In the late 1990s, Boeken was an accomplished player of Magic: The Gathering who competed internationally.[1][2] He won the Magic: The Gathering2000 European Championship.[3]
After his success in his Magic: The Gathering career, he focused on playing poker.[4]
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-limithold'em event.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8]
As of 2023, Boeken's total live tournament winnings exceed $2,300,000.[13]
Other poker ventures
Boeken was a member of the Team PokerStars group of sponsored players.[14]
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.[15]