Dutch Boyd
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Russell Aaron Boyd (born December 24, 1980), commonly known as Dutch Boyd, is an American professional poker player from Culver City, California (originally from Columbia, Missouri).
Dutch Boyd | |
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Nickname(s) | Dutch |
Residence | Culver City, California, U.S. |
Born | Russell Aaron Boyd (1980-12-24) December 24, 1980 (age 43) |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelet(s) | 3 |
Money finish(es) | 40 |
Highest ITM Main Event finish | 12th, 2003 |
World Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | None |
Final table(s) | None |
Money finish(es) | 5 |
Information accurate as of 25 March 2016. |
Inspired by the 1998 movie Rounders, Boyd began playing online poker day and night through his last year of law school. After graduating law school, 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 website, which would eventually fail and spark controversy.[1][2] After the failure of PokerSpot, Boyd suffered from a series of self-alleged mental problems, eventually leading to his commitment for a short time in Antigua.[3]