TJ Cloutier
Name: TJ Cloutier
Location: Richardson, TX, United States
T.J. Cloutier has recently won 60 major tournaments world-wide, collecting six World Series of Poker bracelets in the process. He is regarded as one of the top players in the world, and for good reason.
Cloutier got his start at poker while in the Army. After the Army he played professional football for the Montreal Allouettes, but a knee injury forced him to leave the team. T.J. owned a wholesale food business with his family, but when it folded in 1976 Cloutier made his way to Texas and started working on an oil rig. Still playing cards, however, he eventually started making more money at poker than he did at his “square” job. That’s when he started playing poker full-time.
Although Cloutier has six WSOP bracelets to his credit, he has yet to win the main event. He came close on a few occasions, placing in the top 5 four times (two of those in second place), but has never taken home first.
T.J. Cloutier lives with his wife, Joy, in Richardson, Texas. Numerous books on the game of poker can be found to his credit, written with Tom McEvoy.
Highlights
Cashes:266
Total Winnings: $9,469,136
First Place Finishes: 39
WSOP Bracelets: 6
ProRank 1 Position: 2425
ProRank 2 Position: 2158
Marital Status: Married
Children: Six
Started Playing Poker: 1956
Favorite Poker Game: No Limit Hold ‘em
Ambition: To be as good at what I do as I can
Hobbies: Golf and Travel
Favorite Movie: Manchurian Candidate
Favorite Music: Any Streisand song
Favorite Place: My home
Favorite Celebrity: Harry Truman
Poker Players I Respect Most: Chip Reese, Erik Seidel, Ben Roberts and Surrindar Sunar.
If I could change anything in the world: Everyone would get along with every other one.
If I could change anything in the poker world: Bar all bad actors at the table.
- WSOP Circuit Event
WSOP Circuit Main Event – No Limit Hold’em 49th $3,770 Jan 22, 2011
WSOP Circuit Event
No Limit Hold’em 25th $1,320 Jan 20, 2011
WSOP Circuit Event
No Limit Hold’em 25th $913 Jan 17, 2011
WSOP Circuit Event
H.O.R.S.E 12th $840 Jan 16, 2011
WSOP Circuit Event
H.O.R.S.E 12th $415 Jan 10, 2011
WSOP Circuit Event
No Limit Hold’em 62nd $766 Jan 7, 2011
World Series of Poker Circuit Event
WSOP Circuit Main Event – No Limit Hold’em 18th $4,891 Nov 7, 2010
TJ Cloutier Choctaw Poker Classic
No Limit Hold’em Championship 17th $3,673 Sep 25, 2010
TJ Cloutier Choctaw Poker Classic
No Limit Hold’em 2nd $3,189 Sep 21, 2010
41st World Series of Poker 2010
WSOP $1,000,000 Tournament of Champions 9th $25,000 Jun 27, 2010
41st World Series of Poker 2010
Event #34 – WSOP Seniors – No Limit Hold’em 225th $2,318 Jun 18, 2010
41st World Series of Poker 2010
Event #28 – WSOP Pot Limit Omaha 38th $6,470 Jun 15, 2010
Venetian Deepstack 2010
No Limit Hold’em 15th $2,335 Jun 10, 2010
40th World Series of Poker 2009
Event #11 – WSOP No Limit Hold’em 101st $4,523 Jun 4, 2009
Five Star World Classic Poker Classic / WPT World Championship-Season 6
Event #15 – WPT No Limit Hold’em Championship 34th $65,955 Apr 26, 2008
World Poker Open / WPT Season 6
Event #23 – WPT No Limit Hold’em Championship 21st $12,060 Jan 24, 2008
Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge
Spotlight No Limit Hold’em Championship 1st $240,560 Nov 18, 2007
World Poker Finals / WPT Event Season 6
WPT No Limit Hold’em Championship 12th $72,955 Nov 13, 2007
Gulf Coast Poker Championship / WPT Season 6
WPT No Limit Hold’em Championship 21st $14,017 Sep 9, 2007
3rd Annual Red River Roundup
No Limit Hold’em 2nd $120,000 Aug 23, 2007
38th Annual World Series of Poker
Event #47 – WSOP No Limit Hold’em 17th $25,593 Jun 29, 2007
38th Annual World Series of Poker
Event #37 – WSOP Pot Limit Hold’em 11th $10,902 Jun 22, 2007
38th Annual World Series of Poker
Event #22 – WSOP No Limit Hold’em 23rd $20,034 Jun 13, 2007
NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship
Heads Up – No Limit Hold’em 16th $25,000 Mar 4, 2007
Scandinavian Open Pokerstars EPT/Season 3
EPT No Limit Hold’em 20th $13,395 Jan 20, 2007
Bellagio Cup II Tournament
No Limit Hold’em 18th $2,185 Jul 26, 2006
37th Annual World Series of Poker
Event #37 – WSOP No Limit Hold’em 120th $4,591 Jul 25, 2006
37th Annual World Series of Poker
Event #27 – WSOP No Limit Hold’em 152nd $2,902 Jul 18, 2006
37th Annual World Series of Poker
Event #20 – WSOP No Limit H.O.R.S.E 5th $480,480 Jul 14, 2006
Mirage Poker Showdown / WPT Event Season 5
No Limit Hold’em 3rd $36,810 May 9, 2006
Five-Star World Poker Classic – WPT Championship Season 4
No Limit Hold’em 15th $16,575 Apr 14, 2006
National Heads Up Poker
Heads Up – No Limit Hold’em 11th $25,000 Mar 6, 2006
LA Poker Classic / WPT Event Season 4
Event #28 – WPT No Limit Hold’em Championship 41st $19,930 Feb 21, 2006
Festa al Lago IV WPT Event/Season 4
WPT No Limit Hold’em Doyle Brunson North American Championship 49th $13,795 Oct 21, 2005
United States Poker Championship 2005
Omaha Hi/Lo 10th $1,190 Sep 21, 2005
Ulitimate Poker Challenge
No Limit Hold’em 5th $7,335 Jul 20, 2005
36th Annual World Series of Poker
Event #34 – WSOP Seniors – No Limit Hold’em 57th $1,500 Jul 2, 2005
36th Annual World Series of Poker
Event #13 – WSOP No Limit Hold’em 1st $657,100 Jun 14, 2005
36th Annual World Series of Poker
Event #11 – WSOP Pot Limit Hold’em 44th $2,890 Jun 12, 2005
Rio Las Vegas Poker Tournament – WSOP Circuit Event
Event #8 – WSOP Circuit No Limit Hold’em 13th $25,310 Mar 23, 2005
2005 National Heads-Up Poker Championship
No Limit Hold’em 4th $125,000 Mar 5, 2005
Poker Superstars Invitational
No Limit Hold’em 4th $300,000 Feb 9, 2005
2004 Festa al Lago III /Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship – WPT Event Season 3
No Limit Hold’em 2nd $44,952 Oct 10, 2004
Festa al Lago II
No Limit Hold’em 3rd $37,463 Jun 30, 2004
Festa al Lago II
No Limit Hold’em 10th $4,001 Jun 25, 2004
Festa al Lago II
No Limit Hold’em 1st $129,119 Jun 23, 2004
35th Annual World Series of Poker
Event #29 – WSOP Limit Hold’em 9th $20,020 May 17, 2004
35th Annual World Series of Poker
Event #26 – WSOP Limit Razz 1st $90,500 May 15, 2004
35th Annual World Series of Poker
Event #25 – WSOP Pot Limit Hold’em 15th $8,720 May 14, 2004
35th Annual World Series of Poker
Event #6 – WSOP Pot Limit Hold’em 29th $2,000 Apr 27, 2004
Five-Star World Poker Classic – WPT Championship Season 2
WPT Main Event – No Limit Hold’em 8th $133,064 Apr 23, 2004
Five-Star World Poker Classic – WPT Championship Season 2
Event #7 – Pot Limit Hold’em 15th $3,735 Apr 9, 2004
Five-Star World Poker Classic – WPT Championship Season 2
Event #1 – No Limit Hold’em 3rd $80,762 Apr 3, 2004
LA Poker Classic – WPT Season 2
Event #9 – Pot Limit Omaha 9th $1,990 Feb 6, 2004
5th Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open – WPT Season 2
Event #13 – WPO No Limit Hold’em 13th $3,702 Jan 19, 2004
6th Annual Tunica Classic
Event #8 – No Limit Hold’em 2nd $10,470 Jan 15, 2004
Showdown at the Sands
No Limit Hold’em 5th $87,300 Nov 24, 2003
Four Queens Poker Classic
No Limit Hold’em 2nd $3,970 Oct 5, 2003
Legends Of Poker WPT Season 2
WPT No Limit Hold’em 3rd $146,775 Sep 3, 2003
Legends Of Poker WPT Season 2
Limit Hold’em 14th $1,445 Aug 26, 2003
Legends Of Poker WPT Season 2
No Limit Hold’em 3rd $18,430 Aug 24, 2003
Grand Slam of Poker
Event #13 – No Limit Hold’em 7th $1,735 Jul 24, 2003
Grand Slam of Poker
Event #9 – Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 16th $300 Jul 20, 2003
Grand Slam of Poker
Event #6 – Limit 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo 4th $1,650 Jul 17, 2003
Festa al Lago Poker Tournament
Pot Limit Hold’em 1st $46,560 Jun 27, 2003
