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TJ Cloutier

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2008 POY Rank:  1,068
2007 POY Rank:  45
Earnings:  $5,672,945

Birthdate: 1939
Birthplace: Albany, Texas
Resides: Richardson, Texas

The 'Paul Bunyon of Poker'

Graduate of U.C. Berkeley

Played pro football in the Canadian Football League

Tournament data:

Event	Place	Earnings	POY pts
2008 6th Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic Saturday, April 19, 2008 Event 15 - WPT No-Limit Hold'em Championship $25,000 buy-in	34th	$65,955	45.9
2008 World Poker Open Monday, January 21, 2008 Event #23 - WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship $10,000 buy-in	21st	$12,060	15.8
2007 Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge Sunday, November 18, 2007 No Limit Hold'em Championship $5,000 buy-in	1st	$240,560	180.0
2007 World Poker Finals Wednesday, November 07, 2007 No Limit Hold'em Championship $9,700 buy-in	12th	$72,955	38.3
2007 Gulf Coast Poker Championship Thursday, September 06, 2007 WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship $9,700 buy-in	21st	$14,017	15.8
2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker Friday, June 29, 2007 No-Limit Hold'em (Event 47) $2,000 buy-in	17th	$25,593	41.4
2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker Friday, June 22, 2007 Pot Limit Hold'em (Event 37) $2,000 buy-in	11th	$10,902	30.6
2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker Wednesday, June 13, 2007 No-Limit Hold'em (Event 22) $5,000 buy-in	23rd	$20,034	25.5
2006 Bellagio Cup II Tournament Wednesday, July 26, 2006 No-Limit Hold'em $1,000 buy-in	18th	$2,185	n/a
2006 37th Annual World Series of Poker Tuesday, July 25, 2006 No-Limit Hold'em (Event 37) $1,500 buy-in	120th	$4,591	27.5
2006 37th Annual World Series of Poker Tuesday, July 18, 2006 No-Limit Hold'em (Event 27) $1,500 buy-in	152nd	$2,902	12.7
2006 37th Annual World Series of Poker Wednesday, July 12, 2006 H.O.R.S.E. (Event 20) $50,000 buy-in	5th	$480,480	136.8
2006 Mirage Poker Showdown Tuesday, May 09, 2006 No-Limit Hold'em $2,500 buy-in	3rd	$36,810	81.3
2006 4th Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic Friday, April 14, 2006 No-Limit Hold'em $5,000 buy-in	15th	$16,575	11.3
2006 National Heads Up Poker Champonship Saturday, March 04, 2006 National Heads-Up Poker Champonship $25,000 buy-in	9th	$25,000	n/a
2006 LA Poker Classic Thursday, February 16, 2006 No-Limit Hold'em Championship $9,900 buy-in	41st	$19,930	19.1
2005 Festa al Lago IV Tuesday, October 18, 2005 Doyle Brunson N. American Poker Championship $10,000 buy-in	49th	$13,795
2005 Unites States Poker Championship Wednesday, September 21, 2005 Omaha High-Low 8/OB $300 buy-in	10th	$1,190
2005 Ultimate Poker Challenge Wednesday, July 20, 2005 No-Limit Hold'em $3,000 buy-in	5th	$7,335
2005 36th Annual World Series of Poker Saturday, July 02, 2005 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em (Event 34) $1,000 buy-in	57th	$1,500
2005 36th Annual World Series of Poker Tuesday, June 14, 2005 No-Limit Hold'em (Event 13) $5,000 buy-in	1st	$657,100
2005 36th Annual World Series of Poker Sunday, June 12, 2005 Pot-limit Hold'em (Event 11) $2,000 buy-in	44th	$2,980
2004/2005 WSOP Circuit Event - Rio Las Vegas Sunday, March 20, 2005 No-Limit Hold'em Championship $10,000 buy-in	13th	$25,130
2005 National Heads-Up Poker Championship Saturday, March 05, 2005 No-Limit Hold'em National Heads Up Championship $15,000 buy-in	3rd	$125,000
