Bill Boyd (poker player)
Bill Boyd | |
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Personal information | |
Date of birth | January 27, 1906 |
place of birth | McNeil |
date of death | November 21, 1997 |
Place of death | Las Vegas |
Live Poker Tournament Achievements | |
Highest prize money | 40,000 $ |
Total prize money | $ 80,000 |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelets | 4th |
Cashes | 4th |
Best main event | no cash |
William "Bill" Walter Boyd (born January 27, 1906 in McNeil , Arkansas , † November 21, 1997 in Las Vegas ) was a professional American poker player . He won four bracelets in the World Series of Poker .
Poker career
Career
Boyd was a five-card stud specialist. He won all four tournaments of the World Series of Poker in this variant in Las Vegas .
In addition, Boyd is also responsible for the rapid spread of the variation Omaha Hold'em . Boyd, who was in the Golden Nugget's card room at the time , first offered the game in 1983, shortly after Robert Turner invented it. In 1981 Boyd was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame . In his honor, he received the first poker hand given at the Hotel Mirage in 1989 .
Boyd died in November 1997 at the age of 91.
Bracelets
year | Buy-in (in $ ) | competition | Attendees | Prize money (in $) |
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1971 | 1000 | Limit Five Card Stud | 10 | 10,000 |
1972 | 10,000 | Limit Five Card Stud | 2 | 20,000 |
1973 | 10,000 | Limit Five Card Stud | 1 | 10,000 |
1974 | 5000 | Limit Five Card Stud | 8th | 40,000 |
Web links
- Bill Boyd in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
- Bill Boyd in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Legendary gambler Boyd dies on lasvegassun.com from November 24, 1997, accessed on March 10, 2016 (English).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Boyd, Bill |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Boyd, William Walter (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American poker player |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1906 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | McNeil , Arkansas , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | November 21, 1997 |
Place of death | Las Vegas , Nevada , United States |