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Remembering Those Poker Players and Personalities Who Passed Away in 2022
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 2022, that entails remembering those players who passed on.
Here’s a look at some of those we lost over the past year. Louie Anderson Back in January, Comedian Louie Anderson passed away at the age of 68 after a battle with cancer. He was no stranger to mainstream audiences as he performed a clean stand-up comedy routine for decades, won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2016 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in FX’s Baskets , and hosted Family Feud from 1999-2002.
Anderson’s career is well-documented, but did you know that he once joined the poker world?
In the mid-2000s, Anderson briefly represented PokerStars, the largest online poker site in the world, even sporting their patch while playing in the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Unfortunately, Anderson did not cash that tournament. Paul Strohm Paul Strohm , one of the most respected players in the mid-major poker scene, especially on the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) , and a competitor in the famed Kansas City Monday Night Poker Game passed away in late January.
The unfortunate news was shared by Strohm’s three sons – Scott, Nick, and Brian – in a social media post to his Facebook account:
“We are devastated to have to let you know that last Thursday Paul passed away peacefully in his sleep with us by his side. He had been privately battling cancer and was focused on living his best life. I think we can all agree he succeeded. We encourage you all to please share any story/picture/video you have of him on this post or his page. Thank you so much for being a part of his life- his family and friends meant more to him than anything. Our father was a hero to each of us and we loved him […]
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