NBA Owner, High-Stakes Poker Player Jerry Buss Dead At 80Many Poker Pros Take To Twitter To Say Goodbye |
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Jerry Buss, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers and a familiar face in the poker community, reportedly died Monday at the age of 80. He had been battling cancer.
During his time away from basketball, Buss played in some of the priciest poker games around, which included appearances on GSN’s High Stakes Poker and at the World Series of Poker. Over the years he managed to accumulate dozens of tournament cashes.
He was close to a WSOP gold bracelet in 1991, finishing third in a $2,500 stud event.
When once asked by Card Player about why he plays poker, Buss responded: “The competitiveness. Once you reach a certain age, there are very few things you can do to compete with people. I find it very enjoyable to compete every day of my life.”
Many poker pros loved to play with Buss because of his warm personality on the felt. When news broke of his passing, many took to Twitter to say goodbye.
RIP Jerry Buss.. was always one of the nicest guys at the poker table and never heard of anyone that didn’t love the guy…
— Allen Bari (@allenbari) February 18, 2013
At 21, I tried to hustle Jerry in pool… Found out that the last sucker he played lost his condo and his RRoyce#grasshopper #OG #RIPJerry
— Jean-Robert Bellande (@BrokeLivingJRB) February 18, 2013
RIP Jerry Buss ! One of my favorite Celebto ever play poker against. With a great sense of humor …
— Victor Ramdin (@victorramdin) February 18, 2013
Sad news about Jerry Buss. He was a true friend to many poker players. Big hearted guy
— Erik Seidel (@Erik_Seidel) February 18, 2013
Rip Jerry Buss. I’ve enjoyed playing poker with you in the past decade. You’ve always been a gentleman.
— JC TRAN (@jctran23) February 18, 2013
My thoughts &prayers go out to the Buss Family. Truly enjoyed played poker w Jerry Buss the#of times we played just a truly sensational guy.
— Noah j Schwartz (@noahjschwartz) February 18, 2013
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