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  • a00rocka00rock Member Posts: 832
    edited April 2015
    His legend will surely live forever RIP great man.
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  • MissFowlerMissFowler Member Posts: 885
    edited April 2015
    There have only ever been 2 poker players that I have interviewed who I felt nervous talking to the first time I met them: Doyle Brunson and Devilfish. Doyle couldn't have been nicer, it's just I wanted to ask him so much in such a small space of time. Devilfish, had just given a talk to a room of online poker peeps in a hotel in Cyrpus, with of course the aid of his trusty guitar. He also had a small blonde in tow, maybe younger than me! I was nervous about his banter, and holding my own. I should have been nervous, as a women, he attempted his usual Devilfish 'charm'. Failed of course!
    I met him many times over the years, and learned to give as good as I got! The last memory I have of him is sat at Trickett's table at DTD playing cash with young and old.  Ironically he was singing 'knocking on heaven's door' and the whole table sang the chorus', harmonies and all,  including Trickett!
    There are so many names in poker, but only few who have a name so synonymous with the game that they become legends.
    I am sure he is up there, guitar in hand  at his own cash table.  RIP Mr Devilfish 

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  • bignoise10bignoise10 Member Posts: 567
    edited April 2015
    Sad news indeed.The first face of poker I remember from late night poker on  tv.Dry wit but never without warm humour either.
    Paul
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  • reelerreeler Member Posts: 422
    edited April 2015
    r i p devilfish . was weird as i was watching you on youtube v tony g then the sad news had filtered through. gone but never forgotten 
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  • SkyKirstySkyKirsty Member Posts: 289
    edited April 2015
    Hey Guys,

    Neil Channing has penned a short piece about Dave's glory days and what made him such a legend in the poker scene. Read it here.
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  • HITMAN_RVHITMAN_RV Member Posts: 8,688
    edited April 2015
    RIP Dave!!
    X
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  • GELDYGELDY Member Posts: 5,203
    edited April 2015
    What a crazy life
    good reads tighty and Neil
    he was larger than life in life
    and that memory will live on
    R.I.P.
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 172,667
    edited April 2015

    Dave was laid to rest yesterday.

    RIP, Dave.

    One minute's silence was observed for Dave during the UKIPT Event at DTD.



     
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  • a00rocka00rock Member Posts: 832
    edited April 2015
    Nice piece Mr Ambo :-(
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  • SlipwaterSlipwater Member Posts: 3,659
    edited April 2015
    I only met the guy once, when along with POKEY2011 (Chris) we had an impromptu karaoke session beside the bar - Devilfish with his acoustic guitar, and Chris and I shaking our heads at how surreal the whole experience was.

    A good man, and a great poker player.

    Rest well, sir.
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  • NChanningNChanning Member Posts: 869
    edited April 2015

     If anyone wants to listen to Radio 4 right now there is a programme on called "Last Word". It's an obituary show, 30 minutes they celebrate the life of a few people each week.

     Devilfish will be on in a few minutes...myself and Vicky Coren talk about him. It is repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm and you can get it on iPlayer if you miss it.
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  • NChanningNChanning Member Posts: 869
    edited April 2015

     This programme is repeated tonight. I was finding it pretty funny to hear them talking about Dave on Radio 4. I think they did a good job.
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  • ajmiltonajmilton Member Posts: 1,458
    edited April 2015
    In Response to Re: Devilfish:
     This programme is repeated tonight. I was finding it pretty funny to hear them talking about Dave on Radio 4. I think they did a good job.
    Posted by NChanning
    Thanks for the reminder Mr Ambo
    I shall have a listen while I'm crushing the,
     7.30pm FOSP Plo8 tourney
    Do feel free to join me if you dare.

    Regards Alan (plo8 champ)
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  • NoseyBonkNoseyBonk Member Posts: 6,185
    edited April 2015
    The Radio 4 show is also available to download HERE (right click, save as). From memory I think you need to listen from about 20 minutes in.
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  • MaggiesdadMaggiesdad Member Posts: 439
    edited April 2015
    Was lucky enough to meet him in 2008 in Vegas. Some character! R.I.P.
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