1. Barny Boatman is the older brother of Ross Boatman, and resides in Archway.
17 Facts About Barny Boatman
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Barny Boatman was the first person to reach three consecutive final tables at the World Series of Poker, and came close to winning a WSOP bracelet.
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Barny Boatman left school at his earliest opportunity, following pressure from his ongoing truancy.
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Barny Boatman went on to travel for some time early in his life, and has both lived and worked in Barcelona, Australia, Hong Kong, and Sri Lanka.
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Barny Boatman has worked as a bartender, builder, English teacher, journalist, computer programmer, and as a legal advisor in Bermondsey, where he never lost a trial.
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Barny Boatman is the godfather to his brother Ross' son.
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Barny Boatman used to play poker at home with friends and later taught his brother, Ross, how to play.
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Barny Boatman first cashed in a World Series of Poker event in 2000 in the $3,000 no limit hold'em event.
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Barny Boatman narrowly missed out on a WSOP bracelet in the 2002 $2,000 pot limit hold'em event.
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Barny Boatman finished one place off a fourth consecutive final table.
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Barny Boatman defeated Brian O'Donoghue in a three-hour, back-and-forth heads-up match to win his first bracelet and $546,080.
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Barny Boatman won another bracelet in 2015, at the World Series Of Poker Europe, in Berlin, Germany.
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Barny Boatman made the final table of the first Poker Million tournament.
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Barny Boatman made the final table of the first ever Showdown Poker Tour event, finishing runner-up to Mats Gavatin.
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In 2005, Barny Boatman appeared on the chatshow Heads Up with Richard Herring to discuss his life, career, and his love of poker.
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Barny Boatman starred in his own series "Barny's Home Games" where he attended home poker games throughout Great Britain.
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Barny Boatman has written over 50 articles for The Hendon Mob's website, and two online poker lessons for Matthew Hilger's site Internettexasholdem.