Dutch Boyd
| Russ Boyd | |
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 Dutch Boyd in the 2006 World Series of Poker |
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| Nickname(s) | Dutch |
| Hometown | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 17 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish |
12, 2003 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 5 |
| Information accurate as of 2010-07-21. | |
Russell Aaron Boyd (born 1980), commonly known as Dutch Boyd, is an American professional poker player living in Las Vegas, Nevada (originally from Columbia, Missouri).
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[edit] Personal life
Boyd began attending college at age 12 after scoring a 23 on the ACT and graduated from [The University of Missouri Law School in Columbia, MO] at age 18.[1] Despite finishing law school, Boyd opted not to pursue a career in law after experiencing law as an intern.[2] Inspired by the movie Rounders, Boyd began playing online poker day and night through his last year of law school. After graduation, Dutch moved to California and began playing poker during the day and working for a department store at night. During this time Boyd and his brother decided to begin an online casino specializing in poker. He raised $50,000 from family and friends and began the PokerSpot casino, which would eventually fail resulting in substantial controversy. [3] After the failure of PokerSpot, Boyd suffered from a series of mental problems, eventually leading to a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. [4]
Boyd received substantial media attention during his run at the 2003 World Series of Poker, where he finished 12th. Shortly after this, he founded a group of young poker players called The Crew that achieved notable success. He went on to win two World Series of Poker bracelets, both in 6-handed Holdem events. In addition to playing poker professionally, Boyd is an active blogger and is currently offering 1-on-1 poker lessons over Skype at his website PokerClinic.com.
[edit] Poker
Boyd has been playing poker since the age of eighteen. Boyd was a founding member of The Crew, a group of poker-playing professionals and friends which also included Scott Fischman, Robert Boyd, David Smyth, Joe Bartholdi Jr, Tony Lazar, and Brett Jungblut.
[edit] Live
[edit] Tournaments
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,900,000. [5] His 17 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,275,672 of those winnings.[6]
[edit] World Series of Poker
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | $2,500 Short Handed No Limit Hold'em | $475,712 |
| 2010 | $2,500 Limit Hold'em/Six Handed | $234,065 |
[edit] Online poker
[edit] PokerSpot controversy
Prior to his professional poker career, Boyd was the president and co-founder of the PokerSpot online poker cardroom, which operated from May 2000 to late 2001. When PokerSpot ceased operations, the cardroom did not refund $400,000 of player funds. A substantial controversy has arisen from actions taken by Boyd and the staff of PokerSpot during this time.
According to Boyd, in January 2001 PokerSpot's credit card processor was late in transferring player funds to PokerSpot. As a result, PokerSpot did not have all the player funds that were being used at their site. Eventually this resulted in PokerSpot being shorted 6 weeks of credit card deposits, which PokerSpot could not cover. Players were unable to cash out, and eventually the site shut down. [7]
In January 2005, Boyd claimed on his blog to have personally refunded some former PokerSpot players. [8]
When Boyd was the chip leader for a short time at the main event of the 2003 World Series of Poker, he was asked if he would pay back the PokerSpot players with any prize money that he won. Boyd said, "If I win this tournament, I will personally pay off all the players." [9] Boyd placed 12th in the tournament, earning $80,000. [10]
[edit] Two Plus Two lawsuit
In December 2009, Two Plus Two Publishing, a poker publisher founded by Mason Malmuth, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Las Vegas alleging that Boyd and his co-defendant, Jacksname.com, took actions that “have disrupted or are intended to disrupt Two Plus Two’s business by, among other things, diverting web users away from Two Plus Two’s Web sites and forums".[11] Boyd allegedly registered a domain name using the phrase "Two Plus Two" and the word "poker” and then linked the domain name to a poker strategy and gaming services Web site.[11]
Boyd’s response to the lawsuit was that it is "without merit and is designed to encourage me to pay him [Malmuth] off or face a substantial legal bill defending myself against it."[11] As of November 2011, the lawsuit remains active.
[edit] Poker Clinic
In October 2011, Dutch Boyd began offering poker lessons on his website, PokerClinic.com. At launch, these poker lessons were given over Skype and were offered at $20 per half hour session.
[edit] References
- ^ Anonymous. "Rakefree - Online Poker - Dutch Boyd FAQ 3". www.RakeFree.com. Archived from the original on 2006-12-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20061213150736/http://www.rakefree.com/faq3.htm#faq. Retrieved 2006-08-06.
- ^ Anonymous. "Rakefree - Online Poker - Dutch Boyd FAQ 5". www.RakeFree.com. Archived from the original on 2006-05-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20060505155629/http://www.rakefree.com/faq5.htm#faq. Retrieved 2006-08-06.
- ^ Anonymous. "Rakefree - Online Poker - Dutch Boyd FAQ 9". www.RakeFree.com. Archived from the original on 2006-05-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20060505155715/http://www.rakefree.com/faq9.htm#faq. Retrieved 2006-08-06.
- ^ Solotaroff, Ivan. "Poker's New World Order". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7371959/pokers_new_world_order/. Retrieved 2006-08-06.
- ^ Butt, Robert. "Russ Boyd - Stats". The Hendon Mob. http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=15967. Retrieved 2006-08-06.
- ^ World Series of Poker Earnings, worldseriesofpoker.com
- ^ Boyd, Russ. "Rakefree - Online Poker - Dutch Boyd FAQ 10". www.RakeFree.com. Archived from the original on 2006-07-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20060705202024/http://www.rakefree.com/faq10.htm#faq. Retrieved 2006-08-09.
- ^ Boyd, Dutch. "Public Letter to Neal Ross". www.DutchBoyd.com. Archived from the original on 2006-07-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20060704181127/http://www.dutchboyd.com/blog/2005/01/public-letter-to-neal-ross.html. Retrieved 2006-08-06.
- ^ "Wade C". "Pokerspot CEO Takes WSOP Lead". Google Groups. http://groups.google.com/group/rec.gambling.poker/browse_frm/thread/e94d2f62e243842/c931cd45061c6e2b?lnk=st&q=boyd+wsop&rnum=6#c931cd45061c6e2b. Retrieved 2006-08-06.
- ^ Butt, Robert. "2003 World Series of Poker main event results". The Hendon Mob. http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=5558. Retrieved 2006-08-06.
- ^ a b c Poker Guide Publisher Sues over Trademark Infringement Green, Steve (2009-12-11), Las Vegas Sun
[edit] External links
- Official site
- A historical archive of rec.gambling.poker newsgroup posts about Boyd
- PokerListings.com player profile
- Poker Clinic website
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