} Tristan Wade is an American professional

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. He won his first

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at the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe. In addition to a bracelet, 2011 saw Wade earn his first 3

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(WSOP) final tables, with two at the summer

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before his fall bracelet in Europe. He's known for limping the button then calling off 30bb shoves with 22 like a boss. Wade is also an instructor at Deepstacks University. Wade is an alumnus of

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where he earned a

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. WSOP.com lists him as a resident of

, while Hendon mob claims he is from

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. Wade made his first trip to Europe at the age of 26 in 2011 because of Black Friday, which had limited his options for play in the United States.

Career

Wade's first professional live game tournament

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finish was 25th-place in Event 3 at the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP), for a prize of $23,735. His largest

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tournament payouts have been $47,500 for 3rd in a February 2010

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$500 No Limit Hold'em event and $46,115 for 3rd in a July 2009

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$1,000 No Limit Hold'em event. As of 2017, Wade's most successful tournament year was 2011, with tournament winnings of $757,841. This includes his largest single cash ($292,866), his first three WSOP final tables and his first WSOP win (see next section). Wade has been a regular on the WPT Deepstacks (WPTDS) North American mid-major poker tour. In 2015, the second season of the series, Wade was WPTDS Player of the Year. Wade played at 14 of the 16 stops that season, cashing at seven of them, and finishing in the top 15 at four events.

World Series of Poker

Wade's first WSOP final table was a seventh-place finish in Event #18 at the 2011 WSOP, cashing for $94,700. Wade scored his largest WSOP and largest ever tournament cash a few weeks later, winning $292,866 with his fourth-place finish in Event #46 at the 2011 WSOP. A few months later, 2011 continued to be a year of WSOP firsts for Wade, as he won his first WSOP bracelet in Event #4 at the 2011 WSOP Europe, for a prize of €182,048 (US$243,191). An "E" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won at the World Series of Poker Europe

References

External links

Hendon Mob profileBLUFF profileCard Player profileWSOP profileWPT profilepersonal blog
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wade, Tristan 1980s births American poker players Living people World Series of Poker bracelet winners People from Boynton Beach, Florida Sportspeople from Orlando, Florida University of Central Florida alumni Year of birth missing (living people)