Jaime Staples: Twitch Poker Pioneer and partypoker Ambassador
POKER HALL OF FAME
Inducted 2014
Jaime Staples built his reputation through a combination of online tournament poker, live streaming and community-focused content, becoming one of the best-known poker personalities to emerge from Twitch. The Canadian professional has competed internationally in both online and live tournaments while turning PokerStaples into a recognizable name among poker viewers.
Staples is also a longtime poker ambassador. After joining PokerStars in 2015 and leaving the company in 2019, he became part of partypoker's roster later that year. As of September 2026, partypoker continues to list Staples as one of its ambassadors.
His tournament record is more closely associated with online poker than traditional live accolades. Staples has no World Series of Poker bracelets or WSOP Circuit rings, but he has produced notable online scores, won a live PokerStars Championship side event and accumulated more than $175,000 in recorded live tournament earnings.
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Who Is Jaime Staples?
Jaime Staples is a Canadian professional poker player, streamer and content creator known primarily for online multi-table tournaments and his PokerStaples Twitch channel.
His path into poker began with a competitive interest in the game and developed into a full-time pursuit. Staples later explained in a PokerNews interview that watching Jason Somerville helped inspire him to explore Twitch as a platform for poker broadcasting.
Staples began streaming poker on Twitch in October 2014. The timing placed him near the front of poker's early movement onto the platform, where players could broadcast online sessions while explaining decisions and interacting directly with viewers.
That combination of competition, education and entertainment became central to Staples' career.
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Jaime Staples' Rise Through Online Poker and Twitch
Staples' visibility increased quickly after he began streaming. In April 2015, PokerStars signed him as a "Friend of PokerStars," giving him a formal role with one of the industry's largest operators.
At the time, Staples was concentrating primarily on online tournaments. One of his early breakthrough results came in March 2015, when he won the PokerStars Big $109 for $19,422 while broadcasting the tournament to thousands of viewers.
His growing audience helped demonstrate how Twitch could be used to make online poker more accessible. Rather than seeing only edited highlights or televised final tables, viewers could watch long tournament sessions, hear strategic reasoning and follow the swings that come with playing multi-table tournaments professionally.
Staples eventually became part of PokerStars' online roster before leaving the company in 2019. He joined partypoker later that year and has remained closely associated with the operator's streaming and online-poker initiatives.
As of September 2026, partypoker lists Staples as an ambassador under the screen name "jaimestaples" and describes him as a prominent Twitch poker streamer.
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Major Poker Accomplishments
Staples' career is distinguished more by online poker, streaming and selected tournament performances than by bracelet or major live-tour titles.
Notable accomplishments include:
Winning the €550 Pot-Limit Omaha event at the 2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona for $26,798, which remains his largest recorded live tournament cash.
Reaching the final table of the 2021 WPT Online Series WPT500 on partypoker.
Receiving the $108,795 runner-up payout from that WPT500 after original winner David Afework was disqualified following a game-integrity investigation.
Recording his first six-figure tournament payday through the adjusted WPT500 result.
Building a substantial body of online tournament results alongside a long-running Twitch presence.
Representing both PokerStars and partypoker during different stages of his streaming career.
The WPT500 result was especially significant. Staples originally finished third for $74,227, but partypoker later disqualified Afework and adjusted the payouts as though the disqualified account had not participated. Henning Andre became the recognized winner, while Staples moved to second place and received $108,795.
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Jaime Staples' Live Tournament Results
Staples has played live tournaments in several countries, although live poker represents only part of his overall career.
According to Hendon Mob, Staples had $175,947 in recorded live tournament earnings as of September 28, 2026. Hendon Mob lists his best live cash as $26,798 from his 2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona Pot-Limit Omaha victory.
His other notable live results include deep runs in major European events. He finished 43rd in the 2016 EPT Dublin Main Event, 27th in the 2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas Main Event and 60th in the 2018 EPT Barcelona Main Event.
Staples has continued adding live results in recent seasons. In 2025, he finished seventh in the PartyPoker Tour Glasgow Main Event and third in the festival's £1,000 High Roller.
His 2026 results show continued participation on the PartyPoker Tour. Staples won a £150 turbo event during the Sheffield stop in February, finished 28th in the Seville Main Event in March and reached the final table of the £150 Mini Main Event in London in July, finishing seventh for £2,000. Hendon Mob also records additional 2026 cashes in Manchester, London and Glasgow.
Live earnings databases change whenever new results are added, so Staples' career total should be treated as a current snapshot rather than a permanent figure.
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WSOP Bracelets and Circuit Rings
Staples has not won a World Series of Poker bracelet or a WSOP Circuit ring.
As of September 2026, the official WSOP player database lists:
WSOP bracelets: 0
WSOP Circuit rings: 0
WSOP wins: 0
WSOP cashes: 2
His recorded WSOP live cashes came in the 2013 $1,500 Millionaire Maker and the 2016 $565 Colossus II.
Staples has also participated in WSOP-branded online events, but those appearances have not produced a bracelet victory.
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WPT and EPT Results
Staples does not have a traditional WPT Main Tour title or an EPT Main Event title.
His best-known World Poker Tour-related result came online in the 2021 WPT500 on partypoker. The adjusted runner-up finish paid $108,795 and remains one of the defining tournament scores of his career.
