hanging up, but then decided they needed someone with some class on their show. :v: