Noah Boeken Explained

Noah Boeken
Nickname:Exclusive, Towley88
Birth Date:6 January 1981
Hometown:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Wsop Bracelet Count:None
Wsop Money Finishes:9
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank:96th
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year:2009
Ept Titles:1
Ept Final Tables:2
Ept Money Finishes:6

Noah Boeken (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈbukən/; born 6 January 1981) is a Dutch professional poker and player.

Magic: The Gathering career

In the late 1990s, Boeken was an accomplished player of Magic: The Gathering who competed internationally.[1] [2] He won the Magic: The Gathering 2000 European Championship.[3]

After his success in his Magic: The Gathering career, he focused on playing poker.[4]

Poker career

Early career

Boeken's first major finish in the money was at the 2003 Master Classics of Poker, where he finished 4th in the €200 no-limit hold'em event.[5] Eight months later, he played in the $10,000 no-limit hold'em championship of Festa al Lago II in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he cashed in 22nd place.[6]

European Poker Tour

In October 2004, Boeken made the final table of the European Poker Tour (EPT) event in London won by professional John Shipley.[7] Boeken made a second EPT final table in January 2005 at the Scandinavian Open in Copenhagen where he defeated professional and Hendon Mob member Ram Vaswani in the final heads-up confrontation.[8]

World Series of Poker

Boeken attended the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in 2005 and cashed twice, including at the final table of the $2,500 limit hold'em event.[9] [10] He finished 96th out of 6,494 total entries in the Main Event at the 2009 World Series of Poker.[11]

British Poker Open

Boeken won the 2006 British Poker Open collecting 50,000 GBP.[12]

Poker winnings

As of 2023, Boeken's total live tournament winnings exceed $2,300,000.[13]

Other poker ventures

Boeken was a member of the Team PokerStars group of sponsored players.[14]

Boeken earned his largest tournament cash to date with a victory in the Master Classics of Poker in Amsterdam in 2013. He won the Main Event for € 306,821.[15]

Notes

  1. Web site: Eikefet . Kim . The First Victory . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20011102233929/http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=EURO00/791intboeken . 2 November 2001 . SideBoard.
  2. Web site: David-Marshall . Brian . 25 February 2011 . The List . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110228220942/http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/twtw/131 . 28 February 2011 . Wizards.com.
  3. Web site: Continental Championship Top 8 Lists . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20021226144141/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=sideboard/facts/top8cc . 26 December 2002 . 14 September 2010 . Wizards of the Coast.
  4. Web site: Wise . Gary . 15 June 2009 . Working their poker magic . 29 August 2023 . ESPN.com . en . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829032041/https://www.espn.com/espn/poker/columns/story?columnist=wise_gary&id=4259905 . live .
  5. Web site: Master Classics of Poker (MCOP) 2003, No Limit Holdem . 29 August 2023 . The Hendon Mob . en . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829032311/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=1596 . live .
  6. Web site: Festa al Lago II, No Limit Hold'em Championship Final Day . 29 August 2023 . The Hendon Mob . en . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829032323/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=9402 . live .
  7. Web site: European Poker Tour - EPT London, No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event . 29 August 2023 . The Hendon Mob . en . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829032350/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8296 . live .
  8. Web site: European Poker Tour - EPT Copenhagen, Main Event - No Limit Hold'em . 29 August 2023 . The Hendon Mob . en . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829032433/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=10040 . live .
  9. Web site: 36th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2005, No Limit Hold'em Shootout . 29 August 2023 . The Hendon Mob . en . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829132826/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8800 . live .
  10. Web site: 36th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2005, Limit Hold'em . 29 August 2023 . The Hendon Mob . en . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829032538/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8801 . live .
  11. Web site: 40th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2009, World Championship No Limit Hold'em . 29 August 2023 . The Hendon Mob . en . 5 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405181924/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=35108 . live .
  12. Web site: British Poker Open 2006, No Limit Hold'em - Heat Final . 29 August 2023 . The Hendon Mob . en . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829032647/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=18608 . live .
  13. Web site: Noah Boeken's profile on The Hendon Mob . 29 August 2023 . The Hendon Mob Poker Database . en . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829032714/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=3418 . live .
  14. Web site: Feldman . Andrew . 10 May 2010 . Shaun Deeb captures SCOOP title . 29 August 2023 . ESPN.com . en . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829032946/https://www.espn.com/blog/poker/post/_/id/457/shaun-deeb-jose-barbaro-james-mackey-other-notables-win-scoop-events . live .
  15. Web site: Master Classics of Poker (MCOP) 2013, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event . 29 August 2023 . The Hendon Mob . en . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829033233/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=118604 . live .

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