Fabrice Soulier

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Fabrice Soulier
Fabrice Soulier (2017)
Fabrice Soulier (2017)
  Personal information  
Date of birth April 23, 1969
place of birth FranceFrance Avignon
Nickname
fabsoulPokerStars
Place of residence
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MaltaMalta Malta London
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0.$ 824,513
Total prize money $ 6,431,962
World Series of Poker
Bracelets 1
Cashes 42
Best main event 49th ( 2009 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
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Cashes 8th
  Main event of the European Poker Tour  
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Cashes 12
  Main Event of the PokerStars Championship  
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Cashes 2
  Main Event of party poker Live  
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Cashes 1
Last updated: January 5, 2020

Fabrice Soulier (born April 23, 1969 in Avignon ) is a professional French poker player .

Personal

Soulier raised in Avignon and a degree in International Relations . He then worked in the film and television industry, initially as an assistant director and later became the director of the TV series Un gars, une fille . Next, he directed the TV show Farce Attaque as well as children's programs of the French TV Canal J Director. Even after starting his poker career, he was still active on television and worked as a poker teacher on the French poker show NRJ PokerStars and in 2007 in the documentary That's poker ... Dans la peau d'un joueur .

Poker career

Soulier plays on the online poker platform PokerStars under the nickname fabsoul . In September 2004 he won a title at the World Championship of Online Poker played there . Soulier has been taking part in renowned live tournaments since 2000 .

Soulier achieved his first tournament prize money until July 2003 at events at the Aviation Club de France in Paris . End of April 2004 he was the first time in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas successful and died in a tournament variant No-Limit Hold'em in the money. The following year, he reached in since the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino played out WSOP 2005 final table, he on the more than 100,000 US dollars ended doped seventh. In early March 2006, Soulier sat at the final table of the Main Event of the World Poker Tour in San José, California, and finished fifth for $ 240,000. In mid-October 2008 he won a tournament at the Poker Open in Marrakech with a bonus of around $ 135,000. At the 2009 WSOP , Soulier took seven cash placements. Its by far the highest prize money he secured it for his 49th place in the Main Event in the amount of almost 140,000 dollars. At the beginning of September 2010, he took third place at the main event of the Partouche Poker Tour in Cannes , which was paid for with EUR 500,000 . At the 2011 WSOP , Soulier won the world championship in the mixed variant HORSE and secured a bracelet and a prize of more than 600,000 dollars. At the main event of the Epic Poker League at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, he finished third in early September 2011 and received around $ 300,000. At the end of March 2012, Soulier reached the final table at the main event of the European Poker Tour (EPT) in Campione d'Italia, finishing in third place, endowed with 240,000 euros. In October 2013 he played at the main event of the World Series of Poker Europe in Enghien-les-Bains until the decisive heads-up against Adrián Mateos . There he lost to the Spaniard, but for his second place he received his highest prize money to date of 610,000 euros. At the end of March 2014, Soulier won the EPT High Roller in Vienna and secured the main prize of almost 400,000 euros. At the 2016 WSOP , he finished second in a mixed Omaha and Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better event for over $ 130,000. The following year, Soulier reached two final tables of the 2017 WSOP .

In total, Soulier has earned almost 6.5 million dollars with poker in live tournaments. From April to November 2016 he played as team manager for the Paris Aviators in the Global Poker League , but missed the playoffs with his team.

Web links

Commons : Fabrice Soulier  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. a b Fabrice Soulier in the database of the Global Poker Index, accessed on December 3, 2019 (English).
  2. 2010 WCOOP Preview: Highlights from the 2004, 2005, and 2006 WCOOP on pokernews.com from September 1, 2010, accessed on December 3, 2019.
  3. a b c Fabrice Soulier in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 3, 2019.
  4. 35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004 ($ 1,000 No-Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 3, 2019.
  5. 36th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2005 ($ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 3, 2019.
  6. Bay 101 Shooting Stars ($ 10,000 WPT - Main Event - No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 3, 2019.
  7. Marrakech Poker Open (درهم 50,000 Main Event - No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on December 3, 2019 (English).
  8. a b Fabrice Soulier in the World Series of Poker database, accessed on December 3, 2019.
  9. 40th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2009 ($ 10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 3, 2019.
  10. Partouche Poker Tour - Main Event (€ 7,750 + 750 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on December 3, 2019 (English).
  11. 42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011 ($ 10,000 HORSE Championship) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 3, 2019.
  12. 2011-12 Epic Poker League - Event 2 ($ 20,000 No Limit Hold'em 8 Handed - League Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 3, 2019.
  13. EPT - 8 - Campione (€ 5,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on December 3, 2019.
  14. 2013 World Series of Poker - Europe (€ 10,000 + 450 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event (Event # 6)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on December 3, 2019 (English).
  15. EPT - 10 - EUREKA - 4 - Vienna (€ 10,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em EPT High Roller) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on December 3, 2019.
  16. 47th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2016 ($ 2,500 Mixed Omaha / Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better (Event # 36)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed December 3, 2019.
  17. Paris Aviators on the Global Poker League website, accessed December 3, 2019.