Fabrice Soulier (born April 23, 1969 in

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) is a professional

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player with over $5.5 Million in live poker tournament winnings and won his first

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in the

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$10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship. In 2013 he was the runner up in the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe €10,000 + 450 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event (Event #6), Earning him €610,000 ($824,513).In March 2014, Fabrice took down the €10,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em EPT High Roller event for €392,900 ($542,342).Hendon Mob
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Biography

He was director of the French TV series Farce Attaque (Farce Attack) and

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(A Guy, A Girl) before focusing only on poker. He now lives in

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. He also has been one of the poker teacher for the French show NRJ Pokerstars with Bertrand "Elky"Grospellier. Then, he created the website www.madeinpoker.fr which is an information site. In 2009, he cashed in the money for the first time in the $10,000 Main Event finishing in 49th place out of a field of 6,494 players, earning $138,568

World Series of Poker bracelet

As of 2011, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,500,000.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Soulier, Fabrice French poker players Sportspeople from Avignon Living people 1969 births World Series of Poker bracelet winners