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Just Getting Started In Poker: Florida Poker Player Ryan Estrada Passes Away

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 02:35:49 +0000

The poker community recently received sad news that Florida poker player and World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Ring winner Ryan Estrada passed away unexpectedly in a motorcycle accident.

Estrada was a grinder from Sunrise, FL who was active in the Florida poker community and earned $316,969 in live earnings since his first cash in February 2021 according to the Hendon Mob.

Fellow Florida poker player Matthew Sonzogi shared news of Estrada’s death on X, writing that he was “absolutely sick to my stomach” and calling Estrada “one of the nicest kids I met in Florida.”

Midwest Pro and Two-Time WSOPC Ring Winner Justin Brown Passes Away at 38

Sat, 10 Feb 2024 02:36:44 +0000

Poker pro and two-time World Series of Circuit (WSOP) ring winner Justin Brown passed away on February 2 from what his family says was a brief battle with an aggressive form of cancer.

Brown was just shy of $400,000 in career earnings, according to The Hendon Mob. He was regularly seen on stops of the Mid-States Poker Tour, Heartland Poker Tour, and WSOP Circuit events throughout the Midwest where he won rings in Tunica and at Horseshoe Hammond in Indiana. Brown’s career-high score was a win for $83,302 in the Hollywood Fall Classic outside Cincinnati in 2011.

Founding Tiltboy Member & WSOP Bracelet Winner Perry Friedman Passes Away at Age 55

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 03:36:25 +0000

Perry Friedman, one of the most colorful characters during the Poker Boom, passed away Sunday night at the age of 55. Friedman was known as an aggressive jester at the table, often sporting multi-colored hairstyles, chattering nonstop, and generally being the life of the party.

Born May 15, 1968, in Brooklyn, New York, Friedman was a well-known World Series of Poker (WSOP) grinder and bracelet winner, as well as a founding member of theTiltboys alongside Phil Gordon and Dave Diceboy Lambert.

Remembering Those Poker Players and Personalities Who Passed Away in 2023

Sun, 24 Dec 2023 03:35:40 +0000

The New Year is not only an opportunity for poker players to look ahead, perhaps setting new resolutions and goals, but also a chance to look back at the year gone by. In 2023, that entails remembering those players who passed on.

Heres a look at some of those we lost over the past year.

Las Vegas Poker Player & ARIA Regular Hank Yang Passes Away

Hank Yang, a Las Vegas poker player who frequented the Aria poker room, passed away in January.

Texas Poker Community Mourns Loss of Empire Poker's Edward Garcia at Age 37

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 21:00:33 +0000

On November 27, the Texas poker community lost valued member Edward Garcia, one of the primary operators at the Empire Poker Club.

Born September 29, 1986, Garcia was well-known in Houston poker circles. At the end of November, the Empire Poker Club took a moment to offer a toast in remembrance.

He was the GM basically, but he was the literal definitely of selfless, Matt James said of Garcia. Always put everyone else that worked there ahead of himself. Just an all-around great guy and H-Town poker legend.