On the European Poker Tour and related PokerStars Championship circuit, Staples recorded several significant cashes without winning a Main Event. Those results include his 2016 EPT Dublin Main Event run, his 2017 Bahamas finish and his 2018 EPT Barcelona Main Event cash.
His most important live tournament victory came in a side event rather than a Main Event, when he won the €550 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament at PokerStars Championship Barcelona in 2017.
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Online Poker Career
Online poker has always been at the center of Staples' professional identity.
Hendon Mob's online-results database lists more than $1.6 million in tracked online tournament earnings for Staples as of September 2026. Online databases do not necessarily capture every tournament played across every platform, but the figure illustrates the scale of his online career compared with his live results.
Partypoker's current player profile describes Staples as an experienced multi-table tournament player who also plays SPINS, the operator's fast three-handed format.
Staples' greatest influence, however, comes from combining those games with live broadcasting. Viewers have been able to follow both winning sessions and losing ones while hearing his reasoning in real time.
That format helped make poker strategy and the day-to-day experience of an online professional more visible to a broad audience.
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Playing Style
Partypoker describes Staples as an aggressive player whose approach is well suited to fast three-handed SPINS games.
His broader career has centered on multi-table tournaments, where changing stack depths, tournament stages and opponent tendencies require frequent adjustments. Staples has also spoken publicly about the importance of evaluating decisions rather than judging poker solely by short-term results.
That analytical approach is particularly suited to streaming because viewers can hear the reasoning behind decisions rather than simply watching the cards.
Staples has also competed in games outside standard no-limit hold'em. His largest live cash came from a Pot-Limit Omaha tournament, and his more recent PartyPoker Tour results include cashes in PLO and mixed-game events.
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Staples' Influence on Poker Streaming
Tournament winnings explain only part of Staples' importance to poker.
His larger contribution has come through streaming and poker content. Staples was among the group of players who helped establish Twitch as a viable platform for watching online poker during the mid-2010s.
Traditional poker broadcasts generally focused on major live tournaments and edited television coverage. Twitch created a different experience. Viewers could spend hours watching online sessions, interact directly with players and see routine decisions that would never appear on a televised final table.
Staples embraced that format early and made interaction with viewers a central part of his broadcasts. His career developed alongside the expansion of poker streaming itself, eventually leading to sponsorship relationships with two major online operators.
Partypoker's current profile lists more than 157,000 Twitch followers for Staples, underscoring the size of the audience he developed through poker content.
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The Staples Brothers and the Bill Perkins Prop Bet
One of the most widely covered chapters of Staples' public career happened away from the poker table.
In 2017, Jaime and his brother Matt Staples entered a weight-related proposition bet with high-stakes poker player and businessman Bill Perkins. The brothers began at dramatically different weights and were challenged to finish exactly one year later within one pound of each other.
Jaime and Matt succeeded in March 2018 and won the $150,000 wager.
The bet attracted significant attention throughout the poker community because both brothers documented their progress publicly. Although separate from tournament performance, the challenge further expanded Staples' visibility beyond his regular streaming audience.
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What Is Jaime Staples Doing Now?
Staples remains active in poker as of September 2026.
Partypoker continues to list him among its ambassadors, and tournament databases show him competing regularly during the 2026 PartyPoker Tour season. His recent results include live cashes in Sheffield, Seville, Manchester, London and Glasgow.
His ongoing role reflects the two sides of the career he has built: tournament player and poker broadcaster.
Staples has never needed a bracelet collection or a long list of major live championships to become recognizable within the game. His significance comes from helping bring the everyday experience of online tournament poker to viewers and building a professional career around the relationship between poker, streaming and digital content.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Jaime Staples a professional poker player?
Yes. Jaime Staples is a Canadian professional poker player whose career has focused heavily on online multi-table tournaments, streaming and poker content.
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Is Jaime Staples still sponsored by partypoker?
Yes. As of September 2026, partypoker's official Team page lists Jaime Staples as an ambassador.
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How much has Jaime Staples won in live poker tournaments?
Hendon Mob lists Jaime Staples with $175,947 in live tournament earnings as of September 28, 2026. Tournament earnings databases are updated as additional results are reported.
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What is Jaime Staples' biggest live poker cash?
Hendon Mob lists Staples' largest live cash as $26,798. He earned that amount by winning a €550 Pot-Limit Omaha event at the 2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona.
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How many WSOP bracelets does Jaime Staples have?
Jaime Staples has no WSOP bracelets as of September 2026. The official WSOP database also lists him with no WSOP Circuit rings.
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What was Jaime Staples' biggest online tournament result?
One of Staples' most notable online results came in the 2021 WPT Online Series WPT500 on partypoker. He initially finished third, but after original winner David Afework was disqualified, Staples was moved to second place and received $108,795.
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Why is Jaime Staples well known in poker?
Staples is best known as an online tournament player and one of poker's prominent Twitch streamers. He began streaming in 2014 and built a large audience while helping establish live-streamed online poker as an important part of modern poker media.
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Does Jaime Staples still play live poker?
Yes. Recorded results from 2026 show Staples competing at multiple PartyPoker Tour stops, including Sheffield, Seville, Manchester, London and Glasgow.