Noah Boeken
{{Short description|Dutch poker player (born 1981)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox poker player
|name=Noah Boeken
|nickname=Exclusive, Towley88
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1981|1|6|df=y}}
|image=Noah Boeken 2019.jpg
|caption=Boeken at the WPTDeepStacks Amsterdam in 2019
|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
|multi-year wsop winner=
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|ept titles=1
|ept final tables=2
|ept money finishes=6
}}
Noah Boeken ({{IPA|nl|ˈnoːaː ˈbukə(n)}}; born 6 January 1981) is a Dutch professional poker and Magic: The Gathering player.
''Magic: The Gathering'' career
In the late 1990s, Boeken was an accomplished player of Magic: The Gathering who competed internationally.{{Cite web |last=Eikefet |first=Kim |title=The First Victory |url=http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=EURO00/791intboeken |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011102233929/http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=EURO00/791intboeken |archive-date=2 November 2001 |website=SideBoard}}{{Cite web |last=David-Marshall |first=Brian |date=25 February 2011 |title=The List |url=http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/twtw/131 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228220942/http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/twtw/131 |archive-date=28 February 2011 |website=Wizards of the Coast}} He won the Magic: The Gathering 2000 European Championship.{{Cite web |title=Continental Championship Top 8 Lists |url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=sideboard/facts/top8cc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021226144141/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=sideboard/facts/top8cc |archive-date=26 December 2002 |access-date=14 September 2010 |website=Wizards of the Coast}}
After his success in his Magic: The Gathering career, he focused on playing poker.{{Cite web |last=Wise |first=Gary |author-link=Gary Wise |date=15 June 2009 |title=Working their poker magic |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/poker/columns/story?columnist=wise_gary&id=4259905 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829032041/https://www.espn.com/espn/poker/columns/story?columnist=wise_gary&id=4259905 |archive-date=29 August 2023 |access-date=29 August 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Master Classics of Poker (MCOP) 2003, No Limit Holdem |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=1596 |access-date=29 August 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829032311/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=1596 |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |title=Festa al Lago II, No Limit Hold'em Championship Final Day |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=9402 |access-date=29 August 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829032323/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=9402 |url-status=live }}
=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.{{Cite web |title=European Poker Tour - EPT London, No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8296 |access-date=29 August 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829032350/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8296 |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |title=European Poker Tour - EPT Copenhagen, Main Event - No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=10040 |access-date=29 August 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829032433/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=10040 |url-status=live }}
=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.{{Cite web |title=36th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2005, No Limit Hold'em Shootout |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8800 |access-date=29 August 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829132826/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8800 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=36th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2005, Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8801 |access-date=29 August 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829032538/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8801 |url-status=live }} He finished 96th out of 6,494 total entries in the Main Event at the 2009 World Series of Poker.{{Cite web |title=40th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2009, World Championship No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=35108 |access-date=29 August 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en |archive-date=5 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405181924/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=35108 |url-status=live }}
=British Poker Open=
Boeken won the 2006 British Poker Open collecting 50,000 GBP.{{Cite web |title=British Poker Open 2006, No Limit Hold'em - Heat Final |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=18608 |access-date=29 August 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829032647/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=18608 |url-status=live }}
=Poker winnings=
As of 2023, Boeken's total live tournament winnings exceed $2,300,000.{{Cite web |title=Noah Boeken's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=3418 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829032714/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=3418 |archive-date=29 August 2023 |access-date=29 August 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
=Other poker ventures=
Boeken was a member of the Team PokerStars group of sponsored players.{{Cite web |last=Feldman |first=Andrew |date=10 May 2010 |title=Shaun Deeb captures SCOOP title |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/poker/post/_/id/457/shaun-deeb-jose-barbaro-james-mackey-other-notables-win-scoop-events |url-status=live |archive-url=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 |archive-date=29 August 2023 |access-date=29 August 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Master Classics of Poker (MCOP) 2013, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=118604 |access-date=29 August 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829033233/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=118604 |url-status=live }}
References
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External links
- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/5086-noah-boeken Card Player profile]
- [https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=3418 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=1061 WSOP profile]
- [https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/noah-boeken/ WPT profile]
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{{succession box | title=Magic European Champion | before={{flagicon|NOR}} Nicolai Herzog | years=2000| after= {{flagicon|NOR}} Eivind Nitter}}
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Category:European Poker Tour winners