What happens when a poker player dies?
If a prominent player passes, such as David Reese, the poker world mourns. If it's a character of the game, like David Ulliott, those who were touched share their stories. However, for every "Chip" and "Devilfish," there are hundreds, if not thousands, of players who fade from view with nothing more than a metaphorical "seat open" to send them on their way.
Those who came to the game during the booming years, the ones where episodes of the World Series of Poker endlessly looped on ESPN, will be sad to learn that on Sept.