The poker neighborhood obtained unhappy information this week when phrase surfaced that Jason “Clozer” Kapoor, a well known participant from each the Michigan poker neighborhood and the Midwest circuit, ended his personal life at 29 years outdated.
Born December 21, 1994, Kapoor left dwelling when he was simply 14 years outdated and labored 70 hours every week at a Dunkin Donuts throughout his teenage years. He started promoting automobiles earlier than finally turning to poker full-time in 2019. Initially from Michigan, Kapoor had relocated and constructed a house in Thailand on the finish of 2022, usually sharing photos and movies of his adventures on social media.
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Whereas primarily a web-based and money recreation participant, Kapoor had $153,355 in lifetime earnings in response to The Hendon Mob. That included a career-high $41,721 for ending third within the 2022 Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) US Poker Championship.
Kapoor held a dominant chip lead throughout three-handed play and it appeared like he was going to be the champion, however he then proceeded to lose 4 shut all-in situations to fall to eventual champ Ken Baime.
Kapoor, who had misplaced his mom two years earlier, realized whereas competing in that match that fellow poker participant and his finest buddy of 15 years, Ray Malone III, was killed by a drunk driver
“He devoted what can be his greatest lifetime rating to him when he ended that match in third place,” mentioned Kapoor’s buddy and poker reporter Liam Gannon. “He wore his coronary heart on his sleeve and was only a very no bullshit form of man. One of the vital infectious smiles in poker.”
PokerNews provides its condolence to the family and friends of Jason Kapoor, who made an indelible mark on everybody he met.
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