August 6th, 2024
BURLINGTON, ON
Timothy Adams—a professional poker player coming from Burlington—has so far made total live earnings of $38,580,851. That puts him in the second place on the Canadian all-time money list, being preceded only by Daniel Negreanu.
The biggest chunk of his earnings comes from playing poker tournaments on the top Canadian poker sites, where he excels with his advanced card-counting strategies.
He didn’t always have the enviable bankroll that he has today. Adams’ poker days began when he was 18, as he started participating in online tournaments. His alias was “Tim0thee” and it seems like it brought him a lot of luck—he won more than $500,000 on Full Tilt Poker and $2,000,000 on PokerStars.
Adams had humble beginnings by participating in low-stakes tournaments, with his first recorded win coming in May 2007. By snatching fifth place in a US tournament, he managed to earn $3,765. The buy-in for this tournament was a modest $340, which is how much many players who play poker in the best online casinos spend during an average night of fun.
Nowadays, it’s not uncommon for him to win six- and seven-figure prizes and participate in tournaments with a buy-in of $250,000. His first such win came in 2012, at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), where he finished seventh in a big event.
Speaking of WSOP, it’s nice to mention that, so far, Timothy Adams has managed to win one gold bracelet. This achievement happened back in 2012 when he finished first in a $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Four-Handed event. Apart from the gold bracelet, he also brought home $392,476 in winnings. For comparison purposes, Daniel Negreanu—which was mentioned earlier—currently has seven gold bracelets.
Fast forward to recent years and we can see Timothy Adams making some big wins and serious cash. In 2019, this Burlington poker player earned $3,536,550. He participated in an event in South Korea—the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series—and won first place. This wasn’t his first high-roller event, but it was one of his first major wins in a game of such magnitude.
As for his most recent big win, it came in 2021, when he finished 4th in a $50,000 Super High Roller Bowl Europe tournament. As a prize, Adams won $1,127,500.
Timothy Adams keeps the secret of his success to himself. Whether it’s his complex card-counting strategies or betting patterns that are keeping him on top of the game, it’s obvious that it’s working for him
For someone to be as successful as Adams is in poker, they have to be great at observing their opponents and reading body language. The subtle changes in one’s behavior can tell a lot about the strength of one’s hand, which is what professional poker players use when estimating risks. Not to mention how great they have to be at bluffing—after all, they can’t let other players read their next move.
