had total live tournament winnings exceeding $1,100,000. His 12 cashes as the WSOP account for $524,514 of those winnings. Death He died at age 77 in Reno, Nevada on October 19, 2008 from pancreatic cancer. He was survived by his wife, Jesse, and his three sons, two stepchildren and five grandchildren. References 1931 births 2008 deaths 20th-century American lawyers American poker players Deaths from pancreatic cancer Grateful Dead Harvard Law School alumni Sportspeople from the Bronx Sportspeople from Reno, Nevada World Series of Poker bracelet winners