msc 18,491 Posted September 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, gcreptile said: 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. In before Philip Latham gets an inevitable mention... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,239 Posted September 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, gcreptile said: 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. I think after the US expansion it allows for even more US names to get a QO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted September 20, 2020 American Poker player Darvin Moon died at 56 years after complications from surgery: https://www.assopoker.com/news/darvin-moon-morto_252241/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Planetist 122 Posted October 29, 2020 Sam Grizzle Passes Away Following Massive Stroke https://www.pokernews.com/news/2020/10/sam-grizzle-obit-38143.htm 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,569 Posted December 5, 2020 Texas Dolly goes heads-up with cancer yet again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 6, 2020 On 05/12/2020 at 06:49, Spade_Cooley said: Typical poker player Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,374 Posted July 20, 2021 Layne Flack, a 6-time WSOP bracelet winner, has died. He was 52. No details of his death have yet been made available. https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/poker/6-time-wsop-bracelet-winner-layne-flack-dies-at-52-2403080/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Planetist 122 Posted August 18, 2021 Matt Marafioti, also known as ADZ124 is dead after a suicide. Younger folks probably won't remember him, but I certainly do. One of the top online players at one point, also a very troubled guy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I.R.Baboon 221 Posted November 9, 2021 On 18/02/2019 at 01:06, FixedBusiness said: 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. Surprisingly enough he makes a return at the WSOP this year, 88 years old, and he has survived the first day of the Main Event. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted November 10, 2021 3 hours ago, I.R.Baboon said: Surprisingly enough he makes a return at the WSOP this year, 88 years old, and he has survived the first day of the Main Event. Doyle won't be the poker legend I'll be including on several teams in 2022 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,569 Posted November 11, 2021 Absolutely amazing play from Doyle here, insane that an 88-year-old can work that well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Planetist 122 Posted December 4, 2021 Online Poker Legend Dusty “Leatherass” Schmidt Reportedly Dead at 40: https://www.pokernews.com/news/2021/12/online-poker-legend-dusty-leatherass-schmidt-reportedly-dead-40369.htm 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,994 Posted December 14, 2021 Doyle Brunson now hospitalised for pneumonia: https://www.pokertube.com/article/doyle-brunson-hospitalised-with-pnuemonia (lets see if they fix the URL) 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,374 Posted December 14, 2021 7 hours ago, gcreptile said: Doyle Brunson now hospitalised for pneumonia: https://www.pokertube.com/article/doyle-brunson-hospitalised-with-pnuemonia (lets see if they fix the URL) Fix the Doyle Brunson URL to correct pnuemonia...nulikely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,703 Posted December 15, 2021 On 01/07/2020 at 13:01, Ulitzer95 said: 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+? Henry Orenstein (wiki) dead at 98. Quite an incredible life and quite the character. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,611 Posted December 15, 2021 10 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: Henry Orenstein (wiki) dead at 98. Quite an incredible life and quite the character. The Sun 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,703 Posted December 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: The Sun Sadly wasn't picked in the DDP. Another name who could've brought us closer to the record if some teams had a little more imagination. And yet people have picked 50 Cent and Piers Morgan... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Grimace 359 Posted January 15, 2022 On 10/11/2021 at 00:09, Salmon Mousse said: Doyle won't be the poker legend I'll be including on several teams in 2022 So it was Crandall Addington based on your AO Deadpool listing. All I could find was the 20/02/2021 tweet by Brunson that he was in "bad health". Any other information you can share now that you've exposed your cards? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted January 16, 2022 3 hours ago, Evil Grimace said: So it was Crandall Addington based on your AO Deadpool listing. All I could find was the 20/02/2021 tweet by Brunson that he was in "bad health". Any other information you can share now that you've exposed your cards? FOMO more than anything else, really. Quite enjoyed listening to an interview conducted with him, well after that tweet, in which he didn't reveal much, other than his lack of being able to do the things he'd like to anymore. Shame he isn't sought out for more interviews, though, as he is well spoken and full of stories about the early days of big-time organized poker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,084 Posted March 1, 2022 Australian player Kelvin Beattie reportedly dead from cancer: https://www.pokernews.com/news/2022/02/poker-pro-pokernerve-founder-kelvin-beattie-passes-away-40777.htm 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Planetist 122 Posted March 2, 2022 Doyle Brunson is playing in the new high stakes poker season. (He is in the middle) Clearly he is still mentally all there, he's keeping up with the table banter very well. Still playing pretty solid poker too. If I had a personal list of immortals, he would probably be near the top after all his cancers and other health problems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,782 Posted April 1, 2023 Doyle Brunson and Jack Binion (and some Texas furniture guy/gambler Mattress Mack) six days ago: They all looked and sounded quite frail in the 20 minute video posted on facebook, couldn't hear what Brunson was saying. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Funeralopolis 251 Posted May 15, 2023 Doyle Brunson dead at 89. https://twitter.com/realkidpoker/status/1657912250290823168?s=46&t=DPkwhRu-CuuZdu8kTDLkRQ 2 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrWonderful 481 Posted May 15, 2023 52 minutes ago, Funeralopolis said: Doyle Brunson dead at 89. https://twitter.com/realkidpoker/status/1657912250290823168?s=46&t=DPkwhRu-CuuZdu8kTDLkRQ Dammit. The biggest legend in poker history, certainly here in the U.S. RIP, Texas Dolly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted May 15, 2023 RIP Texas Dolly Used to play on Doyles Room back in the early 2000's 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