2004 Festa al Lago III Poker Tournament Sunday, October 10, 2004 No-Limit Hold'em $1,500 buy-in	2nd	$44,952
2004 Festa al Lago II Wednesday, June 30, 2004 No-Limit Hold'em $2,600 buy-in	3rd	$37,463
2004 Festa al Lago II Friday, June 25, 2004 No-Limit Hold'em $2,080 buy-in	10th	$4,001
2004 Festa al Lago II Wednesday, June 23, 2004 No-Limit Hold'em $1,060 buy-in	1st	$129,119
2004 35th Annual World Series of Poker Monday, May 17, 2004 Limit Hold'em (Event 29) $5,000 buy-in	9th	$20,020
2004 35th Annual World Series of Poker Saturday, May 15, 2004 Seven Card Razz (Event 26) $1,500 buy-in	1st	$90,500
2004 35th Annual World Series of Poker Friday, May 14, 2004 Pot-Limit Hold'em (Event 25) $3,000 buy-in	15th	$8,720
2004 35th Annual World Series of Poker Tuesday, April 27, 2004 Pot Limit Hold'em (Event 6) $1,500 buy-in	29th	$2,000
2004 2nd Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic Monday, April 19, 2004 World Poker Tour NL Hold'em Championship $25,000 buy-in	8th	$133,064
2004 2nd Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic Friday, April 09, 2004 Pot-Limit Hold'em $2,500 buy-in	15th	$3,735
2004 2nd Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic Saturday, April 03, 2004 No-Limit Hold'em $2,500 buy-in	3rd	$80,762
2004 World Poker Challenge Monday, March 29, 2004 No-Limit Hold'em $1,060 buy-in	17th	$1,922
2004 L.A. Poker Classic Friday, February 06, 2004 Pot-Limit Omaha High $500 buy-in	9th	$1,990
2004 The Fifth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open Monday, January 19, 2004 No-Limit texas Hold'em $1,060 buy-in	13th	$3,702
2003 Showdown at the Sands Saturday, November 22, 2003 No-Limit Hold'em Championship $10,200 buy-in	5th	$87,300
2003 Legends of Poker Monday, September 01, 2003 No-Limit Hold'em Championship $5,080 buy-in	3rd	$146,775
2003 34th Annual World Series of Poker Tuesday, May 06, 2003 No Limit Hold'em (Event 22) $1,500 buy-in	5th	$32,000
2003 34th Annual World Series of Poker Sunday, April 27, 2003 Limit 7 Card Stud (Event 13) $2,500 buy-in	3rd	$23,915
2003 34th Annual World Series of Poker Friday, April 25, 2003 No Limit Hold'em (Event 11) $2,500 buy-in	9th	$9,640
2002 33rd Annual World Series of Poker Tuesday, May 14, 2002 Limit Hold'em (Event 28) $1,500 buy-in	17th	$4,120
2002 33rd Annual World Series of Poker Monday, May 06, 2002 No Limit Hold'em (Event 19) $1,500 buy-in	3rd	$70,720
2002 33rd Annual World Series of Poker Saturday, April 20, 2002 Limit Hold'em (Event 2) $2,000 buy-in	6th	$34,400
2001 32nd Annual World Series of Poker Friday, May 11, 2001 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo (Event 23) $5,000 buy-in	8th	$10,380
2001 32nd Annual World Series of Poker Tuesday, April 24, 2001 No Limit Hold'em (Event 5) $2,000 buy-in	2nd	$162,550
2000 31st Annual World Series of Poker Thursday, May 18, 2000 World Championship - No Limit Hold'em (Event 25) $10,000 buy-in	2nd	$896,000
2000 31st Annual World Series of Poker Wednesday, May 10, 2000 Pot Limit Hold'em (Event 18) $3,000 buy-in	7th	$15,000
2000 31st Annual World Series of Poker Monday, May 08, 2000 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo (Event 16) $2,500 buy-in	10th	$4,800
1999 30th Annual World Series of Poker Friday, April 30, 1999 Pot Limit Omaha w/ rebuys (Event 5) $2,500 buy-in	4th	$25,950
1999 30th Annual World Series of Poker Wednesday, April 28, 1999 Limit Hold'em (Event 3) $2,500 buy-in	9th	$9,480
