Dutch Boyd for sale on ebay -- May the stupidest bidder win

PhallicPhil

Anyone want a piece of Dutch Boyd for the 2005 WSOP? You can bid on a percentage of his action on ebay.
Check it out:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5551344066

However, Brett Jungblut -- former member of "The Crew" -- appears to have had a falling out with Dutch and has cautioned bidders to be wary of Mr. Boyd in his own auction. Follow this link:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5949969591

It's all very humourous to me. I'm just waiting for Scott Fischman to auction off a "bad beat" or something. I wonder if Joe Awada would be interested...

Phil

ConfusedONE

ROFL

ol-stone-face

Too funny. There's actually one bid. WTF????

BrentMoreau

it worked for raymer, so why not dutch? lol...ONLY IN AMERICA

my question to dutch would be if you're so successful, as he claims to be why do you need people to stake you? also the crew is so shady it's not even funny, as Brett has further illustrated by distancing himself from them.

Dave Scharf

I have sold 40% of myself for the 2005 WSOP. Selling interests is not uncommon. It lowers my cost (although I was willing to foot the whole $10K myself) and, more importantly, it makes the journey more fun. THis is, however, not a comment about Boyd's motivation or the scathing comment of Jungblut. Simply a comment about why evern successful players may sell pieces.

Boyd may be 20% in the money... I am 100% in the money (three attempt is probably not statistically significant mind you).

Chugs

Dave Scharf wrote:

I have sold 40% of myself for the 2005 WSOP. Selling interests is not uncommon. It lowers my cost (although I was willing to foot the whole $10K myself) and, more importantly, it makes the journey more fun. THis is, however, not a comment about Boyd's motivation or the scathing comment of Jungblut. Simply a comment about why evern successful players may sell pieces.

Boyd may be 20% in the money... I am 100% in the money (three attempt is probably not statistically significant mind you).

mind you 100% even for 3 is significant enough that i would invest in that

Unknown

I got a piece. I figure if he nets one million dollars then I have an entry fee into the 2006 main event.... Gooooooo Dave!!!! Goooooo one million dollars!!!!

CrazyJoe113

what's the top prize at this event, it's not even a major event is it?

Unknown

Dave is referring to the main event of the WSOP 2005. I expect top prize will be around 6 million dollars. I could be wrong, but I think Boyd was selling pieces of himself for the main event of the WSOP circuit tournament, which just wrapped up. First place was around 750K I think.

ConfusedONE

Winning bid: US $152.50 (Approximately C $186.63)

Chugs

you still selling shares dave?

Dave Scharf

Sorry, sold out. Actually, sold a little more than I meant to. Oh well, I can live with 60% of $6 million.

ScottyZ

I expect top prize will be around 6 million dollars.

I'm guessing more like 15.

ScottyZ

Quasi

Dave Scharf wrote:

Sorry, sold out. Actually, sold a little more than I meant to. Oh well, I can live with 60% of $6 million.

60% of 3 million once the IRS gets their paws on you Actually, out of curiousity do Canadians get most of that back if they get a tax lawyer?

ScottyZ

Quasi wrote:

60% of 3 million once the IRS gets their paws on you Actually, out of curiousity do Canadians get most of that back if they get a tax lawyer?

As I understand it, it's 70%, and yes if you replace "most" by "all" in the 2nd part. However, making a claim to get your US withheld taxes returned will likely be noticed by the CRA.

Search this forum for "taxes" and you'll find some previous discussion of this.

ScottyZ

Dave Scharf

If you win $5 million you are not getting it all back. No way.

Rumour has it that they are capping 1st place at a low amount like $6 million and spilling the money much deeper. I predict that the final table will each get $1 million.