T. J. Cloutier

T. J. Cloutier in the World Poker Tour Legends of Poker event
Nickname(s)	None
Hometown	Richardson, Texas
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	6
Money finishes	50
Highest ITM main event finish	2nd (1985, 2000)
World Poker Tour
Titles	None
Final tables	2(+1)
Money Finishes	5

Thomas James ^[1] (T.J.) Cloutier (born October 13, 1939) is a professional poker player from Albany, California. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2006. Image File history File links Tjcloutier. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... Richardson Interurban Depot, 1908 Nickname none Location Location within the state of Texas Government County Dallas County Collin County City Manager Bill Keffler Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 74. ... Texas is the gayest motherfucking state out there they can suck my big black balls. ... The WSOP logo. ... ITM, or In The Money is a term given in poker which describes ones placement in a tournament. ... The 1985 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... The 2000 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Poker Room at the Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey Poker is a card game, the most popular of a class of games called vying games, in which players with fully or partially concealed cards make wagers into a central pot, which is awarded to the player or players... The city of Albany highlighted within Alameda County Albany is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. ... The Poker Hall of Fame is a group of poker players who have played poker well against top competition for high stakes over a long period of time. ...

Early years

Cloutier attended the University of California, Berkeley on an athletic scholarship for football and baseball and played in the Rose Bowl in 1959. However, he later dropped out because of family financial hardship. The University of California, Berkeley (also known as UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, and by other names, see below) is the oldest and flagship campus of the ten-campus University of California system. ... A sport consists of a physical activity or skill carried out with a recreational purpose: for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of a skill, or some combination of these. ... Scholarship is the pursuit of academic research, whether in the arts and humanities or sciences, and in all such fields means deep mastery of a subject, often through study at institutions of higher education. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ... The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football game, usually played on January 1 at the stadium of the same name in Pasadena, California. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Cloutier was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he learned to play poker. After the Army, he played football in the Canadian Football League for Toronto and Montreal, but an injury cut his career short. The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Lions Stampeders Eskimos Roughriders Blue Bombers Tiger-Cats Argonauts Alouettes The Canadian Football League (CFL), also known by its French name, Ligue canadienne de football (LCF), is a professional league located entirely in Canada that plays Canadian football. ... The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. ... The Montreal Alouettes (French: Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec. ...

Cloutier then started a food company, but it was not successful, so he moved to Texas to work on oil rigs. On his off days he began to play poker, and quit his job in after realizing that he was winning more money playing poker than working. Texas is the gayest motherfucking state out there they can suck my big black balls. ... Natural gas drilling rig A drilling rig or oil rig is a structure housing equipment used to drill for and extract oil or natural gas from underground reservoirs. ...

Tournament career

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 all three types of Omaha played at the World Series - (Pot Limit High, Limit High, and Limit 8-or-Better High-low split). A poker tournament is a tournament at which the winners are decided by playing poker, usually a particular style of poker. ... // Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Betting This article describes the common terms, rules, and procedures in the game, but does not cover the strategic impact of betting. ... // Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Betting This article describes the common terms, rules, and procedures in the game, but does not cover the strategic impact of betting. ... Texas hold em (or simply hold em or holdem) is the most popular of the community card poker games. ... The WSOP logo. ... Omaha holdem (or Omaha holdem or simply Omaha) is a community card poker game based on Texas hold em. ... For methods of splitting a pot, see Splitting poker pots. ...

Despite winning dozens of tournaments, he has never won the main event of the World Series of Poker, although he has placed four times in the top 5, including two 2nd place finishes in 1985 and 2000. The WSOP logo. ... The 1985 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... The 2000 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ...

Cloutier also plays in World Poker Tour (WPT) events, where his highest finish to date was 3rd place in the 2003 Legends of Poker event won by Mel Judah. The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... Professional Australian poker player, also known as The Silver Fox, with several noticable finished in the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour. ...

Cloutier has also featured in the Ultimate Poker Challenge, the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament and Poker Royale: Battle of the Ages. The Ultimate Poker Challenge (UPC) is a series of weekly poker tournaments acting as super-satellites into the series semi-finals. ... The National Heads-Up Poker Championship is an annual poker tournament held in the United States. ... The Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament is a series of no limit Texas hold em poker tournaments. ... Poker Royale is a television series that focuses on No Limit Texas hold em Poker that airs on GSN. The first series began on December 7, 2004. ...

As of 2006, his total live tournament winnings exceed $8,700,000.

WSOP Bracelets

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Poker writings

Cloutier is the co-author (together with Tom McEvoy) of four books: Tom McEvoy (born November 14, 1944 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA) is a professional poker player and author. ...

• Championship Tournament Practice Hands
• Championship Holdem
• Championship Omaha
• Championship No-Limit and Pot Limit Hold'em.

In May 2006 Cloutier released How To Win The Championship: Hold'em Strategies For The Final Table, a book covering tournament strategy with an emphasis on the final few tables.

He also writes for Card Player Magazine. Card Player Magazine is an industry publication specializing in poker strategy and poker tournament coverage. ...

Trivia

• The Texas Hold'em starting hand Jack-9 of clubs is named the "T.J. Cloutier" in his honor because of flopping three straight flushes in one year with the hand.
• Cloutier is married to Joy Cloutier, has six children, and resides in Richardson, Texas.
• Cloutier also plays numerous pit games, including craps. ^[2]
• Was born on Friday the 13th

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External links

• Poker Books interview and biography
• World Poker Tour profile
• Poker Babes profile
• Poker Pages profile
• Poker Baron profile
• Hendon Mob tournament results