Cole South was born on 1987 and is an American professional poker player, author, and entrepreneur from Washington, DC.
14 Facts About Cole South
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Cole South graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in economics in December 2011.
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Cole South started playing poker online in November 2005 at partypoker under the username CTS, depositing $50.
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Cole South quickly improved as a player and through intensely studying the game he increased his bankroll to over $13,000 by October 2006.
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Cole South's mathematical approach to poker, as well as his pursuit of constant improvement and self-analysis are what makes Cole South stand out as a poker player: Poker is a game based on mathematics and should be treated this way.
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Cole South experienced some large swings in February and March 2010, winning more than $3.5 million in the month of February, and losing $2.6 million in the month of March.
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Exactly one month after winning $1.1 million in a single day, Cole South lost $1 million to Tom Dwan and Ilari Sahamies which is a clear example of his change in fortune at the online tables.
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In December 2009, Cole South was accused of sharing hand histories from his matches against Isildur1 with other professional poker players, Brian Townsend and Brian Hastings, with Hastings going on to win around 4 million from Isildur1.
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Ultimately it was determined that Cole South did not share his hand histories or violate the Full Tilt Poker rules in any way and he was not penalized.
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In March 2010, Cole South entered a heated exchange with fellow professional poker player Ilari Sahamies.
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The controversial Sahamies accused Cole South of taking advantage of him being disconnected during an online match and continuing to make bets against him.
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Cole South has made an appearance in the World Series of Poker, he finished 162nd in the 2009 WSOP Main Event earning him $40,288.
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Cole South cashed the following year as well, earning $36,463 for finishing in 365th.
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Cole South has invested and managed a variety of businesses including CardRunners, DraftDay, Expert Insight, Hold'em Manager, Terran Marketing, and a documentary on the online poker boom.