Biography
Lucille Cailly is a French poker player, writer, and stand-up comedian who resides in London, England. She has recorded over $1.5 million in live tournament earnings, with her best cash being $1,386,267. Cailly finished in second place in the 2012 EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final to pick up the seven-figure payday, having lost out on the title to Mohsin Charania.
Since 2016, Cailly toned down her hours on the felt and shifted her focus onto a career in comedy. She has written her own show How to Become a Poker Millionaire (and Still Be a Loser) and performed it at the world-famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Cailly’s Poker Journey
Cailly got her introduction to poker in the late noughties after her roommates started playing weekly Sit-and-Go tournaments in their shared living room. Perhaps indicating a natural-born gambling ability, Lucille quickly found herself booking a last-minute flight to Las Vegas to get over a breakup. Luckily, she didnt land alone in the poker capital, after meeting French professional poker player Manuel Bevand and a friend at the airport.
After this encounter, Cailly dabbled in poker journalism, live-updating EPTs and WPTs while honing her skills online. In 2010, a series of MTT successes persuaded her to jump straight in and become a full-time pro.
Cailly mainly plied her trade online, earning the respect of her French peers as a true “grinder” as well as some serious money.
PokerNews Covered Events
| Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 PokerStars.com EPT BarcelonaMain Event | 21st | €29,400 |
| The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo Casino EPT Grand FinalMain Event | 2nd | €1,050,000 |
| 2012 PokerStars.com EPT DeauvilleMain Event | 120th | €7,500 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #43: $1,500 No-Limit Holdem | 153rd | $3,779 |
| 2010 EPT DeauvilleMain Event | 47th | €13,600 |