Kickoff Event Photo Gallery
While photo galleries are standard in some of our post types, you can also create an image gallery by itself. In fact, you don’t even need any text here if you just want to post the gallery by itself. You can post any number of photos and they will appear in the gallery slider with the filmstrip control at the bottom. Our galleries use lossless compression to keep your site running fast while your images still display in perfect detail.
You may also notice that if you click on any of the photos that are embedded in posts, like the one to the left, it brings up a full size image. Players like to see themselves as big as possible! The image can be whatever size you like, aligned however you like, and either wrapped in words, like this one, or standing alone and larger, taking up the full width of the page for a featured image. Anything you put in as a caption for the image appears over the bottom of the image. You’ll notice many of these photos are using that feature, which is really great for final table galleries, but if you’re posting a large gallery there won’t be time to add biographical information about each player.
You also choose the title of each gallery. Like the very boring “Event 1 Photo Gallery” title below.
Event 1 Photo Gallery
Hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden, Erik is a data analyst on a work visa in Seattle. He enjoys soccer, Nordic noir novels, and weekend ferry trips with his girlfriend. He first learned five‑card draw from his grandfather and shifted to no‑limit holdem in college, leaning on solver study and spreadsheets. His goal is to win Player Of The Year for the Example Poker Tour. Erik has been piling up cashes this year, with nine cashes in our ExPT events and almost $80,000 in winnings. He is currently third in our PoY rankings, and says that he will be playing every event for the rest of the season.
Seat 5: Erik Lundström (280,000)
Hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden, Erik is a data analyst on a work visa in Seattle. He enjoys soccer, Nordic noir novels, and weekend ferry trips with his girlfriend. He first learned five‑card draw from his grandfather and shifted to no‑limit holdem in college, leaning on solver study and spreadsheets. His goal is to win Player Of The Year for the Example Poker Tour. Erik has been piling up cashes this year, with nine cashes in our ExPT events and almost $80,000 in winnings. He is currently third in our PoY rankings, and says that he will be playing every event for the rest of the season.
Liv is an overnight ICU nurse in Dallas who says poker helps her “switch from alarms to analytics.” Engaged and planning a fall wedding, she hikes local trails and bakes sourdough to decompress. After five years in local dailies, she’s focused on ICM and short‑stack play, aiming to cash some multi‑day events. Liv's biggest score came in an Example Poker Tour last season when she took third place in the main event for $106,000
Seat 4: Olivia “Liv” Carter (410,000)
Liv is an overnight ICU nurse in Dallas who says poker helps her “switch from alarms to analytics.” Engaged and planning a fall wedding, she hikes local trails and bakes sourdough to decompress. After five years in local dailies, she’s focused on ICM and short‑stack play, aiming to cash some multi‑day events. Liv's biggest score came in an Example Poker Tour last season when she took third place in the main event for $106,000
A Colorado wildland firefighter in the off‑season, Wyatt brings calm under pressure to the felt. Single, with a rescued blue heeler named Blaze, he spends downtime trail‑running and fly‑fishing. He started playing in barracks games a decade ago and recently transitioned to structured tournaments, emphasizing position and stack management. His dream is a deep WSOP Circuit run to fund a backcountry conservation nonprofit. His recent scores include a final table in a WSOP Circuit main event and a local win in a side event here on the Example Poker Tour.
Seat 3: Wyatt McCray (820,000)
A Colorado wildland firefighter in the off‑season, Wyatt brings calm under pressure to the felt. Single, with a rescued blue heeler named Blaze, he spends downtime trail‑running and fly‑fishing. He started playing in barracks games a decade ago and recently transitioned to structured tournaments, emphasizing position and stack management. His dream is a deep WSOP Circuit run to fund a backcountry conservation nonprofit. His recent scores include a final table in a WSOP Circuit main event and a local win in a side event here on the Example Poker Tour.
A bilingual Phoenix elementary school counselor, Maria juggles work, family dinners with her parents, and weekend charity 5Ks and poker tournaments. She discovered poker at a home game during the pandemic and dove into training sites, focusing on fundamentals and emotional control. She aims to become the top‑finishing woman on the tour this year. She collects enamel pins from every casino she visits and uses them as lucky card markers.
Seat 2: Maria Alvarez (245,000)
A bilingual Phoenix elementary school counselor, Maria juggles work, family dinners with her parents, and weekend charity 5Ks and poker tournaments. She discovered poker at a home game during the pandemic and dove into training sites, focusing on fundamentals and emotional control. She aims to become the top‑finishing woman on the tour this year. She collects enamel pins from every casino she visits and uses them as lucky card markers.
