Fri, 03/25/2011 – 20:08 – PokerPages Staff

The PokerStars North American Poker Tour is set to return to the small screen next month with coverage of the stops to air on ESPN2.

Action from the NAPT legs in the Bahamas, Mohegan Sun and Los Angeles will begin on Monday April 18.

Joe Stapleton and James Hartigan will provide the commentary, replacing regular duo Lon McEachern and Norman Chad who take a brief hiatus before the 2011 World Series of Poker coverage returns later this year.

The first episode, which will air at 10pm (ET), features action from the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Super High Roller Final Table. A second episode will air directly afterwards at 11pm (ET).

The elite $100,000 buy in event attracted 38 of the world’s finest players with Team PokerStars Pros Daniel Negreanu and Eugene Katchalov, Andrew Lichtenberger, James Obst and Dan Cates among those riding the final table bubble.

Coverage from the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Bounty Shootout Final Table will air a week later in the same two hour time slots.

The Los Angeles Bounty Shootout and Mohegan Sun Bounty Shootout will the follow in later episodes and the final episode will air on May 16.

The 2011 PokerStars NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event is set to kick off in Connecticut on April 9. The final table will play down to the wire on April 13.

For more news and information about the PokerStars NAPT and all tournament visit the PokerPages Tournament Database.

Wed, 03/16/2011 – 03:04 – PokerPages Staff

#5 – Antony Lellouche, $1,991,351
Antony Lellouche is from Paris, France.  He comes in at number five in our list.  Around 2001, Lellouche started playing tournaments in France and enjoyed considerable success.  He took the 2nd place in 2500 Franc Pot Limit Hold’em Event in 2001.  Since then Lellouche has cashed in World Series of Poker, World Poker Tour, and other European Poker Tour events.

#4 – Jean Paul Pasqualini, $2,054,831
With 19 cashes, Jean Paul Pasqualini comes in at number four in our list with $2,054,831.  This Frenchman has had four first place finishes.  Jean Paul took part in his first World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas in 2010.  He finished 93rd and cashed $67K.  He recommends that one should get inside his opponents head to make the best decisions.

#3 – Bruno Fitoussi, $2,378,985
Bruno ‘King’ Fitoussi hails from Paris, France and enters our list at number three.  Fitoussi was the winner at the World Heads-Up Poker Championship in 2001.  He defeated Amarillo Slim in the Grand Final.  He finished in 8th place in the WPT Championship in 2003 and finished 15th in the $10,000 WSOP Main Event.

#2 – Antoine Saout, $3,784,185
Antoine Saout is the second highest money winner from France.  Antoine hails from Saint Martin des Champs, France.  In the 2009 November Nine of the World Series of Poker Main Event, he was one of only two non-U.S. players.  He finished third and took home $3.5 million.

#1 – Bertrand Grospellier, $6,315,050
The top French money winner honor goes to Bertrand Grospellier.  He started out as a video game player and was introduced to poker by a friend.  He won the 2008 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, taking home $2 million.  He has several prestigious online poker titles, including the WCOOP title, under his belt.