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.

Fri, 02/25/2011 – 03:34 – PokerPages Staff

Six-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner T.J. Cloutier is the most famous face behind the new ‘Poker Pros Network’ which launched on Cake Poker at the weekend.

Poker Pros Network CEO Chuck Kidd spoke about the launch of the site in a press release circulated earlier this week.

“We are proud to team with Cake Poker Network, a proven world class organization, to bring this unique PPN experience to the poker world.

We have currently signed top online pro players, as well as brick and mortar pros, to play at PPN.”

71 year-old Cloutier has won over $9 million during his live tournament career, recording 39 victories and 266 money finishes.

Cloutier lines up alongside the likes of Chris Reslock, Marsha Waggoner, Barbara Enright, Young Phan, Jonathon ‘driverseati’ Tamayo, Jennifer Elise Cox and Charlie Marchese.

The US friendly site is planning to offer a weekly bounty event with a 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event prize package on offer for the winner.

The PPN lobby will allow players to face off against the professionals who will be highlighted when they are online.

“The allure of playing against the world’s best online poker players has already been proven. At PPN, we make it easy to interact with the PPN pro players of your choice on your schedule and within your budget.”