The poker world obtained the unhappy information on Wednesday that Kurt McPhail, a long-time member of the World Poker Tour (WPT) household who based the WPT League again in 2007 and extra not too long ago operated the WPT at Sea Poker Room on Virgin Voyages, handed away expectedly.
McPhail, who lived in Wichita, Kansas however was simply as prone to be crusing the excessive seas over the previous yr, studied at Fort Hays State College and has been married to Kathy McPhail since November 11, 1998.
The WPT launched the next assertion on social media:
βRIP Kurt. You gave me a few of my greatest experiences in life. I do know youβre having fun with your everlasting cruise, save a spot for all of us. Love you man,β Tommy Stokes wrote on social media.
Likewise, PokerNews PR & Media Supervisor Chad Holloway supplied the next:
βI had the privilege of attending to know Kurt over the previous yr and am profoundly saddened to study of his passing. Final October, I had the chance to take a look at the WPT at Sea Poker Room on Virgin Voyages, and to say Kurt was a superb host can be an understatement. He was extraordinarily form, beneficiant, and targeted on ensuring everybody who stepped foot within the poker site had a good time. He was additionally a driving pressure behind the current WPT Voyage and I do know simply how extremely he was regarded by these with whom he labored. He had a ardour for poker and the neighborhood most undoubtedly misplaced a very good one.”
PokerNews affords its condolences to the family and friends of Kurt McPhail, who the whole poker neighborhood will sorely miss.
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