34th Annual World Series of Poker
Event #22 – WSOP No Limit Hold’em 5th $32,000 May 6, 2003
34th Annual World Series of Poker
Event #13 – WSOP Limit 7 Card Stud 3rd $23,915 Apr 27, 2003
34th Annual World Series of Poker
Event #11 – WSOP No Limit Hold’em 9th $9,640 Apr 25, 2003
Five-Star World Poker Classic – WPT Championship Season 1
Pot Limit Hold’em 1st $98,940 Apr 5, 2003
World Poker Challenge 2003 – WPT Season 1
WPT No Limit Hold’em 6th $18,934 Apr 2, 2003
L.A. Poker Classic – WPT Season 1
Event #17 – Limit Hold’em 9th $6,920 Feb 15, 2003
L.A. Poker Classic – WPT Season 1
Event #9 – Pot Limit Omaha 2nd $24,700 Feb 7, 2003
L.A. Poker Classic – WPT Season 1
Event #7 – Pot Limit Hold’em 1st $45,510 Feb 5, 2003
Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic
Event #8 – Pot Limit Omaha 1st $51,216 Dec 9, 2002
World Poker Finals WPT Season 1
Event #6 – No Limit Hold’em 9th $2,510 Nov 1, 2002
World Poker Finals WPT Season 1
Event #5 – Limit Hold’em 3rd $11,844 Oct 31, 2002
World Poker Finals WPT Season 1
Event #2 – Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 28th $370 Oct 28, 2002
Four Queens Poker Classic
Event #19 – No Limit Hold’em 3rd $41,320 Oct 6, 2002
Four Queens Poker Classic
Event #14 – Limit Hold’em 3rd $5,960 Sep 30, 2002
Four Queens Poker Classic
Limit Hold’em 2nd $1,775 Sep 29, 2002
Four Queens Poker Classic
Event #10 – Limit 7 Card Stud 2nd $7,260 Sep 27, 2002
Four Queens Poker Classic
No Limit Hold’em 2nd $2,025 Sep 25, 2002
Hall of Fame Poker Classic
Event #20 – No Limit Hold’em 8th $6,350 Sep 14, 2002
Hall of Fame Poker Classic
Event #17 – Limit Hold’em 2nd $15,510 Sep 11, 2002
Hall of Fame Poker Classic
Event #16 – No Limit Hold’em 5th $4,700 Sep 10, 2002
Hall of Fame Poker Classic
Event #5 – Pot Limit Hold’em 5th $2,260 Sep 1, 2002
Hall of Fame Poker Classic
Event #4 – Limit Hold’em 9th $1,250 Aug 31, 2002
Legends of Poker WPT Season 1
Event #17 – Limit Hold’em 3rd $9,480 Aug 16, 2002
Legends of Poker WPT Season 1
Event #14 – Pot Limit Hold’em 3rd $8,700 Aug 13, 2002
Legends of Poker WPT Season 1
Event #10 – Limit Hold’em 3rd $7,790 Aug 9, 2002
Grand Slam of Poker Tournament
Event #8 – No Limit Hold’em 10th $1,105 Jul 27, 2002
33rd Annual World Series of Poker
Event #28 – WSOP Limit Hold’em 17th $4,120 May 14, 2002
33rd Annual World Series of Poker
Event #19 – WSOP No Limit Hold’em 3rd $70,720 May 6, 2002
33rd Annual World Series of Poker
Event #2 – WSOP Limit Hold’em 6th $34,400 Apr 20, 2002
LA Poker Classic
Event #19 – Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 3rd $11,562 Feb 19, 2002
LA Poker Classic
Event #9 – Limit Hold’em 19th $9,234 Feb 9, 2002
LA Poker Classic
Event #2 – Limit 7 Card Stud 23rd $442 Feb 2, 2002
3rd Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open
Event #16 – WPO Limit Hold’em 9th $3,647 Jan 20, 2002
3rd Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open
Event #12 – WPO Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 2nd $17,402 Jan 16, 2002
3rd Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open
Event #9 – WPO Pot Limit Hold’em 5th $4,321 Jan 13, 2002
T.J. Cloutier recent tournament placings
Place Winnings Tournament
101 $4,523 2009 WSOP, Event 11 – $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em
34 $65,955 WPT – Season 6, WPT World Championship
21 $12,060 WPT – Season 6, World Poker Open
12 $72,955 WPT – Season 6, World Poker Finals
21 $14,017 WPT – Season 6, Gulf Coast Poker Championship
17 $25,593 2007 WSOP, Event 47, No-Limit Hold’em
11 $10,902 2007 WSOP, Event 37, Pot Limit Hold’em
23 $20,034 2007 WSOP, Event 22, No-Limit Hold’em
9 $25,000 Special 2007, NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
120 $4,591 2006 WSOP, Event 37, No-Limit Hold’em
152 $2,902 2006 WSOP, Event 27, No-Limit Hold’em
5 $480,480 2006 WSOP, Event 20, H.O.R.S.E.
