| Alex Millar | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Kanu7 IReadYrSoul |
| Born | 29 July 1985 |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 6 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 1 |
Alexander Millar (born 29 July 1985) is a British professional poker player who specializes in online high-stakes heads-up cash games, specifically No Limit Hold'em, playing under the alias Kanu7 [1] [2] on PokerStars and IReadYrSoul on Full Tilt Poker. [3] [4] [5]
A mathematics graduate from the University of Warwick, he rose to prominence in the late 2000s as one of the most successful online heads-up specialists. [6] Millar was signed to the PokerStars Team Online in 2013, a role he held until early 2015, and later joined partypoker Team Pro from 2017 to 2019. [7] [8] In addition to his playing career, he has been active as a coach and strategy content creator for aspiring poker professionals. [9]
Millar specializes in online high-stakes No Limit Hold'em and rarely plays live tournaments. He has earned over $2,600,000 playing on PokerStars and over $1,800,000 playing on Full Tilt. [3]
Millar had studied at Warwick University. [10] He began playing freerolls and $5 tourneys for fun in his 3rd year. In the 4th year, he started to play low buy-in tourneys, SnGs and 50NL. [5] During that year, Alex moved up from 50NL & 100NL to playing 2000NL & 5000NL. After that he decided to take poker as a career.
In 2013, Alex was signed as a part of PokerStars team pro. [11] He resigned from his role as stars ambassador in 2015. [1]
Millar considers Doug Polk, Ben Sulsky, and Isaac Haxton to be his toughest opponents. [10]