The poker world obtained unhappy information on Friday morning as information surfaced that poker participant Mark Dickstein, a famous combined recreation fanatic, had handed away.
The information was shared by Ari Engel on social media:
“Unhappy information to report: my buddy Mark B. Dickstein has handed away. A lot of you particularly combined recreation gamers could have performed with him through the years. I solely turned associates with him during the last 12 months when he was already sick however even in that quick time we had some actually fascinating talks – he had a really completely different perspective to many points – which made for some lengthy (and infrequently heated) forwards and backwards and a variety of prop bets. I’ll particularly keep in mind how he made a variety of very beneficiant charitable donations that nobody knew about. I’ll miss you Mark- relaxation in peace my buddy. Baruch Dayan Haemet”
Dickstein had $775,874 in lifetime earnings relationship again to 2004 in response to the Hendon Mob. That included a career-bet rating of $184,428 for ending third within the 2006 WSOP $10,000 Pot-Restrict Omaha occasion, which was received by Lee Watkinson. Extra just lately, Dickstein had seven cashes this summer time on the 2024 WSOP together with twenty sixth in Occasion #32: $1,500 Limi Seven Card Stud.
Information of Dickstein’s passing rippled all through the poker group with many gamers providing their condolences on social media.
“I knew Mark effectively for about 15 years, we did some enterprise collectively and frolicked when he was on the town for tournaments,” poker professional Yuval Bronshtein shared. “He had been coping with extreme ache and well being points continuously for quite a few years, and a number of other months in the past, he informed me that he didn’t understand how a lot time he had left. We simply didn’t know it will be this quickly. He was all the time a considerate, good-hearted, and beneficiant buddy, and should his reminiscence be a blessing to these of us who had the great fortune of realizing him. Very unhappy information, and thanks for informing us.”
“Nice man, completely different than most individuals. Thats what I appreciated essentially the most about him.”
Hameed Hamid wrote: “Very unhappy. I simply met him this WSOP. Very good man. We saved getting seated on the identical tables collectively in so many occasions this summer time, that we felt like we had been getting pranked. Not simply within the small area combine occasions, randomly within the big area holdem occasions too. He was excited to return to AZ and play combine money video games with us after the summer time.”
“Mark was all the time enjoyable to play with and all the time up for a debate on any matter,” wrote AJ Kelsall. “I had no thought he was sick. RIP Mark!
Jesse Lonis supplied: “Nice man, completely different than most individuals. Thats what I appreciated essentially the most about him.”
Ken Po added: “I am grateful to have met Mark over the previous couple years within the combined recreation match scene. It was all the time good to see him on the match scene.”
PokerNews joins in providing condolences to the family and friends of Mark Dickstein.
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