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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.

Famed Author Anthony Holden, Who Wrote Poker Book Big Deal, Passes Away at 76

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The poker world received sad news over the weekend when it was revealed that famed author Anthony Holden passed away on October 7, 2023, at the age of 76. Holden, who resided in London, suffered a severe stroke in August 2017, one that left him confined to a wheelchair with his left arm and leg inoperative. Fortunately, the stroke did not impair his memory and cognitive skills, and he even spoke about it with PokerNews in 2018.