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Martins Adeniya is a London-born professional poker player who left a career in finance and trading to pursue poker full-time — and never looked back. Grinding his way up from micro-stakes online cash games to multi-tabling $10/$20 NL, Adeniya turned professional at 24 and has since built a career exceeding $2.6 million in live tournament earnings, with a career-high $512,600 win at the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open to his name.
Career Earnings & Biggest Results
Total live earnings surpass $2,600,000 across 148 recorded cashes, according to The Hendon Mob. His career-best live cash came in January 2025 at the Lucky Hearts Poker Open at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.
💰 Live Earnings: $2,600,000+ | 🏆 Live Titles: 1+ | 🎯 Live Cashes: 148 | 💵 Best Cash: $512,600
Notable Results (click to expand)
| Date | Event | Result | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | Lucky Hearts Poker Open – Main Event | 1st | $512,600 |
| Jan 2026 | Live tournament | – | $220,000 |
| 2023 | Wynn Summer Classic $2,200 Mystery Bounty | 3rd | $275,125 |
| 2011 | EPT London £5,000 Main Event | 7th | £86,350 |
His estimated poker net worth is over $3 million, factoring in online earnings accumulated across a sustained career at mid-to-high stakes.
Biography & Poker Background
Martins Adeniya was born in 1985 and raised in London. While studying at the University of Bath, he deposited the wages from his first internship into an online poker account and began playing cash games. By the time the placement ended, he had moved from $0.25/$0.50 to $10/$20 — a rise that told him everything he needed to know about where his future lay.
After graduating, he took a job as a trader, but the pull of poker proved stronger than the pull of the City. He made the decision to go professional in 2009, at 24, and immediately produced results: 18 cashes in his first two years, five final tables, and close to $400,000 earned before many of his peers had even turned professional.
His first major breakthrough on the European circuit came at the 2011 PokerStars Live EPT London, where he finished seventh in the £5,000 Main Event for £86,350 — sharing the final table with Benjamin Spindler and Steve O’Dwyer. That result signalled his transition from promising grinder to genuine live circuit player.
Adeniya has always blended cash games and tournaments, live and online. The timing of his biggest live win — $512,600 at the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open — was particularly meaningful: he was due to get married two weeks later and had a baby on the way. “It’s just perfect timing,” he told reporters after the win.
Play Style & Strategy
Adeniya’s background in online cash games at significant stakes gives him a level of technical discipline that shows up consistently in his tournament results. He thinks in ranges, manages stack dynamics accurately, and is capable of both the patient play required in deep-stacked MTTs and the aggression needed in faster-structured events.
His finance background — analytical, probabilistic thinking under pressure — is visible in the composure he brings to final table situations. He is a well-rounded player rather than a specialist, comfortable across a range of formats and buy-ins.
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