George Brandon Adams (born December 12, 1978) is an American poker player and self-published author.

Career

Adams got his bachelor's degree and

Master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

at the

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...

, before attending Harvard Business School and obtaining a doctorate. Adams finished a book titled "''Setting Sun: The End of Economic Dominance''". He previously published a poker novel, "''Broke: A Poker Novel''" in 2008. He co-authored a book on behavioral finance, "''The Story of Behavioral Finance''", with Brian Finn.

Poker

Brandon Adams was first introduced to poker during his college years. Adams first cashed in the

World Series of Poker The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a series of poker tournaments held annually in Paradise, Nevada and, since 2004, sponsored by Caesars Entertainment. It dates its origins to 1970, when Benny Binion invited seven of the best-known poker p ...

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. His best finish in a tournament at the

WSOP The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a series of poker tournaments held annually in Paradise, Nevada and, since 2004, sponsored by Caesars Entertainment. It dates its origins to 1970, when Benny Binion invited seven of the best-known poker pl ...

came in 2019 when he won the $3,200 Online No-Limit Hold'em High Roller (Event #74) event for $411,561. In total, Adams has cashed twenty-three WSOP events and has made seven WSOP and WSOP Circuit final tables as of the end of the 2019 series. His 23 WSOP cashes account for $2,517,613 of that total. Adams played on Season 4 and 8 of

High Stakes Poker ''High Stakes Poker'' is an American cash game poker television program. The poker variant played on the show is no limit Texas hold 'em. The first four seasons ran from January 16, 2006 to December 17, 2007 on GSN. The next three seasons ran f ...

, and on Season 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of

Poker After Dark ''Poker After Dark'' is an hour-long poker television program that originally aired on NBC, premiering on January 1, 2007.

. Adams has appeared on over sixty poker TV shows on

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, and ESPN2, Game Show Network, and

PokerGO PokerGO is an over-the-top content platform based in Las Vegas, Nevada. PokerGO was launched in 2017 as a subscription-based streaming service offering poker centric online streaming. The content offered on PokerGO includes poker tournaments, ...

. He has appeared on

Poker After Dark ''Poker After Dark'' is an hour-long poker television program that originally aired on NBC, premiering on January 1, 2007.

, Super High Roller Club, Super High Roller Cash Game, and also on live tournament coverage on

including Super High Roller Bowl,

Poker Masters The Poker Masters is a series of high-stakes poker tournaments. Created in 2017, it takes place at ARIA Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and online at partypoker. Final tables are streamed on PokerGO, and the player who accumulates the m ...

, and U.S. Poker Open. As of August 2021, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,200,000.

Business career

In 2011, Adams founded Expert Insight at a cost of $450,000.Harvard's Adams Enlists Nobel Economist Charging $5,000 for Hour of Advice https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-19/harvard-s-adams-enlists-nobel-economist-charging-5-000-for-hour-of-advice.html The website allowed its customers 1-on-1 video chat sessions with experts in various fields, such as a chat with Nobel Prize winner

Gary Becker Gary Stanley Becker (; December 2, 1930 – May 3, 2014) was an American economist who received the 1992 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He was a professor of economics and sociology at the University of Chicago, and was a leader of ...

, for $5,000 an hour.

References

External links

Brandon Adams Personal Site
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