Roland De Wolfe

{{Short description|English poker player (born 1979)}}

{{For|the American critic of Scientology|Ronald DeWolf}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox poker player

| name = Roland De Wolfe

| image = Rolanddewolfe.jpg

| caption = De Wolfe backstage at the 2006 World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris

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| residence =

| birth_date = 30 November 1984

| birth_place = London

| wsop bracelet count = 1

| wsop money finishes = 17

| wsop main event best finish rank = None

| wsop main event best finish year =

| wpt titles = 1

| wpt final tables = 2

| wpt money finishes = 4

| ept titles = 1

| ept final tables = 1

| ept money finishes = 5

| updated = 2014-8-19

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Roland De Wolfe (born November 30, 1984) is an English professional poker player and a former writer for the poker magazine Inside Edge.

After winning first prize in an event at the 2004 Gutshot Poker Festival, De Wolfe went on to cash in the $1,000 No Limit event of the 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP).{{Cite web |title=36th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2005, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8821 |access-date=24 March 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

In July 2005, De Wolfe won first place in the Major Grand Prix de Paris event of the World Poker Tour (WPT)'s fourth season, defeating former champion Juha Helppi in the final heads-up battle.{{Cite web |title=Rendez Vous a Paris 2005, Grand Prix de Paris - WPT Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=12485 |access-date=24 March 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

In April 2006, De Wolfe finished 3rd out of 605 entries in the WPT $25,000 Championship event at the Bellagio, winning over $1,000,000.{{Cite web |title=Fourth Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic, WPT Championship - No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=16899 |access-date=24 March 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} In October 2006, De Wolfe won the European Poker Tour (EPT) Dublin event, and the €554,300 first prize.{{Cite web |title=European Poker Tour - EPT Dublin, No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=23157 |access-date=24 March 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} In the process, he became the first person to win an event in the WPT and the EPT. This achievement was superseded in January 2008 when Gavin Griffin won a WPT event to follow up on his WSOP and EPT wins, thus becoming the first person to win titles in all three competitions.

De Wolfe also reached the final table of the 2008 edition of Late Night Poker, finishing in 2nd place to Andreas Jorbeck.{{Cite web |title=Late Night Poker 2008, Final |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=31308 |access-date=24 March 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

In June 2009, De Wolfe won his first World Series of Poker bracelet, winning the $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8 or Better tournament for $246,616 and in doing so became only the second person (after Gavin Griffin) to complete the hat-trick of WSOP, EPT, and WPT titles.{{Cite web |title=40th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2009, Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=35078 |access-date=24 November 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

As of 2014, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,325,000.{{Cite web |title=Roland de Wolfe's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=29083 |access-date=27 August 2019 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} His 17 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,214,153 of those winnings.{{Cite web |title=Roland De Wolfe |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=3738 |access-date=24 November 2023 |website=WSOP.com}}