| Date | Event | Buy-In | Place | Entries | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jun 27 - 28, 2012 Las Vegas, NV,  |
43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012 No Limit Hold'em - Ante Only (Event #49) QE |
$1,500 | 60th | 939 | $4,044 |
|
Jun 17 - 19, 2012 Las Vegas, NV, |
43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012 No Limit Hold'em (Event #33) QE |
$1,000 | 215th | 2795 | $2,012 |
|
Jun 14 - 16, 2012 Las Vegas, NV, |
43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012 No Limit Hold'em - Four Handed (Event #28) QE |
$2,500 | 43rd | 750 | $6,534 |
|
Jun 2 - 6, 2012 Las Vegas, NV, |
43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012 No Limit Hold'em - Re-Entry (Event #9A) QE |
$1,500 | 119th | 3404 | $4,595 |
|
May 31 - Jun 3, 2012 Las Vegas, NV, |
43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012 No Limit Hold'em - Mixed Max (Event #6) QE |
$5,000 | 43rd | 409 | $9,503 |
|
Mar 4, 2012 London,  |
2012 Super Stack Series - High Roller London No Limit Hold'em |
£500 | 1st | 61 | £10,675 |
|
Jan 31 - Feb 6, 2012 Deauville,  |
EPT Deauville No Limit Hold'em - Main Event QE |
€5,000 | 43rd | 889 | €15,000 |
|
Jan 13, 2012 Paradise Island,  |
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure No Limit Hold'em - Bounty QE |
$2,000 | 23rd | 210 | $2,170 |
|
Jan 10, 2012 Paradise Island, |
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure No Limit Hold'em - Leaderboard Event QE |
$2,000 | 25th | 348 | $5,740 |
|
Dec 5 - 10, 2011 Prague,  |
EPT Prague No Limit Hold'em - Main Event QE |
€5,000 | 50th | 722 | €13,000 |
|
Dec 1 - 5, 2011 Prague, |
WPT Prague No Limit Hold'em - Main Event QE |
€3,200 | 19th | 571 | €12,272 |
|
Oct 7 - 9, 2011 Cannes, |
2011 World Series of Poker - Europe 6-Max No Limit Hold'em QE |
€2,500 | 36th | 360 | €4,536 |
|
Sep 30 - Oct 6, 2011 London, |
EPT/UK & Ireland Poker Tour - London No Limit Hold'em - Main Event QE |
£5,000 | 7th | 691 | £86,350 |
|
Jun 23 - 25, 2011 Las Vegas, NV, |
42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011 No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed QE |
$5,000 | 19th | 732 | $24,942 |
|
Jun 21 - 24, 2011 Las Vegas, NV, |
42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011 No Limit Hold'em QE |
$2,500 | 135th | 1734 | $5,680 |
|
Jun 7 - 9, 2011 Las Vegas, NV, |
42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011 No Limit Hold'em - Triple Chance QE |
$1,500 | 23rd | 1340 | $10,636 |
|
Mar 20 - 25, 2011 Hinterglemm,  |
EPT Snowfest Main Event - No Limit Hold'em QE |
€3,500 | 15th | 482 | €11,495 |
|
Jan 30, 2011 Melbourne,  |
2011 Aussie Millions Poker Championship No Limit Hold'em - Turbo QE |
AU$1,000 | 12th | 148 | AU$2,000 |
|
Oct 13, 2010 Sky Sports, |
FullTiltPoker.com Poker Million IX Heat 5 |
— | 6th | 8 | $0 |
|
Sep 25 - 26, 2010 London, |
EPT London No Limit Hold'em - European Championship QE |
£1,000 | 5th | 165 | £9,900 |
|
Jun 30 - Jul 3, 2010 Las Vegas, NV, |
41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010 No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed QE |
$25,000 | 13th | 191 | $58,699 |
|
Jun 14 - 16, 2010 Las Vegas, NV, |
41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010 No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed QE |
$2,500 | 9th | 1245 | $40,547 |
|
Jun 9, 2010 Las Vegas, NV, |
2010 Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III No Limit Hold'em QE |
$1,500 | 42nd | 478 | $3,736 |
|
May 30, 2010 Las Vegas, NV, |
2010 Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III No Limit Hold'em |
$500 | 2nd | 404 | $28,265 |
|
Jan 12, 2010 Paradise Island, |
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure No Limit Hold'em QE |
$1,000 | 20th | 161 | $1,560 |
|
Oct 17, 2009 Thanet, |
2009 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - Leg 8 No Limit Hold'em |
£250 | 2nd | 27 | £2,025 |
|
Sep 18 - 21, 2009 London, |
2009 World Series Of Poker - Europe No Limit Hold'em QE |
£1,000 | 37th | 608 | £2,803 |
|
Jul 3 - Nov 10, 2009 Las Vegas, NV, |
40th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2009 World Championship No Limit Hold'em QE |
$10,000 | 474th | 6494 | $25,027 |
|
Mar 4, 2009 London, |
The London Poker Masters No Limit Hold'em |
£250 | 10th | 129 | £887 |
Martins Adeniya is a young British professional poker player who made his first live-event cash in 2009. In the first 2 years, he cashed 18 times, made 5 final tables, cashed in 8 WSOP events, and earned close to $400,000.
Martins was born in 1985. While in college, Martins studied for a career in finance. Those same skills eventually steered him towards poker. After graduating, he went to work for an oil and shipping company, coming home every day after work to play poker online. It wasn’t long before he was earning two or three times as much grinding online as he was working his day job.
In 2009, the 24-year-old Martins had earned enough in online tournaments to trade his finance career for one as a professional poker player. Near his home in London, he collected his first live-event cash of £887 when he finished 10th in the £250 NLHE at the 2009 London Poker Masters. His next cash was for $25,027 in the Main Event at the WSOP, followed with a cash at the WSOP Europe, and a runner-up finish in the £250 NLHE at the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour for £2,025.
In 2010, Martins first cash was at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. In Las Vegas, he cashed twice at the Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza, where he was runner-up in the $500 NLHE to earn $28,265. At the WSOP, he cashed twice, finishing 9th for $40,547 in the $2,500 NLHE 6-Max, and taking 13th in the $25,000 NLHE 6-Max to collect $58,699. To finish the year, Martins placed 5th for £9,900 in the £1,000 NLHE European Championship EPT London, and cashed at the FullTiltPoker.com Poker Million.
By October, Martins had cashed 7 times in 2011. He cashed at the Aussie Millions Poker Championship and the EPT Snowfest Hinterglemm, before cashing 3 times at the WSOP.
At the 2011 WSOP, Martins finished 23rd for $10,636 in the $1,500 NLHE Triple Chance, cashed in the $2,500 NLHE, and took 19th in the $5,000 NLHE 6-Max, earning $24,942. For the biggest payday of his young career, Martins finished 7th in the £5,000 NLHE Main Event at the EPT/UK & Ireland Poker Tour London to take home £86,350. The next month, he was in Cannes, where he cashed at the WSOP Europe.
For Martins, the decision to leave a well-paying job for the life of a poker pro was motivated by more than just money. For him, it is the lifestyle and freedom playing poker affords him that is the biggest plus. When playing in events all over the world, he loves being able to see the cities and experience the various cultures, and if he likes what he sees, he stays longer.