1998 29th Annual World Series of Poker Monday, May 11, 1998 World Championship - No Limit Hold'em (Event 22) $10,000 buy-in	3rd	$437,500
1998 29th Annual World Series of Poker Friday, May 01, 1998 Pot Limit Omaha (Event 11) $2,500 buy-in	1st	$136,000
1998 29th Annual World Series of Poker Tuesday, April 28, 1998 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo (Event 8) $2,000 buy-in	5th	$18,360
1997 28th Annual World Series of Poker Tuesday, May 06, 1997 Limit 7 Card Stud (Event 18) $5,000 buy-in	8th	$13,200
1997 28th Annual World Series of Poker Friday, May 02, 1997 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo (Event 14) $3,000 buy-in	11th	$4,356
1997 28th Annual World Series of Poker Friday, April 25, 1997 No Limit Hold'em (Event 7) $2,000 buy-in	24th	$4,260
1996 27th Annual World Series of Poker Sunday, May 12, 1996 Limit Hold'em (Event 22) $5,000 buy-in	8th	$14,750
1996 27th Annual World Series of Poker Friday, May 10, 1996 Limit 7 Card Stud (Event 20) $5,000 buy-in	4th	$22,750
1996 27th Annual World Series of Poker Monday, May 06, 1996 Limit Hold'em (Event 16) $3,000 buy-in	7th	$12,525
1996 27th Annual World Series of Poker Tuesday, April 30, 1996 Pot Limit Omaha w/ rebuys (Event 9) $1,500 buy-in	5th	$21,075
1995 26th Annual World Series of Poker Sunday, May 14, 1995 Limit 7 Card Stud (Event 20) $5,000 buy-in	2nd	$88,550
1994 25th Annual World Series of Poker Saturday, April 30, 1994 Pot Limit Hold'em (Event 15) $2,500 buy-in	1st	$163,000
1994 25th Annual World Series of Poker Friday, April 29, 1994 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo (Event 14) $1,500 buy-in	1st	$135,000
1994 25th Annual World Series of Poker Saturday, April 23, 1994 Pot Limit Omaha (Event 8) $1,500 buy-in	6th	$8,820
1993 24th Annual World Series of Poker Sunday, May 09, 1993 No Limit Deuce to Seven Lowball (Event 20) $5,000 buy-in	3rd	$43,500
1993 24th Annual World Series of Poker Saturday, May 08, 1993 Pot Limit Hold'em (Event 19) $1,500 buy-in	9th	$4,590
1993 24th Annual World Series of Poker Thursday, May 06, 1993 Limit Hold'em (Event 17) $2,500 buy-in	12th	$4,470
1992 23rd Annual World Series of Poker Wednesday, May 06, 1992 Pot Limit Hold'em (Event 15) $1,500 buy-in	8th	$5,790
1992 23rd Annual World Series of Poker Wednesday, April 29, 1992 Limit Hold'em (Event 8) $5,000 buy-in	7th	$14,700
1991 22nd Annual World Series of Poker Saturday, May 11, 1991 No Limit Hold'em (Event 16) $2,500 buy-in	15th	$4,680
1990 21st Annual World Series of Poker Saturday, May 12, 1990 No Limit Hold'em (Event 13) $2,500 buy-in	7th	$19,500
1989 20th Annual World Series of Poker Thursday, May 04, 1989 Pot Limit Omaha w/ rebuys(Event 4) $2,500 buy-in	6th	$20,700
1989 20th Annual World Series of Poker Tuesday, May 02, 1989 Pot Limit Omaha (Event 2) $1,500 buy-in	2nd	$54,000
1989 20th Annual World Series of Poker Monday, May 01, 1989 Limit Omaha (Event 1) $1,500 buy-in	10th	$2,715
1988 19th Annual World Series of Poker Monday, May 16, 1988 World Championship - No Limit Hold'em (Event 12) $10,000 buy-in	5th	$63,000
1987 18th Annual World Series of Poker Monday, May 11, 1987 No Limit Hold'em (Event 12) $1,500 buy-in	5th	$23,595
1987 18th Annual World Series of Poker Sunday, May 03, 1987 Limit Omaha (Event 3) $1,000 buy-in	1st	$72,000
1985 16th Annual World Series of Poker Friday, May 17, 1985 World Championship - No Limit Hold'em (Event 14) $10,000 buy-in	2nd	$280,000