57 $1,500 2005 World Series of Poker, Event 34, $1,000 Seniors No-limit Hold’em
1 $657,100 2005 World Series of Poker, Event 13, $5,000 No-limit Hold’em
44 $2,980 2005 World Series of Poker, Event 11, $2,000 Pot-limit Hold’em
5 $0 World Poker Tour – Specials, WPT Poker by the Book
9 $20,020 WSOP – 2004, Event 29, Limit Hold’em
1 $90,500 WSOP – 2004, Event 26, Seven Card Razz
15 $8,720 WSOP – 2004, Event 25, Pot-Limit Hold’em
3 $146,775 World Poker Tour – Season 2, Legends of Poker
6 $18,934 World Poker Tour – Season 1, World Poker Challenge
2 $162,550 WSOP – 2001, Event 5, No-Limit Hold’em
3 $43,500 1993 WSOP, $5,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw
7 $14,700 1992 WSOP , Event 8, Limit Hold’em
15 $4,680 WSOP – 1991, Event 16, No-Limit Hold’em
5 $63,000 WSOP – 1988, World Series of Poker Main Event – 1988
3 $437,500 WSOP – 1998, World Series of Poker Main Event – 1998
8 $13,200 1997 WSOP , Event 18, Limit Seven-Card Stud
9 $4,590 1993 WSOP, Event 19, Pot-Limit Hold’em
8 $10,380 WSOP – 2001, Event 23, Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
6 $20,700 1989 WSOP , Event 4, Pot-Limit Omaha with Rebuys
24 $4,260 1997 WSOP , Event 7, No-Limit Hold’em
5 $32,000 2003 WSOP , Event 22, No-Limit Hold’em
7 $15,000 WSOP – 2000, Event 18, Pot-Limit Hold’em
10 $2,715 1989 WSOP , Event 1, Pot-Limit Omaha
4 $22,750 WSOP – 1996, Event 20, Limit Seven-Card Stud
1 $136,000 WSOP – 1998, $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
3 $23,915 2003 WSOP , Event 13, Seven-Card Stud
4 $25,950 WSOP – 1999, Event 5, Pot-Limit Omaha w/ rebuys
1 $72,000 WSOP – 1987, Event 3, Pot-Limit Omaha
5 $21,075 WSOP – 1996, Event 9, Pot-Limit Omaha w/ rebuys
17 $4,120 WSOP – 2002, Event 28, Limit Hold’em
2 $896,000 WSOP – 2000, World Series of Poker Main Event – 2000
1 $163,000 WSOP – 1994, $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em
5 $18,360 WSOP – 1998, Event 8, Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
3 $70,720 WSOP – 2002, $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
7 $19,500 WSOP – 1990, Event 13, No-Limit Hold’em
11 $4,356 1997 WSOP , Event 14, Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
12 $4,470 1993 WSOP, Event 17, Limit Hold’em
2 $54,000 1989 WSOP , Event 2, Pot-Limit Omaha
8 $14,750 WSOP – 1996, Event 22, Limit Hold’em
8 $5,790 1992 WSOP , Event 15, Pot-Limit Hold’em
10 $4,800 WSOP – 2000, Event 16, Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
5 $23,595 WSOP – 1987, Event 12, No-Limit Hold’em
7 $12,525 WSOP – 1996, Event 16, Limit Hold’em
1 $135,000 WSOP – 1994, $2,500 Omaha Eight-or-Better
9 $9,640 2003 WSOP , Event 11, No-Limit Hold’em
9 $9,480 WSOP – 1999, Event 3, Limit Hold’em
6 $8,820 WSOP – 1994, Event 8, Pot-Limit Omaha
2 $88,550 WSOP – 1995, Event 20, Limit Seven-Card Stud
6 $34,400 WSOP – 2002, Event 2, Limit Hold’em
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