Harrah\’s writes in with the WSOP parent-company\’s thoughts and condolences: WSOP’s Statement on Passing of Poker Legend Reese LAS VEGAS December 4, 2007 Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. and the World Series of Poker issued the following statement today to express condolences […]
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Various trusted media outlets are reporting that poker Hall of Famer Chip Reese died in his sleep early this morning. Wicked Chops mentions some recent flu or pneumonia symptoms, but nothing has been confirmed. NOTE: His PokerPages bio notes that
Gary Smith, a Dallas player known as \”Carpet Gary,\” experienced a massive heart attack a couple weeks ago while at the table. The game stopped for the night as a few fellow players who knew CPR tried to revive him
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That\’s what I\’m hearing. From a generally reliable source who heard it from some guy who heard it from some other guy in Vegas. Quality journalism at its finest! Remember, you heard it here first. UPDATE: Confirmation from the brick-and-mortar
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Being a former WPT employee has its perks, like having friends who still work there and give up the inside information. This news isn’t the kind we like to report, but late on Thursday, September 6, the World Poker Tour
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Pat Johnson, one of the most lovable cranky old bastards you might ever sit across from at a table, died last week at age 63 — after a motorcycle accident in Alabama. I don\’t know many details about his death,
We would be remiss not to acknowledge the passing of Art Buchwald, who died last week at age 81. The venerable semi-political humor columnist and pioneering pseudojournalist played an accomplished-rich-man\’s version of a Batface home game on Martha\’s Vineyard with
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The Blogfather tributes keep scrolling in … and this one is just a little sick. But so a-little-sick that it\’s pretty downright awesome. I bet it makes a lot of poker bloggers out there wish we could die, too! OK,
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