TJ. Cloutier Inverview Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament video

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TJ. Cloutier Inverview Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament

Published: 2011/08/03 by ThePokerSuperstars

http://bit.ly/PokerSuperstars - FREE $50 dollars from world's largest Poker School - Try poker without risking your own money, NO deposit needed! Thomas James "T.J." Cloutier (born October 13, 1939) is a professional poker player from Richardson, Texas. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2006. Cloutier specializes in playing tournament poker, especially no-limit and pot limit hold'em. He is the only person in the history of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) to have won events in three types of Omaha played at the World Series — Pot Limit High, Limit High, and Limit 8-or-Better High-low split. He has won a total of six WSOP bracelets in his career, in addition to many other titles in various kinds of poker games. He has placed four times in the top five in the main event of the World Series of Poker, including two 2nd place finishes, in 1985, losing to Bill Smith, and 2000, losing to Chris Ferguson. Cloutier also finished in 5th place in 1988, won by Johnny Chan, and in 3rd place in 1998, won by Scotty Nguyen. In 2009, he was one of numerous players turned away from the main event, as registration was capped on that particular day. Cloutier is currently second to Phil Hellmuth (41) for the most all-time WSOP final table finishes record, with 39.[3] His 55 WSOP cashes rank him 5th overall. Cloutier also plays in World Poker Tour (WPT) events, where his highest finish is 3rd in the 2003 Legends of Poker event, won by Mel Judah. He has also been featured in the Ultimate Poker Challenge, the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament and Poker Royale: Battle of the Ages. As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $9,700,000.[4] $4,324,186 of his tournament winnings have come at the WSOP.[5]