Top 20 Finalists: Thibaut Durand (popotib)

Thibaut Durand (pototib) is one of France's rising poker stars, going from the Shasta tables at Everest Poker to earning $280,000 in live events and cashing $200,000 online. One of the Everest's weekly MTT leaders, the former engineer discovered he was a better tournament than cash game player not long after he began his poker career four years ago.

A highly observant and strategic player who fell in love with the game because of its mathematical and psychological nature, popotib has the drive and focus to become one of the world's best players. In June 2009, pototib made the final table of Event #51 of the World Series of Poker, cashing $115,817 and finishing in 6th place.