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Sam Trickett

Tricky

Official WSOP fileWikipedia

Filed by Simon, publisher of UK Poker Pros · reviewed

Sourced · read 16 August 2026

WSOP player file · read 16 August 2026

Wins
12244th
Bracelets
0
Rings
0
Final Tables
101593rd
Cashes
288805th
Total Earnings
$12,289,44549th

Biography

Sam Trickett is an English 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. He is currently the twelfth-highest earner in tournament play of all time.

Snapshot · dated readings, not a living
Filed fromEngland
OriginEast Retford
SheetUK
WSOP bracelets0
WSOP file earnings$12,289,445gross cashes
WSOP cashes28
  • Sam Trickett is an English professional poker player.
  • Organiser file, read 16 August 2026: 1 listed wins.
  • Printed cashes are gross payouts, never profit.

Public career

Sam Trickett is an English 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. He is currently t

How to read a cash

Printed cashes are gross payouts, never profit. For more detail, see Cashes are not profit.

Opened, and left off

Public chronology

  1. Sam Trickett (born 2 July 1986 in East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England) is an English professional poker player. He is best known for finishing second, losing heads-up to Antonio Esfandiar

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  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

  5. On 1 February 2013, Trickett won the $250,000 Challenge at the 2013 Aussie Millions. For his efforts, Trickett earned $2,000,000 AUD, adding nearly US$2.1 million to his bankroll.

  6. In January 2013, Trickett announced his engagement to long-term partner Natasha Sandhu, although in an interview in December 2014 he announced he had split up with Natasha who was his partner for over 10 years.

  7. Hendon Mob profile Archived 22 June 2023 at the Wayback Machine

0 WSOP bracelets

Dated lines · gross payouts, never profit
WhenWhat the source saysPrize
Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Luton Main Event (Wikipedia)$215,178
Partouche Poker Tour Main Event, Cannes (Wikipedia)€1,000,000
WSOP Big One for One Drop, second to Antonio Esfandiari (WSOP news / Wikipedia)$10,112,001
$250,000 Challenge, Aussie Millions (Wikipedia)A$2,000,000

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Where do the headline numbers come from?

Copied from the official organiser file as read on 16 August 2026.

Are cashes profit?

No. They are gross payouts. See the cashes-are-not-profit pamphlet.

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