[5] Cloutier specializes in playing tournament poker, especially no-limit and pot limit hold'em.

Cloutier has won a total of six WSOP bracelets in his career, in addition to many other titles in various kinds of poker games.

[14][15] In 2009, Cloutier was one of numerous players turned away from the Main Event, as registration was capped on that particular day.

[16][17] In January 2010, The Plano Pawn Shop auctioned off Cloutier's 2005 bracelet on eBay for $4,006.

[25] Cloutier is the co-author (with Tom McEvoy) of four books on poker: He has also written How To Win The Championship: Hold'em Strategies For The Final Table, a book covering tournament strategy with an emphasis on the final few tables.