Noah Boeken (; born 6 January 1981) is a Dutch professional

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and ''

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'' player.

''Magic: The Gathering'' career

At first, Boeken began playing ''

'' with some kids at his school but quickly discovered that he could win against people who had been playing for years and began to play professionally. Some of Boeken's notable results include: * 1997 Pro Tour

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- 15th place * Pro Tour Mainz - 32nd place * GP Copenhagen - 3rd place * 2000 European Championship - Champion - $11,500 After his early success in his ''Magic: The Gathering'' career, he started playing poker.

Poker career

Early career

Boeken's first major finish

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was at the 2003 Master Classics of Poker, where he finished 4th in the €200 no-limit

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event. Eight months later, he played in the $10,000 no-limit hold'em championship of Festa al Lago II in

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where he won.

European Poker Tour

In October 2004, Boeken made the final table of the

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(EPT) event in

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won by professional John Shipley. Boeken made a second EPT final table in January 2005 at the Scandinavian Open in

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where he defeated professional and Hendon Mob member

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in the final heads-up confrontation. Boeken has cashed six times at the EPT and made two final tables.

World Series of Poker

Boeken attended the

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(WSOP) in 2005 and cashed twice, including at the final table of the $2,500

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hold'em event. He finished 96th out of 6,494 total entries in the Main Event at the

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British Poker Open

Boeken won the 2006 British Poker Open beating a strong field, which included

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, and collecting 50,000 GBP.

Poker winnings

As of 2011, Boeken's total live tournament winnings exceed $1,200,000.

Other poker ventures

Boeken plays

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as an ''Exclusive'' at

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and

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. Until the start of February 2012, he was a member of the ''Team PokerStars'' group of sponsored players. In 2007, Boeken and professional player

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started a television show called ''Veronica Poker'' where they taught famous

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how to play poker with the winner invited to an important tournament in Las Vegas. A second television show, ''Poker Kings NL'', aired on the Tien channel in February 2007, and follows both Boeken and Lüske while they travel the world attending poker tournaments.

Notes

External links

Column written by BoekenPokerlistings.com profileGutshot.com interviewWizards.com profile and interviewMagicthegathering.com Article and InterviewBoeken Online Stats on Macropoker
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