Ross Boatman

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Ross Boatman

Ross Boatman in the Victor Chandler Poker Cup
Nickname(s) Rocky Ross
Hometown Holloway, London, UK
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) None
Money finishes 8
Highest ITM main event finish 34th (2002)
World Poker Tour
Titles None
Final tables None
Money Finishes 2
European Poker Tour
Titles None
Final tables 1
Money finishes 1

"Rocky" Ross Boatman (born circa 1965 in King's Cross, London) is an English RADA-trained actor, professional poker player and a member of the poker-playing foursome known as The Hendon Mob. Boatman was famously 'glassed' by a fellow pub patron after giving it the big 'I Am'.

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[edit] Acting

After completing his training at RADA, Boatman began his acting career in fringe theatre. He began working as a television actor in 1988, appearing in an episode of The Storyteller ("The Luck Child") and Dramarama, before earning his best-known role as firefighter Kevin Medhurst in the long-running television series London's Burning. Boatman portrayed Medhurst in over 100 episodes between 1988 and 1995, and again in 2000. His other television roles include A Touch of Frost, two episodes of The Bill (in 1999 and 2006), Murder in Mind, Dream Team and the award-winning West End play Dealer's Choice by Patrick Marber.[1][2]

On the big screen, Boatman has appeared in the gangster movie Hard Men and as a rock star in the comedy Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis. He famously turned down a role in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels as he had just completed filming Hard Men and feared being typecast. More recently, Boatman has appeared in alongside Clive Owen and Charlotte Rampling in the Mike Hodges film I'll Sleep When I'm Dead.[1][3][4][5] Boatman has maintained he has a preference for acting rather than poker, although he finds poker easier to profit from.[2][3]

[edit] Poker

Ross Boatman in a World Series of Poker Omaha event.
Ross Boatman in a World Series of Poker Omaha event.

In the 1970s, Boatman observed his older brother Barny playing poker against his friends at their house. He begged to become involved in the game, and although initially dissuaded by his brother, he sat down and played his first poker session. Barny went on to teach him in the mid-70s, and by the age of 12 Boatman was gambling at "pitch and toss" behind his school gym. In the early 1980s, he regularly observed a poker game in his local pool hall, where he learnt the basics of poker stragegy. Sooon after he began playing poker events whenever he had the opportunity, and turned professional in 1992.

Together with his brother, Boatman began attending a poker game in North London run by Joe Beevers and Ram Vaswani. The four quickly formed an ongoing friendship, and began travelling to poker events throughout Europe together. This became such a regular sight that the four were later dubbed "The Hendon Mob".[5][6] Ross and the rest of The Hendon Mob were invited by Nic Szeremeta to appear in the brand new Late Night Poker television series, and supported the then-questionable idea of using a hole cam to make poker into a spectator sport. He appeared in all 6 series of the show, but had his best run at the title in the second season. He reached the final by defeating Hemish Shah in the runners-up final to advance to the grand final, where he finished 2nd to Simon Trumper.[3][7]

Like the rest of the Hendon Mob, Boatman has become a regular fixture at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), where he made his first final table in 2002 in the pot limit Omaha event. He finished 7th in the event, where he and Barny became the first brothers to make the same WSOP final table. In the same year he finished in the money of the $10,000 no limit Texas hold 'em main event, eventually going out in 34th place out of 631 entrants. Boatman has also had success in the European Poker Tour (EPT), where he made the final table of its largest ever event - the second grand final, finishing in 6th place for €140,000.[8][9][10][11]

His major titles include:

  • FF 3,000 no limit hold 'em, Autumn Tournament 1999;[12]
  • £100 pot limit hold 'em, Christmas Cracker 2001;[13]
  • €300 pot limit Omaha, Austrian Masters 2002;[14]
  • £2,000 no limit hold 'em, European Poker Championships 2002;[15]
  • €400 pot limit Omaha, Irish Winter Tournament 2002;[16]
  • £200 pot limit Omaha hi-lo, British Open 2004.[17]

In addition to the above, Boatman has written over 20 articles[18] on The Hendon Mob's website and also authored a poker lesson for internettexasholdem.com.[19]After 3 years of sponsorship by the Prima Poker Network, he is now sponsored by Full Tilt Poker.[6] As of 2006, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,000,000.[20]

Boatman resides in Holloway with his partner Stephanie and son Buster Joe.[3][21]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Anonymous. Ross Boatman. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.
  2. ^ a b Anonymous. Blue Watch Star's Red Hot at Poker. News of the World. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.
  3. ^ a b c d Wilson, Des (2006). Swimming with the Devilfish. Macmillan. ISBN 1-4050-8952-0. 
  4. ^ Devine, Christy. The Hendon Mob. Card Player Magazine. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.
  5. ^ a b Anonymous. Ross Boatman - Poker Player Profile. www.PokerListings.com. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.
  6. ^ a b Anonymous. "Rocky" Ross Boatman. Full Tilt Poker. Retrieved on August 3, 2006.
  7. ^ Butt, Robert. Late Night Poker season 2 grand final results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.
  8. ^ Butt, Robert. 2002 World Series of Poker $1,500 pot limit Omaha event results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.
  9. ^ Butt, Robert. 2002 World Series of Poker $10,000 no limit Texas hold 'em main event results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.
  10. ^ Butt, Robert. European Poker Tour €10,000 no limit Texas hold 'em season 2 championship results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.
  11. ^ Anonymous. Ross Boatman. www.HomePokerGames.com. Retrieved on August 3, 2006.
  12. ^ Butt, Robert. FF 3,000 no limit hold 'em Autumn Tournament results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.
  13. ^ Butt, Robert. 2001 £100 pot limit hold 'em Christmas Cracker results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.
  14. ^ Butt, Robert. 2002 €300 pot limit Omaha Austrian Masters results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.
  15. ^ Butt, Robert. 2002 £2,000 no limit hold 'em European Poker Championships results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.
  16. ^ Butt, Robert. 2002 €400 pot limit Omaha Irish Winter Tournament results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.
  17. ^ Butt, Robert. 2004 £200 pot limit Omaha hi-lo British Open results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.
  18. ^ Boatman, Ross. Articles by Ross Boatman. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on August 3, 2006.
  19. ^ Boatman, Ross. Ross Boatman: NL Cash. InternetTexasHoldem.com. Retrieved on August 3, 2006.
  20. ^ Butt, Robert. Ross Boatman - Stats. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.
  21. ^ Beevers, Joe. The Sincerest Form of Flattery. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.

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