Nickname(s) tonio292 Final table(s) 1 Highest ITM
Main Event finish 3rd, 2009 Other name tonio292 | Bracelet(s) none Money finish(es) 6 Title(s) none | |
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Born 26 June 1984 (age 32)
Morlaix ( 1984-06-26 ) | ||
Antoine Saout (born 26 June 1984) is a French professional poker player who made the November Nine in the 2009 World Series of Poker finishing 3rd.
Career
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, his eighth live tournament, Saout reached the final table in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event. Three months later, he finished 7th for £114,228 in the WSOPE Main Event after losing a coin flip against Daniel Negreanu and then finished 3rd in the 2009 WSOP Main Event, winning an additional $3,479,485 in the process. With three players remaining he called Joe Cada's short stack all in with Q♠ Q♥ against Cada's 2♠ 2♣. The board came 7♠ 2♦ 9♠ 3♥ 6♠ giving Cada a set leaving Saout with a short stack. Saout was later eliminated after moving all in for his remain stack with 8♠ 8♥ again against Cada who held A♦ K♠. Cada spiked a king on the river to eliminate Saout.
As of 2016, Anoine Saout's live tournament winnings exceed $5,000,000. This ranks Saout fifth on France's all time money list.
