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
toR$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 theR$300 NLHE Nightly event forR$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.
