Swimming with Sharks | Ade Olonoh | Substack

It's Day 2 of the $10k 6-Handed Championship. I realize I'm nervous in a way I haven't been all summer. Maybe it's because I know it's the last…

Jul 23, 2022 •

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A group of young women in matching shirts jaywalk in front of Paris as cars blare their horns. The laggard yells out, “so if we don’t get arrested then…

Jul 22, 2022 •

I’m at the Venetian for the WPT $5k Main Event. It’s a big tournament, with a $4M prize pool guarantee that’s likely to get smashed. A player at my…

Jul 21, 2022 •

Today I’m playing the $5k 8-Handed Freezeout at Paris. It's a great structure but I expect a tough field. Twenty minutes in, I'm put to the test. I pick…

Jul 20, 2022 •

I'm back for Day 2 of the $2.5k, along with 256 other players, but only 205 of us will get paid. I’m 12th in chips, the first time this summer I’ve…

Jul 18, 2022 •

319 of us are back for Day 3 of the One Drop. I sit with 16 big blinds, ready to practice patience, ready to repeat my run up from a short stack…

Jul 16, 2022 •

I'm back for Day 2 of the One More for One Drop. Late registration is still open for the next two levels, and the number of entries keep ticking up. I'm…

Jul 14, 2022 •

Almost 3,000 players from across four flights converge today for Day 3 of the Main Event. We’re down from 8,663 entries, the second biggest field Main…

Jul 13, 2022 •

Swimming with Sharks

Swimming with Sharks

Chasing dreams at the World Series of Poker

Swimming with Sharks

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