Roland De Wolfe

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Roland De Wolfe
Roland De Wolfe (2006)
Roland De Wolfe (2006)
  Personal information  
Date of birth November 30, 1979
place of birth United KingdomUnited Kingdom London
Nickname The Edge
place of residence United KingdomUnited Kingdom London
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money $ 1,025,205
Total prize money $ 5,330,553
World Series of Poker
Bracelets 1
Cashes 17th
Best main event no cash
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
title 1
Cashes 4th
  Main event of the European Poker Tour  
title 1
Cashes 5
Last updated: July 27, 2020

Roland "The Edge" De Wolfe (also de Wolfe ; born November 30, 1979 in London ) is a former professional British poker player from England . He won a bracelet at the World Series of Poker , the Main Event of the World Poker Tour and the Main Event of the European Poker Tour , making him one of nine poker players who have completed the so-called Triple Crown .

Career

De Wolfe comes from a family of gamblers and played billiards and poker for money at an early age . His path as a writer for the poker magazine Inside Edge and his love of gaming led him into the world of poker tournaments . De Wolfe attended Birmingham University and became a professional poker player at the age of 26.

His first tournament success he achieved in September 2004 during the Gutshot Poker Festival in London and in July 2005 , than a in which he variant No Limit Hold'em being played tournament of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino came into the prize ranks in Las Vegas . In the summer of 2005, he won the Main Event of the World Poker Tour . In Paris he defeated Juha Helppi in the heads-up and won the Grand Prix de Paris , together with a prize money of 480,000 euros . A year later, De Wolfe played the WPT Main Event at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. He finished third in the so-called Five Star World Poker Classic and won more than one million US dollars in prize money. In October 2006 he won the Main Event of the European Poker Tour (EPT) in Dublin and secured the main prize of over 550,000 euros. This made De Wolfe the first poker player to win a WPT and EPT main event. He was named European Player of the Year at the European Poker Awards 2006 . At the 2009 WSOP , De Wolfe won an event in Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo and received a bracelet and almost $ 250,000 in prize money. With this victory he became the second player after Gavin Griffin to secure tournament titles in all three major tournament series WSOP, WPT and EPT. This feat is known as the Triple Crown and has now been achieved by nine poker players. At the end of September 2010, De Wolfe finished fourth at the main event of the World Series of Poker Europe in London, which was worth around 430,000 US dollars. His last live cash placement to date was eighth in December 2010 at the Asia Pacific Poker Tour Main Event in Sydney .

In total, De Wolfe has earned more than $ 5 million in poker in live tournaments. He was one of the pros at the online poker room Full Tilt Poker . De Wolfe was known at the table for his extremely aggressive and loose style of play.

Web links

Commons : Roland De Wolfe  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Roland De Wolfe on macpokeronline.com, accessed on April 20, 2015 (English).
  2. ↑ The Gutshot Poker Festival (£ 150 Pot Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ 36th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2005 ($ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 10, 2019.
  4. ↑ Rendez Vous a Paris 2005 (€ 10,000 Grand Prix de Paris - WPT Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 10, 2019.
  5. ↑ Fourth Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic ($ 25,000 + 500 WPT Championship - No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 10, 2019.
  6. ↑ EPT - 3 - Dublin (€ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 10, 2019.
  7. ↑ 40th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2009 ($ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi / Lo) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 10, 2019.
  8. ↑ 2010 World Series Of Poker - Europe (£ 10,000 + 350 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 10, 2019.
  9. ↑ APPT - Sydney (A $ 6,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 10, 2019.
  10. ↑ Roland De Wolfe in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 10, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME De Wolfe, Roland
ALTERNATIVE NAMES The Edge (nickname); Wolfe, Roland de (alternative spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British poker player
DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH London , England , UK