Ryan Daut (born April 18, 1984) is an American professional

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player from

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. After earning a degree in

mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

and

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from the

University of Richmond The University of Richmond (UR or U of R) is a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Virginia. It is a primarily undergraduate, residential institution with approximately 4,350 undergraduate and graduate students in five schools: the School ...

in 2006, Daut began work on a doctorate in mathematics at

Penn State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855 as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, Penn State became ...

. He dropped out of the program after one semester to play poker professionally. Ryan Daut started out competitive gaming in

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and StarCraft: Brood War. He was an avid poster on teamliquid.net posting strategies and guides. Around 2003 when the

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hit he shifted into poker along with many other notable starcraft players, Bertrand "Elky" Grosspellier, Guillaume "Grrrr" Patry, Dan "Rekrul" Schreiber,

Hevad "Rain" Khan Hevad Khan (born January 25, 1985) is an American professional poker player, best known for making the final table at the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event, where he finished in sixth place. Competitive Gaming Khan began on the competitive ...

, etc. On January 10, 2007 Daut won a

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event at the

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Caribbean Poker Adventure. He defeated

Isaac Haxton Isaac Haxton (born September 6, 1985) is an American professional poker player, amateur chess player, and a youth chess champion. Early life Haxton was born in suburban New York City and raised in Westchester. His mother is a psychiatrist and ...

heads up and won $1,535,255 for first place.Poker Pages: PokerStars Caribbean Adventure/ WPT Event – Season 5
/ref> As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,800,000.

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External links

Hendon Mob tournament results

{{DEFAULTSORT:Daut, Ryan American poker players World Poker Tour winners 1984 births Living people