T.J. Cloutier

T.J. Cloutier

aka "T.J."
Nationality
United States
United States
GPI Rank 5,735
WSOP Bracelets 6
Total Live Earnings $10,480,997
The Hendon Mob Data provided by The Hendon Mob

Biography

T.J. Cloutier had been a great, well-rounded athlete upon entering college at the University at California at Berkeley with a scholarship to play both football and basketball. When things got rough for his family, Cloutier was forced to drop out of school and settle for a job to do his part. This lasted until he was drafted into the army and sent to fight for the country. It was with this tour of duty that T.J. discovered poker.

After his duties were fulfilled, Cloutier didn’t jump right into playing poker professionally. Instead, he went back to his passion of football and found a spot on the Montreal Allouettes in the Canadian Football League. Later traded to the Toronto Argonauts, Cloutier continued to play football until a knee injury cut his career short. Soon after, T.J. moved to Texas and his poker career really began to kick off.

Working in Texas on an oil rig, Cloutier started to play poker more and more in his spare time. Soon enough, T.J. would realize that he could make more money playing poker full time and quit his job.

Inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2006, T.J. has authored books on both No-Limit and Pot-Limit Hold’em as well as Omaha. His career tournament earnings total $10,444,516 with $4,710,417 of that coming at the WSOP.

World Series of Poker

Specializing in tournament poker, with an extensive list of cashes and titles, T.J. holds over 50 wins and six WSOP bracelets. Those six bracelets came in 1987, two in 1994, 1998, 2004, and 2005. Cloutier is also the only player to ever win the three different versions of Omaha at the WSOP; pot-limit Omaha, limit Omaha, and limit Omaha 8-or-better.

He’s never won the big one though, coming very close on multiple occasions. A second place in 1985, a fifth place in 1988, a third place in 1998, and a second place again in 2000 are as close as he’s come in the Main Event. If it wasn’t for Chris “Jesus” Ferguson coming behind in the final hand of the 2000 WSOP Main Event, Cloutier might have went on to capture the title.

T.J. Cloutier's WSOP Bracelet Wins

YearEventPrize
2005Event #13: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em$657,100
2004Event #26: $1,500 Razz$90,500
1998Event #11: $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha$136,000
1994Event #15: $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em$163,000
1994.Event #14: $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo$135,000
1987Event #3: $1,000 Limit Omaha$72,000

T.J. Cloutier's Best WSOP Main Event Runs

YearPlacePrize
20002nd$896,000
19852nd$280,000
19983rd$437,500
19885th$63,000

World Poker Tour & Other Events

Cloutier has also cashed in multiple WPT events, the United States Poker Championships, and the National Heads-Up Poker Championship among others.

T.J. Cloutier's Best WPT Results

YearEventPlacePrize
2003The Bicycle Casino Legends of Poker3rd$146,775
2004WPT Championship8th$133,064
2007Foxwoods World Poker Finals12th$72,955
2008WPT World Championship34th$65,955
2003WPT L.A. Poker Classic41st$19,930

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant
Main Event
137th $2,547
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #34: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em
431st $2,393
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #6: $365 GIANT No-Limit Hold'em
1089th $582
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #47: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK
70th $13,849
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #41: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
10th $12,611
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #35: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em
174th $1,723
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #39: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo BOUNTY
41st $3,862
2016 WinStar River Poker Series
Main Event
99th $4,668
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
13th $23,812
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #26: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship
428th $1,903
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Choctaw Durant
Main Event
60th $4,668
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #32: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
200th $3,359
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Choctaw
Main Event
49th $3,770
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - IP Casino Resort & Spa
Main Event
18th $4,891
2010 World Series of Poker
WSOP Tournament of Champions
9th $25,000
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #34: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship
225th $2,318
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #28: $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
38th $6,470
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 11 - $2,000 No Limit Hold'em
101st $4,523
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 37 - $2,000 Pot Limit Holdem
11th $10,902

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