John Gale John Gale was born in London, England in 1954. 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 (WPT) 2005 PokerStars.Com Caribbean 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. At the 2006 WSOP, Gale won the pot limmit hold 'em event when his K 9 defeated Maros Lechman's A 6 on a board of T 9 7 5 2 in the final hand. Gale won $374,849. See More Profiled World Series Of Poker Players