Szeremeta's father, who used to play draw poker himself, was a rear gunner who went missing during World War II.
Nic was brought up by his mother in Letchworth Garden City in Hertfordshire in the post-war years.
He was eventually asked to leave due to a French au pair being found in his bed.
In his retirement years, one of his favourite destinations to play poker is Vienna where he achieved his most recent live cash.
Szeremeta was the first non-American to win the World Series of Poker Media Event in 1996.