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Funk for George, please.

Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 174,099
edited April 2011 in Poker Chat

One of poker's absolute legends, George Geary, is very ill indeed. Here's a statement issued yesterday......

"apparently george has had a major heart attack, so serious i am led to believe,
that brain damage has occurred and life support being turned off is imminent.
george lived for poker and was always a regular face at all the major festivals,
as well as some of the biggest cash games in the northwest.
most of us have played with george many times, he is a real gent.
our thoughts are with his family at this time, especially his two sons who travelled
the circuit with george, and who also love the game we play.
we had already discussed the irish open and george was really looking forward to playing this year,
he had already bought in to the irish showpiece.
not a lot more i can add really just such a shock and very sad indeed."

Many of you will not know George.

However, when Dan Brown made the Final Table of the Manchester GUKPT, George Geary, who must be the best part of 75 or even older, was on the same Final Table - he was the guy with the trade mark over-size electric fan on the table.

Amazingly, he followed up that GUKPT Final Table with a small cash in the Manchester UKIPT. What a legend.

If you doubt his ability & longevity, look him up on THM - "George Geary". Old school indeed.

Funk for him, please.
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  • stokefcstokefc Member Posts: 7,918
    edited April 2011
    sad news tikay, our thoughts go out to him and his family,god bless
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  • AcidMan27AcidMan27 Member Posts: 3,752
    edited April 2011
    I don't know him personally but have seen his name mentioned plenty of times in tournaments. Thoughts go out to him, his family and friends.


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  • TommyDTommyD Member Posts: 4,389
    edited April 2011
    Really sad news.  Thoughts are with George and the family.
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  • scouse_redscouse_red Member Posts: 5,968
    edited April 2011
    As Above my thoughts go out to George and his family
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  • paige55paige55 Member Posts: 2,953
    edited April 2011
    YES THOUGHTS ARE WITH GEORGE AND HIS FAMILY.
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  • Kiwini4uKiwini4u Member Posts: 3,830
    edited April 2011
    My thoughts are with George and his family.
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  • dylan12dylan12 Member Posts: 2,343
    edited April 2011
    My thoughts go out to him and his family!! 
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  • aussie09aussie09 Member Posts: 8,033
    edited April 2011


    oh



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  • NoseyBonkNoseyBonk Member Posts: 6,186
    edited April 2011
    Sorry to hear this sad news. My thoughts go to George and his family.
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  • SolarCarroSolarCarro Member Posts: 2,273
    edited April 2011
    Had the pleasure of being at that GUKPT railing Dan and TSP

    George was certainly a character, very sad to hear this news

    Thoughts with his family at this time

    D and S
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  • lJAMESllJAMESl Member Posts: 591
    edited April 2011
    Have played him at a couple of GUKPTs didn't really know him remember the fan well, very very sad news! Thoughts are with George and his family!
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  • JockBMWJockBMW Member Posts: 2,653
    edited April 2011
    Sounds like one of the characters of the game.

    Thoughts are with him and his family 
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  • MachkaMachka Member Posts: 4,627
    edited April 2011
    Very sad news and nice that you took the time mid show to wish him and his family the best last night.

    Thoughts to him and his family.
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  • DTWBANDITDTWBANDIT Member Posts: 6,451
    edited April 2011


       Very sad news thoughts to Him and his Family
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 174,099
    edited April 2011

    I'm sorry to say that it was reported yesteday that George has passed away.

    I saw this statement on a Forum, both poignant & fitting, I thought.....

    "....yesterday at 12.15 george geary cashed in his chips and walked away from the table. a true gentleman and a legend....."

    I have been sharing poker Tables with George for 10 or 12 years. Poker, & life, will be much the poorer for his absence.

    Condolences to his family & friends.

    RIP, George.

    xx
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  • Sky_PokerSky_Poker Member Posts: 2,715
    edited April 2011

    Very sad news and our thoughts go out to his family.

    From all the team at Sky Poker.
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  • scouse_redscouse_red Member Posts: 5,968
    edited April 2011
    Very sad news indeed my thought are with Georges' Family
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  • NoseyBonkNoseyBonk Member Posts: 6,186
    edited April 2011
    So sorry to hear this. My thoughts go out to George's family and friends.

    RIP, George.
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  • HITMAN_RVHITMAN_RV Member Posts: 8,688
    edited April 2011
    In Response to Re: Funk for George, please.:
    So sorry to hear this. My thoughts go out to George's family and friends. RIP, George.
    Posted by NoseyBonk
    Sad News, My condolences to His Family & friends.




    ALL IS WELL

    Death is nothing at all

    I have only slipped away into the next room

    I am I and you are you

    Whatever we were to each other

    That we are still

    Call me by my old familiar name

    Speak to me in the easy way you always used

    Put no difference into your tone

    Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow

    Laugh as we always laughed

    At the little jokes we always enjoyed together

    Play, smile, think of me, pray for me

    Let my name be ever the household word that it always was

    Let it be spoken without effort

    Without the ghost of a shadow in it

    Life means all that it ever meant

    It is the same as it ever was

    There is absolute unbroken continuity

    What is death but a negligible accident?

    Why should I be out of mind

    Because I am out of sight?

    I am waiting for you for an interval

    Somewhere very near

    Just around the corner

    All is well.

    Nothing is past; nothing is lost

    One brief moment and all will be as it was before 

    How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!

    Canon Henry Scott-Holland, 1847-1918, Canon of St Paul's Cathedral

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  • stokefcstokefc Member Posts: 7,918
    edited April 2011
    rip george
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