Career
He is best known for finishing second, losing heads-up to Antonio Esfandiari in the Big One for One Drop - winning over $10 million in prize money. He is currently the fifth highest earner in tournament play of all time. Trickett started playing poker in 2005 after suffering a knee injury that ended his career as a professional football player.
He soon became a regular in poker events in Sheffield.
He cashed six times in the 41st World Series of Poker. In less than a month at the beginning of 2011 Trickett cashed for more than $3 million in super high buy-in small field no-limit hold"em tournaments.
On 3 July 2012, Trickett placed second in the WSOP"s Big One for One Drop, a United States$1 million buy-in event that is now the highest buy-in tournament ever. Foreign his efforts, Trickett earned $2,000,000 AUD, adding nearly $2.1 million United States dollar to his bankroll.
On 23 March 2013, Sam finished runner-up to Daniel Shak in Premier League Poker VI at Aspers Casino London.
As of 25 February 2014, his total live tournament winnings amount to $19,877,332, placing him 5th on the all-time poker money list after Antonio Esfandiari, Philosophy Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, and Erik Seidel.
