Bruno Fitoussi
Encyclopedia
Bruno Fitoussi is a French
professional poker
player from Paris
.
Fitoussi's first televised poker outing was on the original poker show Late Night Poker
. He finished 7th in his heat, which also featured Surinder Sunar
, Peter "The Bandit" Evans
and Donnacha O'Dea
.
In 2001, Fitoussi won the World Heads-Up Poker Championship
, defeating Amarillo Slim
in the Grand Final.
In 2003, Fitoussi finished in 8th place in the first World Poker Tour
(WPT) Championship. He also finished 15th in the $10,000 World Series of Poker
(WSOP) Main Event.
In 2005, Fitoussi finished 2nd in the $1,500 Seven Card Razz event.
In 2007, Fitoussi finished 2nd to Freddy Deeb
in the $50,000 WSOP
H.O.R.S.E event, winning $1,278,720.
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,300,000. His 8 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,516,167 of those winnings.
Fitoussi also works as an architect
and plays the stock market
. He has also worked as a music
publisher and producer, and is currently the President of VIP-Gaming.
His wife Isabelle is a fashion designer for Kenzo
. They have two children: Jason-Bowie and Fleur-Ilana.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
professional poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player from Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
Fitoussi's first televised poker outing was on the original poker show Late Night Poker
Late Night Poker
Late Night Poker is the pioneering television show that helped pave the way for the explosion of interest in poker in the 2000's. With it's ground breaking use of "under the table" cameras that enabled the viewer to see each player's cards, the show became a cult hit on Channel 4 UK when it first...
. He finished 7th in his heat, which also featured Surinder Sunar
Surinder Sunar
Surinder Sunar is a British professional poker player based in Wolverhampton, who gained fame as a three-time finalist in the Late Night Poker television series....
, Peter "The Bandit" Evans
Peter Evans (poker player)
Peter Evans is an English retired scrap metal dealer and a poker player, who came to the limelight when finishing as runner-up in the first series of Late Night Poker. He currently lives in Birmingham, England....
and Donnacha O'Dea
Donnacha O'Dea
Donnacha "The Don" O'Dea is an Irish professional poker player. In his youth he was a swimmer, and represented Ireland in the 1968 Olympics. He was also the first Irish swimmer to swim 100m in less than one minute...
.
In 2001, Fitoussi won the World Heads-Up Poker Championship
World Heads-Up Poker Championship
The World Heads-Up Poker Championship is an annual elimination-format poker tournament of one-on-one no limit Texas hold'em matches. The tournament was co-created by Late Night Poker's Nic Szeremeta, PokerInEurope's Jon Shoreman, and gaming journalist Rich Geller.The event has run since 2001 and...
, defeating Amarillo Slim
Amarillo Slim
Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. , known as Amarillo Slim, is an American professional gambler known for his poker skills and proposition bets...
in the Grand Final.
In 2003, Fitoussi finished in 8th place in the first World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...
(WPT) Championship. He also finished 15th in the $10,000 World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
(WSOP) Main Event.
In 2005, Fitoussi finished 2nd in the $1,500 Seven Card Razz event.
In 2007, Fitoussi finished 2nd to Freddy Deeb
Freddy Deeb
Kassem Ibrahim "Freddy" Deeb is a professional poker player who emigrated from Lebanon to the United States at the age of 19.-Before poker:...
in the $50,000 WSOP
2007 World Series of Poker
The 2007 World Series of Poker began on June 1, 2007. The $10,000 no-limit Texas hold 'em Main Event began on July 6 and was completed on the morning of July 18...
H.O.R.S.E event, winning $1,278,720.
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,300,000. His 8 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,516,167 of those winnings.
Fitoussi also works as an architect
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
and plays the stock market
Stock market
A stock market or equity market is a public entity for the trading of company stock and derivatives at an agreed price; these are securities listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately.The size of the world stock market was estimated at about $36.6 trillion...
. He has also worked as a music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
publisher and producer, and is currently the President of VIP-Gaming.
His wife Isabelle is a fashion designer for Kenzo
Kenzo Takada
Kenzo Takada is a Japanese fashion designer. He is also the founder of Kenzo, a worldwide brand of perfumes, skincare products and clothes....
. They have two children: Jason-Bowie and Fleur-Ilana.