It's no understatement to say that Nick Brancato has A LOT of experience. As an Internet Poker Pro he's logged over a million hands, equal to nearly 20 years of full time live playing experience.

Nick began his poker career with just $200 and promptly proceeded to lose nearly half his bankroll. Disgusted, he purchased several poker books and began to truly study the game. Nick relentlessly scrutinized his play, carefully analyzing key decisions after each session, constantly seeking to optimize his game. Initially concentrating only on Sit-N-Goes, Nick worked his way up, eventually learning to consistently beat some of the largest Single Table Tournaments available.

Nick then began to focus on No Limit Cash Games. The experience of playing over a thousand Sit-N-Goes made him an immediate low stakes winner. Since then Nick has steadily moved up in limits, consistently crushing the games, now playing eight high limit tables at once. Playing so many hands has made the technical side of Nick's game nearly automatic, leaving him free to focus on more advanced strategies.

Nick graduated college with a Computer Science Degree in only 3 years. At just 20, he began a career as a Web Developer, soon becoming a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. His heavily computer oriented and mathematical background serves him well, as Nick has become a master at the statistical analysis of poker.

Raised in New Jersey by a family of educators, Nick soon followed in their footsteps. Inspired by his late father, Jerry, a teacher who was also a great high stakes Stud player, Nick left his lucrative computer job to become a high school educator. This afforded him the opportunity to not only play more poker, but also to do something he has always found extremely gratifying, teach. Never doing anything halfhearted, within the year, Nick went on to get a Master Degree in Educational Administration.

Now, Nick's primary focus is just poker. While playing tens of thousands of hands a month, he remains a true student of the game, spending countless time reviewing his play, studying hand histories and devouring poker material. His prior teaching experience, along with his online expertise, provides an exceptional learning experience for students.

Nick currently lives in Jersey City, NJ. When away from the tables he enjoys spending time with family and friends, especially his mother, Karol, and long time girlfriend, Anna.