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Encyclopedia > Russ Boyd
Russ Boyd
Nickname(s) Dutch
Hometown Culver City, California
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 1
Money finishes 8
Highest ITM main event finish 12th (2003)

Russ (Dutch) Boyd (born 1980) is an American professional poker player from Culver City, California (originally from Columbia, Missouri). Image File history File links Dutchboydpokerreversed. ... Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... The WSOP logo. ... ITM, or In The Money is a term given in poker which describes ones placement in a tournament. ... The 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... For the domestic fireplace tool, see fireplace poker. ... Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Official language(s) None Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro area St. ...


Boyd claims to have an IQ of 150. He began attending college at age 12 after scoring a 23 on the ACT and graduated from law school 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 moved to California after his internship 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 a substantial controversy. [3] After the failure of PokerSpot Boyd suffered from a series of mental problems, eventually leading to his commitment for a short time in Antigua. [4] IQ redirects here; for other uses of that term, see IQ (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In the United States, a law school is an institution where students obtain a professional education in law. ... Diagram of a rounders pitch. ... Online casinos, also known as virtual casinos or internet casinos, are online versions of traditional (brick and mortar) casinos. ...


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. In addition to playing poker professionally, Boyd is attempting to establish another online poker room which charges players a monthly membership fee rather than rake in order to play.[4] The 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ...

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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. // Online poker adverts on the London Underground Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet. ...


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. [5] 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a month starting on Monday with 31 days. ...


When financial problems began with Pokerspot, players who called PokerSpot customer support requesting withdrawal of their deposited funds were told many different stories, ranging from a 30-business-day hold to a promise that their checks were "already in the mail." In an online newsgroup in November 2002, Boyd admitted that players had been deceived. Boyd stated that he told his Customer Support staff to, "... spin it so that the players don't feel the need to make a mad rush on the cardroom OR the need to tell everyone they know that Pokerspot [is] going to hell in a handbasket. Spin it so that the players continue to just keep on playing." [6] 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for November, 2002. ...


Boyd also angered many players by regularly sending e-mails and posting on the rec.gambling.poker newsgroup in 2000 and 2001, stating that PokerSpot would "make good on all pending cashouts." [7] A promise which has not, as of 2006, been fulfilled.


There is a disagreement regarding a potential PokerSpot buyout offer that might or might not have refunded all money deposited by former PokerSpot players. Although there is agreement that a buyout deal was discussed, the online casino offering to buy the PokerSpot software and assets was never publicly disclosed. Boyd claims that the unnamed buyer reneged on an offer that would have returned all of the players' money, and that he refused the new deal in order to pursue other buyout options, which later also fell through. [8] Online casinos, also known as virtual casinos or internet casinos, are online versions of traditional (brick and mortar) casinos. ...


Burton Ritchie, however, claims that Boyd reneged on the deal (which he says would have refunded all outstanding player debt and paid an additional $200,000 for Boyd himself) because the deal contained a non-competitive clause, effectively forcing Boyd to leave the internet casino industry for a period of 2 or 3 years. [9] These claims have never been legally settled. (As of 2006, no legal action has ever been brought against Boyd or PokerSpot.)


In January 2005, Boyd claimed on his blog to have already refunded a small amount of money to some former PokerSpot players. [10] This claim, however, has not been confirmed. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in January • 29 Ephraim Kishon • 25 Philip Johnson • 23 Johnny Carson • 22 Parveen Babi • 20 Jan Nowak-Jeziorański • 17 Virginia Mayo • 17 Zhao Ziyang • 15...


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 pay off all the players. Anything less than that, I can't do it." [11] Boyd placed 12th in the tournament, earning $80,000. [12] The 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ...

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Professional Poker Career

Boyd has been playing poker since the age of eighteen. Boyd was a member of The Crew, a group of poker-playing professionals and friends which also included Scott Fischman, Bobby Boyd, David Smyth, Joe Bartholdi Jr, Tony Lazar, and Brett Jungblut. Jungblut and Bartholdi officially left the group, and since 2004 it has not generally been considered to be an active association. On June 6, 2006, however, Boyd announced on his blog that plans had been made to bring The Crew back together for a reality show centered around their collective lives. [13] Fischman in the World Poker Tour Young Guns of Poker invitational Scott Fischman (born 1981 in Langhorne, Pennsylvania) is an American professional poker player based in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Joseph (Joe) N. [1] Bartholdi Jr (born 1980 in Southern California) is an American professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Brett Gank Jungblut is an American professional poker player, born in Culver City, California. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Boyd finished runner-up to T.J. Cloutier of the $1,500 seven-card razz event at the 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP). [14] He also finished in the money of the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event in 2003 WSOP (12th) [12] and the 2005 WSOP (177th) [15]. He won his first bracelet at the 2006 WSOP in the $2,500 short-handed no limit hold 'em event when his A♦ 5♥ outdrew Joe Hachem's A♠ Q♣ on a board of A♥ K♣ 9♠ J♣ 5♦ on the final hand. [16] T.J. Cloutier (born October 13, 1939 in Albany, California) is a professional poker player. ... Stud poker is any of a number of poker variants in which each player receives a mix of face-down and face-up cards dealt in multiple betting rounds. ... The 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe after Harrahs Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January. ... The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ... // Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Betting This article describes the common terms, rules, and procedures in the game, but does not cover the strategic impact of betting. ... Texas hold em (or simply hold em or holdem) is the most popular of the community card poker games. ... The 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. ... The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with satellite events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions scheduled for June 28 and 29. ... This article is a list of results of the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) with statistics, final table results and payouts. ... For the Lebanese-Australian actor, see Joe Hasham. ...


As of 2006, his total live tournament winnings exceed $700,000. [17]

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External links

  • Official site
  • Boyd's side of the Pokerspot story
  • A historical archive of rec.gambling.poker newsgroup posts about Boyd
  • PokerListings.com interview
  • Hendon Mob tournament results
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References

  1. ^ Anonymous. Rakefree - Online Poker - Dutch Boyd FAQ 3. www.RakeFree.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
  2. ^ Anonymous. Rakefree - Online Poker - Dutch Boyd FAQ 5. www.RakeFree.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
  3. ^ Anonymous. Rakefree - Online Poker - Dutch Boyd FAQ 9. www.RakeFree.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
  4. ^ a b Solotaroff, Ivan. Poker's New World Order. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
  5. ^ Boyd, Russ. Rakefree - Online Poker - Dutch Boyd FAQ 3. www.RakeFree.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-09.
  6. ^ Boyd, Russ. Pokerspot Online Cardroom For Sale. Google Groups. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
  7. ^ Ng, Kenneth. Statement from Pokerspot. Google Groups. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
  8. ^ Boyd, Russ. Pokerspot Online Cardroom For Sale. Google Groups. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
  9. ^ Burton, Ritchie. Poker players dead pool. Google Groups. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
  10. ^ Boyd, Dutch. Public Letter to Neal Ross. www.DutchBoyd.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
  11. ^ "Wade C". Pokerspot CEO Takes WSOP Lead. Google Groups. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
  12. ^ a b Butt, Robert. 2003 World Series of Poker main event results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
  13. ^ Boyd, Dutch. We're on a Mission from God. www.DutchBoyd.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
  14. ^ Butt, Robert. 2004 World Series of Poker $1,500 seven-card razz results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
  15. ^ Butt, Robert. 2005 World Series of Poker main event results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
  16. ^ Anonymous. 2006 WSOP $2,500 Short-handed no limit hold 'em live updates log. Card Player Magazine. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.
  17. ^ Butt, Robert. Russ Boyd - Stats. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on 2006-08-06.

 

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