Ryan Daut (born April 18, 1984) is an American

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. After earning a degree in

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from the

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in 2006, Daut began work on a doctorate in mathematics at

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. He dropped out of the program after one semester to play poker professionally. Ryan Daut started out in competitive gaming with ''

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'' and '' StarCraft: Brood War''. On January 10, 2007, Daut won a

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event at the

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Caribbean Poker Adventure. He defeated

Isaac Haxton Isaac Haxton (born September 6, 1985) is an American professional poker player, amateur chess player, and a youth chess champion. Early life Haxton was raised in Syracuse, New York. His mother is a psychiatrist and his father is an English pro ...

heads up and won $1,535,255 for first place. As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceeded $1,800,000.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Daut, Ryan American poker players World Poker Tour winners 1984 births Living people