Given the question: Facts: - residence: bushey , hertfordshire - nickname: '' gentleman '' - birth date: december 13 , 1953 - name: john gale - birth place: london , england Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john gale -lrb- poker player -rrb- .
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john gale -lrb- born december 13 , 1953 in london -rrb- is an english professional poker based in bushey , hertfordshire .gale is a relative newcomer to poker , having only begun playing texas hold 'em in mid-2004 .he first made a name for himself by qualifying for the world poker tour -lrb- wpt -rrb- 2005 pokerstars caribbean poker adventure tournament in the bahamas in an online satellite tournament .he went on to win the first place prize of $ 890,600 , outlasting a 461 player field in his first major live tournament .upon returning to his management consultant job he found less of an interest in day-to-day activities and sold the business to concentrate on poker full-time .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 .he also made it through to day 2 of the $ 10,000 no limit hold 'em main event .at the 2006 wsop , gale won event # 29 -lrb- a $ 2,500 pot limit hold 'em event -rrb- when his defeated maros lechman 's on a board of in the final hand .gale was awarded $ 374,849 along with a wsop bracelet .during the 2015 wsop , gale won event # 18 -lrb- a $ 1,000 turbo no limit hold 'em event -rrb- .he secured victory over gary luther in heads-up play when he was re-raised all in pre-flop holding versus luther 's .gale called and the board ran out giving him the winning hand .he was awarded $ 298,290 and his second wsop bracelet .as of 2015 , his total live tournament winnings exceed $ 3,600,000 .his 10 cashes as the wsop account for $ 954,900 of those winnings .