Burt Boutin
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Burton A. Boutin is a professional poker
Poker
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 player from Henderson, Nevada
Henderson, Nevada
-Demographics:According to the 2000 census, there were 175,381 people, 66,331 households, and 47,095 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,200.8 people per square mile . There were 71,149 housing units at an average density of 892.8 per square mile...

 who has won two World Series of Poker bracelets. He also finished in second place at the 2006 Mandalay Bay Poker Championship winning $604,765. Boutin is known for drinking "Red Bull
Red Bull
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" at the poker table and acting a little hyper between hands. During the final table of the 2007 WSOP $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha event, WSOP commentator Norman Chad
Norman Chad
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 referred to him as "Red Bull Burt".

During the 2001 WSOP $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em event, Boutin won his first bracelet after he had defeated Dave Ulliott
Dave Ulliott
David A. Ulliott , known by the nickname Devilfish, is an English professional gambler and poker player. Formerly, Ulliott was a minor figure in the Hull underworld, but went on to become a World Series of Poker bracelet-winner, and a mainstay of televised poker...

 heads-up. When he won his second bracelet in 2007 Ulliott was again at the final table, this time finishing third.

As of 2009, Boutin's total live tournament winnings exceed $2,200,000 His 15 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,308,253 of those winnings.

Boutin has three children.

World Series of Poker bracelets

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2001
2001 World Series of Poker
-Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 613 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter what was the largest poker tournament ever played in a non-online casino at the time.-Final table:-Other High Finishes:...

$2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em $193,800
2007
2007 World Series of Poker
The 2007 World Series of Poker began on June 1, 2007. The $10,000 no-limit Texas hold 'em Main Event began on July 6 and was completed on the morning of July 18...

$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys $825,956
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