Jaime Staples

{{Short description|Canadian poker player (born 1991)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1991|05|27}}

| birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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| updated = 2019-04-01

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Jaime Staples (born May 27, 1991) is a poker player from Alberta, Canada who specializes in live streaming of online multi-table tournaments on Twitch.{{Cite web |last=Villegas |first=Alexander |date=July 5, 2015 |title=Jaime Staples Brings Twitch Revolution to 2015 World Series of Poker |url=http://www.pokerlistings.com/jaime-staples-brings-twitch-tv-revolution-to-2015-world-series-of-poker-42895 |access-date=September 6, 2015 |website=Pokerlistings}}{{Cite news |last=Fitzgerald |first=Sean |date=June 8, 2015 |title=Jaime Staples courts poker fans with Twitch |url=http://www.torontosun.com/2015/06/08/jaime-staples-courts-poker-fans-with-twitch |access-date=September 6, 2015 |newspaper=Toronto Sun}} With over 150,000 followers on Twitch, Jaime is one of the most popular poker streamers.{{Cite web |title=Jaime Staples Followers on Twitch |url=http://www.twitch.tv/pokerstaples/profile/followers |website=Twitch}} He primarily plays on Party Poker, becoming a PartyPoker Pro on May 4, 2019. Jaime was previously sponsored by rivals Poker Stars, but moved as it gave him the opportunity to make a "better and more positive impact on the online poker community".

Staples first entered the public eye in 2011, as a guest on the Badugi All-Stars podcast.{{Cite web |title=Episode 13: That's What Got Me In Trouble Last Week – Guest: Jaime Staples |url=http://www.badugiallstars.com/episode-13-thats-what-got-me-in-trouble-last-week-guest-jaime-staples/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |website=Badugi All-Stars |language=en-US}} In September 2016, Staples moved from his home city of Calgary, Alberta, then to Montreal, Quebec, along with his brother Matt and his good friend, Big Brother Canada contestant Kevin Martin. All three stream poker regularly on Twitch. Jaime has streamed from various locations around the world, including Canada, Croatia, Wales, British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Germany, Scotland, England, Iceland and Malta. He is currently streaming from Montreal.

As of 2024, his online tournament cashes exceed $1,500,000.{{Cite web |title=Jaimestaples Pokerstake |url = https://contents.pokerstake.com/profiles/jaimestaples/ |accessdate = July 22, 2024 |website=Pokerstake |language=en-US}} {{Cite web |title=James Staples' profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=278039 |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} Jaime concentrates on streaming and playing online, rather than live tournaments.