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Tony runs a small HVAC company in New Jersey and treats tournaments like service calls — diagnose, fix, move on. A father of three, he coaches Little League and smokes cigars on his patio after long days. He’s logged a decade of weekend dailies and studies his opponents for tells and behavior patterns. His goal is a five‑figure score to expand the business fleet.
Seat 8: Tony “Pipes” Russo (310,000)
Tony runs a small HVAC company in New Jersey and treats tournaments like service calls — diagnose, fix, move on. A father of three, he coaches Little League and smokes cigars on his patio after long days. He’s logged a decade of weekend dailies and studies his opponents for tells and behavior patterns. His goal is a five‑figure score to expand the business fleet.
An Albuquerque high‑school math teacher with Puerto Rican roots, Mason runs a chess club and sneaks probability puzzles into class. Married with a toddler, he discovered poker in college dorms and revisited it during online study groups last year. He focuses on GTO play, aiming to qualify for a televised final table some day. He tracks every tournament in a spreadsheet, noting his mistakes, great plays, and finish position.
Seat 9: Mason “Bookie” Delgado (605,000)
An Albuquerque high‑school math teacher with Puerto Rican roots, Mason runs a chess club and sneaks probability puzzles into class. Married with a toddler, he discovered poker in college dorms and revisited it during online study groups last year. He focuses on GTO play, aiming to qualify for a televised final table some day. He tracks every tournament in a spreadsheet, noting his mistakes, great plays, and finish position.
A long‑haul truck mechanic from Oklahoma City, Jake spends most days under the hood and most nights at his local card room. Married with two teenagers, he unwinds by rebuilding classic pickups and smoking brisket on weekends. He’s played poker casually for eight years, tightening up his tournament game over the last few years by listening to poker strategy podcasts while he's on long road trips. His goal is to parlay a few live scores into a Vegas summer run. Fun fact: he keeps a tiny torque wrench as a card protector.
Seat 1: Jake “Diesel” Hartman (450,000)
A long‑haul truck mechanic from Oklahoma City, Jake spends most days under the hood and most nights at his local card room. Married with two teenagers, he unwinds by rebuilding classic pickups and smoking brisket on weekends. He’s played poker casually for eight years, tightening up his tournament game over the last few years by listening to poker strategy podcasts while he's on long road trips. His goal is to parlay a few live scores into a Vegas summer run. Fun fact: he keeps a tiny torque wrench as a card protector.
Hannah Chang is an aspiring poker pro from Las Vegas who also works on freelance software design projects. A recent graduate of UNLV, Chang says that she prefers the freedom of poker to working a 9 to 5 job. She primarily plays cash games, but has been working on her tournament game lately and has had significant success over the last year. We expect to see more of Ms. Chang as she continues to improve and play more tournaments.
Seat 4: Hannah Chang (410,000)
Hannah Chang is an aspiring poker pro from Las Vegas who also works on freelance software design projects. A recent graduate of UNLV, Chang says that she prefers the freedom of poker to working a 9 to 5 job. She primarily plays cash games, but has been working on her tournament game lately and has had significant success over the last year. We expect to see more of Ms. Chang as she continues to improve and play more tournaments.
A retired Navy corpsman from Jacksonville, Hank brings battlefield composure to bubble play. Widowed and newly a granddad, he gardens and volunteers at a VA clinic. He learned cards on deployment and came back to live rooms five years ago, focusing on patience and maximizing the value he gets on his big hands. His first goal is a seniors event trophy here on the ExPT. He carries a brass challenge coin as his card protector.
Seat 10: Hank “Doc” Ellison (295,000)
A retired Navy corpsman from Jacksonville, Hank brings battlefield composure to bubble play. Widowed and newly a granddad, he gardens and volunteers at a VA clinic. He learned cards on deployment and came back to live rooms five years ago, focusing on patience and maximizing the value he gets on his big hands. His first goal is a seniors event trophy here on the ExPT. He carries a brass challenge coin as his card protector.
A Bay Area software QA lead, Priya balances sprint planning with late‑night online MTTs. Newly married, she and her wife foster senior cats and explore coffee roasters on weekends. After starting in family home games, she moved to holdem six years ago and has worked hard in recent months on range construction and attacking weak ranges with relentless aggression. Her target is a marquee live final table and a championship seat. She drinks espresso and listens to pop music to keep her focused during long tournament grinds.
Seat 7: Priya Nandakumar (170,000)
A Bay Area software QA lead, Priya balances sprint planning with late‑night online MTTs. Newly married, she and her wife foster senior cats and explore coffee roasters on weekends. After starting in family home games, she moved to holdem six years ago and has worked hard in recent months on range construction and attacking weak ranges with relentless aggression. Her target is a marquee live final table and a championship seat. She drinks espresso and listens to pop music to keep her focused during long tournament grinds.
