Sam Trickett
| Samuel Trickett | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Tricky |
| Residence | East Retford |
| Born | 2 July 1986 |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 7 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | None |
Sam Trickett (born 2 July 1986 in East Retford, United Kingdom) is a professional poker player. He is best known for finishing second, losing heads-up to Antonio Esfandiari in the Big One for One Drop - winning over $10 million in prize money.[1] He is currently the fifth highest earner in tournament play of all time.[2]
Career
Trickett started playing poker in 2005 after suffering a knee injury that ended his career as a professional footballer. He soon became a regular in poker events in Sheffield.
Trickett won the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) Luton Main Event in 2008, taking $215,178 in prize money. He cashed six times in the 41st World Series of Poker.[3]
In late 2010, Trickett, alongside the likes of Tom Dwan, John Juanda and Phil Ivey, took part in a series of high-stakes cash games in Macau featuring a number of wealthy Chinese businessmen. In an interview in the January 2011 issue of Bluff Europe magazine Trickett revealed that he won approximately £1m in these games and that he was currently learning Mandarin.[4]
In less than a month at the beginning of 2011 Trickett cashed for more than $3 million in super high buy-in small field no-limit hold'em tournaments. The $100k buy-in super high roller event at PCA, he won the $100k buy-in high roller event at the Aussie Millions and he got second place in what was then the largest buy-in tournament in history at the $250k super high roller event at the Aussie Millions.[3]
On 13 November 2011, Trickett won the Partouche Poker Tour Main Event in Cannes and won €1,000,000.[5]
On 3 July 2012, Trickett placed second in the WSOP's Big One for One Drop, a US$1 million buy-in event that is now the highest buy-in tournament ever. He won $10,112,001, making him Great Britain's all-time most successful poker player.[6] Following this record-breaking cash, British media interest in Trickett intensified,[7] culminating in the commission of an online documentary chronichling Trickett's early life up to his One Drop success.[8]
On 1 February 2013, Trickett won the $250,000 Challenge at the 2013 Aussie Millions. For his efforts, Trickett earned $2,000,000 AUD,[9] adding nearly $2.1 million USD to his bankroll.
On 23 March 2013, Sam finished runner-up to Daniel Shak in Premier League Poker VI at Aspers Casino London. He won $200,000 for his second-place finish[10]
As of 25 February 2014, his total live tournament winnings amount to $19,877,332,[11] placing him 5th on the all-time poker money list after Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, and Erik Seidel.[12]
Personal Life
In January 2013 Trickett announced his engagement to long-term partner Natasha Sandu.[13]
Notes
- ↑ 2012 World Series of Poker results#Event 55
- ↑ http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=83701
- 1 2 Sam Trickett Results
- ↑ "Sam Trickett and the Macau Big Game". Bluff Europe. January 2011. pp. 30–37. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- ↑ http://www.partouchepokertour.com/site/en/Home/
- ↑ http://www.wsop.com/news/2012/Jul/3926/ANTONIO-ESFANDIARI-PULLS-OFF-AMAZING-TRICK-BY-WINNING-ONE-DROP.html
- ↑ Manger, Warren. How Sam Trickett went from skint gas fitter to Britain’s £12MILLION poker 'Superman', Mirror, 25 October 2013. Accessed 7 October 2015.
- ↑ http://www.pokertube.com/videos/sam-trickett-high-stakes-documentary-trailer
- ↑ http://www.rankinghero.com/fr/players/20176/sam-trickett/stats.html
- ↑ "Dan Shak wins Premier League Poker VI".
- ↑ http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=83701
- ↑ http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/ranking/1#40
- ↑ Retmuller, Charles. Sam Trickett Engaged to Natasha Sandhu, 21 January 2013. Accessed 7 October 2015.
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