Antoine Saout
| Antoine Saout | |
|---|---|
 Saout at the 2009 World Series of Poker | |
| Nickname(s) | tonio292[1] |
| Born | 26 June 1984 Morlaix |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | none |
| Final table(s) | 3 |
| Money finish(es) | 13[2] |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 3rd, 2009 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | none |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 5[3] |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | none |
| Final table(s) | none |
| Money finish(es) | 5[3] |
Antoine Saout (born 26 June 1984) is a French professional poker player who made the November Nine in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event, finishing in third place.[4][5]
In April 2007, Antoine Saout began playing poker online under the pseudonym "tonio292" while studying at the National School of Information Technology. He turned full-time professional a year and a half later. In late 2008, Saout switched his focus to live poker qualifying for several tournaments including the World Series of Poker through Everest Poker.
In July 2009, Saout reached the final table in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event.[6] Three months later, he finished 7th for £114,228 in the WSOPE Main Event and then finished 3rd in the 2009 WSOP Main Event, winning an additional $3,479,485 in the process.[7][8] With three players remaining he called Joe Cada's short stack all in with against Cada's . The board came giving Cada three of a kind and leaving Saout with a short chip stack. Saout was later eliminated after moving all in for his remain stack with again against Cada who held . Cada hit a king on the river card to eliminate Saout.
In 2016, Saout made another deep run in the Main Event, finishing 25th for $269,430.[9]
In 2017, Saout was part of the final nine, making his second WSOP Main Event final table. He finished in fifth place, earning $2,000,000.[10]
As of 2017, Anoine Saout's live tournament winnings exceed $7,550,000.[3] This ranks Saout third on France's all time money list.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Antoine Saout". kalipoker-fr.com (in French). Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Antoine Saout". WSOP.com. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Antoine Saout's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ Stephen A. Murphy (8 November 2009). "Antoine Saout Eliminated from the WSOP in Third Place". Card Player. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ Hall, Chris (21 November 2014). "2014 partypoker WPT UK Main Event Day 3: Antoine Saout Leads Final 16". PokerNews Global. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Antoine Saout, 25 ans et... millionnaire grâce au poker". France info. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "World Series Of Poker Europe - WSOPE 2009, No Limit Hold'em - WSOPE Main Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "40th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2009, World Championship No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "47th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2016, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Championship (Event #68)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "48th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2017, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Championship (Event #73)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "France All Time Money List". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 31 March 2024.