| Date | Event | Buy-In | Place | Entries | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 12, 2013 Monte Carlo,  |
EPT Grand Final No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed Turbo QE |
€10,000 | 3rd | 36 | €49,400 |
|
Feb 3, 2013 Deauville,  |
EPT Deauville Pot Limit Omaha - Turbo QE |
€2,000 | 8th | 57 | €4,470 |
|
Dec 4 - 9, 2012 Las Vegas, NV,  |
WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event QE |
$10,000 | 37th | 503 | $21,956 |
|
Aug 23, 2012 Barcelona,  |
EPT/Estrellas Poker Tour - Barcelona No Limit Hold'em - High Roller QE |
€10,000 | 6th | 101 | €54,390 |
|
May 24 - 26, 2012 Las Vegas, NV, |
WPT World Championship No Limit Hold'em QE |
$5,000 | 2nd | 33 | $32,010 |
|
Feb 6, 2012 Deauville, |
EPT Deauville No Limit Hold'em - Six Max High Roller QE |
€5,000 | 5th | 26 | €10,000 |
|
Jan 26 - 29, 2012 Paris, |
Euro Finals of Poker 2012 No Limit Hold'em - Diamond Championships QE |
€5,000 | 5th | 109 | €38,830 |
|
Dec 10, 2011 Las Vegas, NV, |
2011 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic No Limit Hold'em QE |
$5,000 | 3rd | 62 | $39,904 |
|
Oct 18, 2011 Cannes, |
2011 World Series of Poker - Europe No Limit Hold'em - Six Max Turbo QE |
€5,000 | 6th | 58 | €16,425 |
|
Sep 15 - 17, 2011 Cannes, |
Partouche Poker Tour - Main Event No Limit Hold'em II |
€3,000 | 8th | 0 | €12,500 |
|
Sep 5 - 10, 2011 Paris, |
WPT Rendez-Vous à Paris 2011 No Limit Hold'em - WPT Grand Prix de Paris QE |
€7,500 | 14th | 312 | €33,330 |
|
Sep 1, 2011 Barcelona, |
EPT Barcelona No Limit Hold'em - Six Max Turbo QE |
€5,000 | 6th | 63 | €15,750 |
|
Aug 7, 2011 Tallinn,  |
EPT Tallinn No Limit Hold'em Turbo - Six Max |
€5,000 | 2nd | 11 | €15,675 |
|
Aug 3, 2011 Tallinn, |
EPT Tallinn No Limit Hold'em - Bounty QE |
€1,000 | 2nd | 61 | €12,000 |
|
May 7 - 12, 2011 Madrid, |
EPT Grand Final No Limit Hold'em - Main Event QE |
€10,000 | 87th | 686 | €15,000 |
|
Feb 5, 2011 Paris, |
EFOP Diamond Championship/WPT Regional Series Gold Championship QE |
€2,000 | 6th | 146 | €13,595 |
|
Jan 30 - 31, 2011 Deauville, |
EPT Deauville High Roller No Limit Hold'em QE |
€10,000 | 4th | 58 | €53,000 |
|
Jan 27 - 28, 2011 Deauville, |
EPT Deauville No Limit Hold'em QE |
€1,500 | 6th | 261 | €18,400 |
|
May 21 - 22, 2010 Barcelona, |
WPT Spanish Championship No Limit Hold'em QE |
€1,500 | 5th | 107 | €12,800 |
|
Dec 6, 2009 Las Vegas, NV, |
2009 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic No Limit Hold'em - Nightly |
$300 | 4th | 37 | $3,590 |
|
May 14, 2009 Paris, |
Rendez Vous A Paris 2009 No Limit Hold'em - Grand Prix de Paris QE |
€10,000 | 11th | 138 | €19,665 |
|
Jan 23 - 24, 2009 Deauville, |
EPT - Deauville No Limit Hold'em - High Rollers Event |
€20,000 | 2nd | 0 | €115,200 |
|
Jan 22 - 23, 2009 Deauville, |
EPT - Deauville No Limit Hold'em |
€500 | 17th | 0 | €1,650 |
|
Feb 14, 2008 Paris, |
Paris Open of Poker 2008 No Limit Hold'em |
€500 | 9th | 82 | €755 |
Jean Noel Thorel is a French poker player who made his first-live event cash in 2008. In the first 3 years, Jean cashed 16 times, made 12 final tables, and earned close to $500,000.
Jean resides in Paris, where he became known as a pharmacy expert and cosmetics pioneer. He made his fortune after developing the concept of Dermatological Biology, which blended biology and cosmetics. In 1985, Jean founded Bioderma in Lyon, an independent laboratory specializing in skin care products, where he created Esthederm, one of the top rated age-fighting cosmetic lines in the world.
After playing poker recreationally, Jean made his first live-event cash at the 2008 Paris Open of Poker when he finished 9th in the €500 NLHE event for €755. His next cash was almost a year later, at the 2009 EPT Deauville, where he finished runner-up in the €20,000 NLHE High Rollers Event to earn €115,200. Jean’s last cashes of the year were at the Rendez Vous A Paris, where he finished 11th for €19,665 in the €10,000 NLHE Grand Prix de Paris, and at the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, where he finished 4th in the $300 NLHE Nightly event for $3,590.
In 2010, Jean just cashed once, making the final table of the €1,500 NLHE at the WPT Spanish Championship in Barcelona. He finished 5th, worth €12,800.
As of mid-October, Jean had cashed in 10 events and made 8 final tables in 2011. He started by cashing twice at the EPT Deauville, finishing 6th in the €1,500 NLHE for €18,400, and taking 4th in the €10,000 NLHE High Roller event to earn €53,000. Jean cashed at the EFOP Diamond Championship/WPT Regional Series Paris, when he finished 6th for €13,595 in the €2,000 Gold Championship event.
Jean cashed at the 2011 EPT Grand Final in Madrid, and cashed twice at the EPT Tallinn, finishing runner-up in both the €1,000 NLHE Bounty for €12,000, and the €5,000 NLHE 6-Max Turbo event to earn €15,675. At the EPT Barcelona, Thorel finished 6th in another €5,000 NLHE 6-Max Turbo event, this time for €15,750.
At home in Paris in September, Jean cashed in his first WPT event. At the 2011 Rendez-Vous à Paris, he finished 14th in the €7,500 NLHE WPT Grand Prix de Paris to collect €33,330. The same month, he cashed at the Partouche Poker Tour Cannes, taking 8th place in the €3,000 NLHE for €12,500.
In October, Jean was back in Cannes, where he finished 6th in the €5,000 NLHE 6-Max Turbo event at the WSOP Europe to take home €16,425.
Dubbed “The Nutty Professor” by poker news bloggers, Jean is as well known for his fearless style as he is for his exuberant laughter while playing. His poker opponents seem to agree that when Jean is at the table, there is never a dull moment, and never a lull in the action.
