Brandon Adams (poker player)
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Brandon Adams is an American university teaching fellow, author, and poker player.
, he now lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Adams teaches a course at Harvard University called "The US in the World Economy" and has recently finished a book titled "Setting Sun: The End of Economic Dominance".
He previously published a poker novel ("Broke: A Poker Novel") and co-authored a book on behavioral finance, "The Story of Behavioral Finance", with Brian Finn.
in 2006 in the $1,000 No Limit Hold'em event and again in the main event the following year, winning a cash prize of $130,288 for his 69th place finish.
He played on season 4 of High Stakes Poker
, on seasons 5-7 of Poker After Dark
and participated in the World Series of Poker
circuit tournaments.
His best finish in a tournament at the WSOP came in 2010 when he finished as runner up to Men Nguyen
in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud event for $243,958. In total, Adams has cashed nine WSOP events and has made three WSOP final tables as of the end of the 2010 series.
Adams has appeared on over sixty poker TV shows on NBC, ESPN, and ESPN2, and the Game Show Network. Over the past six years, he logged over one thousand hours in very high buy-in live poker games ($50k minimum buy-in). Full Tilt Poker sponsors him as a professional player.
Although he primarily plays cash games, as of 2010, his poker tournament earnings exceed $850,000. His 9 WSOP cashes account for $608,881 of that total.
Career
Originally from New Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, he now lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Adams teaches a course at Harvard University called "The US in the World Economy" and has recently finished a book titled "Setting Sun: The End of Economic Dominance".
He previously published a poker novel ("Broke: A Poker Novel") and co-authored a book on behavioral finance, "The Story of Behavioral Finance", with Brian Finn.
Poker
Adams first cashed in the World Series of PokerWorld Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
in 2006 in the $1,000 No Limit Hold'em event and again in the main event the following year, winning a cash prize of $130,288 for his 69th place finish.
He played on season 4 of High Stakes Poker
High Stakes Poker
High Stakes Poker is a cash game poker television program broadcast by the cable television network GSN in the United States. The poker variant played on the show is no limit Texas hold 'em. It premiered on January 16, 2006 and ended on December 17, 2007 and it returns back on March 1, 2009 and is...
, on seasons 5-7 of Poker After Dark
Poker After Dark
Poker After Dark was an hour-long poker television program on NBC. The show made its debut on January 1, 2007, and was cancelled as another victim of the "Black Friday" criminal case due to the show's sponsorship by Full Tilt Poker, one of that case's defendants. on September 23, 2011 For its first...
and participated in the World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
circuit tournaments.
His best finish in a tournament at the WSOP came in 2010 when he finished as runner up to Men Nguyen
Men Nguyen
Men "The Master" Nguyễn is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player.-Early years:In 1967, he dropped out of school at age 13 and became a bus driver to help support his family. In early 1978, a staunch anti-Communist, he escaped from the Communist regime of Vietnam by boat and sailed with...
in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud event for $243,958. In total, Adams has cashed nine WSOP events and has made three WSOP final tables as of the end of the 2010 series.
Adams has appeared on over sixty poker TV shows on NBC, ESPN, and ESPN2, and the Game Show Network. Over the past six years, he logged over one thousand hours in very high buy-in live poker games ($50k minimum buy-in). Full Tilt Poker sponsors him as a professional player.
Although he primarily plays cash games, as of 2010, his poker tournament earnings exceed $850,000. His 9 WSOP cashes account for $608,881 of that total.