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T.J. Cloutier
T.J. Cloutier (otherwise known as Thomas James) is a professional poker player, and one of a select few who has earned a place in the Poker Hall of Fame. T.J. has proven his skills at the poker table, and his ability to outplay almost anyone has cemented his celebrity status.
Thomas James Cloutier was born in Albany, CA, and he played sports both in and out of school while growing up. He went to the University of California at Berkeley on an athletic scholarship for baseball and football. He played in the Rose Bowl during his college football career, but he did not graduate due to financial hardship. After dropping out of college, Cloutier entered the US Army; after he served he moved to Canada and played in the CFL (Canadian Football League). His career was cut short by an injury, and he unsuccessfully tried to start his own food business. He finally found a job as an oil rig worker in Texas, playing poker in his time off.
He eventually realized that he could make more at the poker table than he could on the oil rig, and he made the game of poker his full-time job. T.J. Cloutier's specialty is hold 'em, but he has had WSOP wins in other poker variants as well. He has a total of six WSOP wins, and he's placed in the money over fifty times. He hasn't had as much success on the EPT or the WPT, but he has had ten money finishes there. Over the course of his career, he has won a little less than ten million dollars, over half of which comes from WSOP events.
When he is not playing poker, he stays busy writing poker articles so that the next generation of players have the knowledge they need to become successful. He has helped to write four strategy books for NL and PL hold 'em, Omaha, and regular hold 'em. He has a book called "How to Win the Championship: Hold 'Em Strategies for the Final Table".
T.J. Cloutier is one of the best players in the world, and his long resume proves just that. There aren't many players who have won as many tournaments as he has, and he shows no sign of slowing down.