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Poker Community Mourns Unexpected Loss of Jason “Clozer” Kapoor at 29

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 08:35:15 +0000

The poker community received sad news this week when word surfaced that Jason “Clozer” Kapoor, a well-known player from both the Michigan poker community and the Midwest circuit, ended his own life at 29 years old.

Born December21, 1994, Kapoor left home when he was just 14 years old and worked 70 hours a week at a Dunkin Donuts during his teenage years. He began selling cars before eventually turning to poker full-time in 2019. Originally from Michigan, Kapoor had relocated and built a home in Thailand at the end of 2022, often sharing pictures and videos of his adventures on social media.

Poker Media Veteran Marty Derbyshire Passes Away at Age 52

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 21:00:10 +0000

The poker world received sad news this past weekend when it was revealed that longtime poker media veteran Marty Derbyshire, 52, passed away unexpectedly from Melioidosis, also known as Whitmore’s disease, an uncommon bacterial infection.

Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Derbyshire relocated to Thailand several years ago where he married his wife, Karnjanawan Jiamrum. She was the one to share the news on social media:

“Martin Derbyshire has passed away at the age of 52 years with Melioidosis (Melioidosis). Rest in peace my love. We will meet again in the next life. We were so blessed. I will always love you my love. May your soul rest in heaven.”

WSOPC Ring Winner Alexander Hill Passes from Cancer Days After Losing Son-in-Law

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:35:14 +0000

The poker community received sad news recently that Wisconsin’s Alexander Hill, who final tabled the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Seniors Event two years ago, died due to complications with cancer.

“The poker community and his poker buddies meant so, so much to him,” Hill’s son, Alex Kestrel, wrote in a social media post.

Hill’s passing was especially tragic for his family as just a few days earlier his son-in-law, Nic Haug, passed away unexpectedly.

Poker Player and Mixed Game Enthusiast Mark Dickstein Passes Away

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 16:35:12 +0000

The poker world received sad news on Friday morning as news surfaced that poker player Mark Dickstein, a noted mixed game enthusiast, had passed away.

The news was shared by Ari Engel on social media:

“Sad news to report: my friend Mark B. Dickstein has passed away. Many of you especially mixed game players will have played with him over the years. I only became friends with him over the last year when he was already sick but even in that short time we had some really interesting talks – he had a very different perspective to many issues – which made for some long (and occasionally heated) back and forth and a number of prop bets. I’ll especially remember how he made a number of very generous charitable donations that no one knew about. I’ll miss you Mark- rest in peace my friend. Baruch Dayan Haemet”