Ludovic "Cuts" Lacay is French and started playing poker because of fellow French online player Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier. They had played video games together before Grospellier made a successful switch over to poker, and Lacay followed him over.
Lacay’s big break came at the 2007 World Poker Tour Spanish Championship. He placed second and took home almost $419,000. Primarily an online player, Lacay had no major live tournament cashes listed before making this televised final table.