Seat 7: Martins Adeniya (26, London, UK) - 4,736,000
Londoner Martins Adeniya turned pro three years ago after leaving a high-paying job at Lloyd’s Insurance. He had tried working during the day and grinding online at night, but soon found he was earning far more as a player. A deep run in a 2009 online tourney cemented his decision to turn pro and gave him enough of a bankroll to start playing live events and cash games.
The switch has turned out to be a good one. To date, Adeniya, who graduated in business administration, has earned more than $250,000 live and even more online.
He first came to media attention when he was the overnight Day 1a chip leader at last season’s EPT Snowfest in Austria. He ended up finishing 15th in that event for €11,495. His biggest result to date was 13th place in the 2010 World Series of Poker $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max for $58,699 and two weeks later bubbling the final of the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max for $40,547. He was also runner-up in a $500 Venetian Deep Stack event in May 2010 and min-cashed the 2009 WSOP Main Event.
Adeniya loves the travel element of playing live tourneys, seeing new sights and experiencing new cultures. He is the chip leader coming into this final table.
Bio courtesy of PokerStars.