John Gale (13 December 1953 to 18 November 2019) was an English professional poker player based in Bushey, Hertfordshire. He began playing Texas hold 'em in mid-2004, qualified through an online satellite for the 2005 PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure on the World Poker Tour, and won it in his first major live tournament for a first prize of 890,600 dollars. He sold his management consultancy to play poker full time. At the World Series of Poker he took second place in a 2005 pot limit hold 'em event, won a bracelet in 2006 in a 2,500 dollar pot limit hold 'em event and a second in 2015 in a turbo no limit event. He died on 18 November 2019, aged 65.
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John Gale (13 December 1953 - 18 November 2019) was an English professional poker player based in Bushey, Hertfordshire.
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was an English professional poker player based in Bushey, Hertfordshire
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Gale finished in the money on the European Poker Tour the next month, and finished in the money four times during the 2005 World Series of Poker, including a second-place finish to Brian Wilson in the $5,000 pot limit hold 'em event.
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At the 2006 WSOP, Gale won Event #29
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was an English professional poker player based in Bushey, Hertfordshire.
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