RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted February 17, 2019 Don't think there is a topic for poker players, if there is feel free to delete this There are currently 56 people who have been put in the Poker Hall Of Fame, and 30 are still living https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poker_Hall_of_Fame Doyle Brunson Lyle Berman Johnny Chan Bobby Baldwin Berry Johnston Jack Binnion Crandell Addington TJ Cloutier Billy Baxter Barbara Enright Phil Hellmuth Dewey Tomko Henry Orenstein Mike Sexton Mike Harrington Erik Seidel Barry Greenstein Linda Johnson Eric Drache Tom McEvoy Scotty Nguyen Jack McClelland Daniel Negreanu Jennifer Harman John Juanda Todd Brunson Carlos Mortensen Phil Ivey Mori Eskandani John Hennigan 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FixedBusiness 407 Posted February 18, 2019 Aye, we have a fucking darts thread, so we might as well have this one. Doyle Brunson just recently retired from chip spittin', I think he's well worth a watch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted February 18, 2019 2 hours ago, FixedBusiness said: Aye, we have a fucking darts thread, so we might as well have this one. Not even sure where to begin with this comparison, so I'll just ignore it, as I will this thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FixedBusiness 407 Posted February 18, 2019 3 hours ago, Sir Creep said: Not even sure where to begin with this comparison, so I'll just ignore it, as I will this thread. Both "sports" that are played commonly over beer and money, close enough in terms of comparison. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,994 Posted February 18, 2019 We actually do have quite a few separate threads for all these fake sports, not just Darts, but also Snooker, Chess and Cricket. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skinny kiltrunner 553 Posted June 14, 2019 Lilya Novikova, dead by electrocution. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/more-sports/russian-poker-player-dies-from-electrocution-in-bathroom/ar-AACPXtk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,086 Posted June 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Skinny kiltrunner said: Lilya Novikova, dead by electrocution. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/more-sports/russian-poker-player-dies-from-electrocution-in-bathroom/ar-AACPXtk Wrong Jack in the wrong place! (Been thinking of using that one ever since I saw the story...) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skinny kiltrunner 553 Posted June 14, 2019 3 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Wrong Jack in the wrong place! (Been thinking of using that one ever since I saw the story...) Maybe not the flush she was looking for. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torva Messor 280 Posted June 14, 2019 She was Russian. She likely had a trace up her sleeve. TASS All, Folks! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,086 Posted July 27, 2019 Twitter reporting that Mad Marty Wilson has died: IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933833/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,994 Posted July 27, 2019 34 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Twitter reporting that Mad Marty Wilson has died: IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933833/ Ugh... 30 minutes after submitting my ABC team. Need a sub... Edit: Poker pool pick of mine though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 27, 2019 6 hours ago, gcreptile said: Ugh... 30 minutes after submitting my ABC team. Need a sub... Edit: Poker pool pick of mine though. Lol... well I’m busy right now and catch up later today, but eyebrow was raised on him upon my 5-second glance anyway. Guess he didn’t want to participate SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,086 Posted July 31, 2019 Mad Marty Wilson Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/07/31/mad-marty-wilson-poker-player-won-4-million-around-world-became2/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,569 Posted May 22, 2020 Doyle Brunson update: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,030 Posted July 1, 2020 Not very famous I premise, but I think I'd mention it here. Emerging Italian poker star Matteo Mutti sadly dead at 29 from COVID-19. He was a leukemia survivor, and was cancer free when he got infected with COVID. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,703 Posted July 1, 2020 Reminder that Henry Orenstein still breathes and will be 97 on 13th September. As well as a Poker Hall of Fame player, he's a Holocaust survivor and a multi-millionaire toymaker who holds the patents to 100s of toylines, including Transformers and Johnny Lightning. I think I'm right in saying he's the oldest living professional poker player(?) But this isn't one of my "areas", anyone know of any others who are at least 85+? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,374 Posted August 5, 2020 Convicted sex offender charged in the death of pro poker player Susie Zhao. The badly burned body of the 33-year-old, also known as 'Suzie Q', was found July 13th. Jeffery Bernard Morris has been charged with first-degree, pre-meditated murder. https://nypost.com/2020/08/05/susie-zhao-murder-sex-offender-charged-in-death-of-poker-pro/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,374 Posted August 7, 2020 Robert Gray, a 56-year-old known to many of his fellow poker players as "A-Game Rob," has died. He was 56. COVID-19 was the culprit. https://www.pokernews.com/news/2020/08/vegas-poker-player-robert-gray-dead-covid19-37753.htm 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,994 Posted September 2, 2020 Mike Sexton, Hall of famer mentioned in the first post, has prostate cancer (and is already in hospice care): https://www.cardschat.com/news/mike-sexton-sick-poker-report-93523/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,374 Posted September 3, 2020 3 hours ago, gcreptile said: Mike Sexton, Hall of famer mentioned in the first post, has prostate cancer (and is already in hospice care): https://www.cardschat.com/news/mike-sexton-sick-poker-report-93523/ That big news in the poker world. As noted in the article, Sexton, a poker Hall of Famer, was the long-time host of the syndicated World Poker Tour television show, putting in 15 years as lead commentator before retiring. And he's the standard by which all other poker commentators should be measured. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,994 Posted September 7, 2020 Mike Sexton now dead: https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/poker/poker-player-commentator-mike-sexton-dies-at-72-2112941/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted September 7, 2020 12 hours ago, gcreptile said: Mike Sexton now dead: https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/poker/poker-player-commentator-mike-sexton-dies-at-72-2112941/ He will be dressed to the 9s. Four of them. His funeral will be a full house. Damn straight it will be. I got a million of them... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,645 Posted September 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Sir Creep said: He will be dressed to the 9s. Four of them. His funeral will be a full house. Damn straight it will be. I got a million of them... A sigh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,239 Posted September 7, 2020 Sexton would’ve gotten a QO, btw. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,994 Posted September 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Sexton would’ve gotten a QO, btw. I give the Sun credit for giving QOs to, I don't know how to say it, low-class but popular fields, like wrestling, martial arts and now Poker. These people, for better or worse, might have a bigger impact on culture than some architects or eccentric fashion designers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
