John Gale (13 December 1953 – 18 November 2019) was an English professional poker player based in Bushey, Hertfordshire.

He first made a name for himself by qualifying for the World Poker Tour (WPT) 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.

[1] 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 called and the board ran out 8♥ 4♥ 4♦ 10♠ 9♣ giving him the winning hand.