Founding member of Tiltboys and WSOP Bracelet winner Perry Friedman passed away at the age of 55. A well-known WSOP grinder passed away due to cancer. Upon hearing the sad news, fans and family members took to Twitter, sharing their condolences.
Perry Friedman was known as one of the aggressive players on the table. He was funny and friendly off the table. He was born on May 15, 1968, in Brooklyn, New York. His playing style and techniques helped him win the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in 2002. He was also the founding member of Tiltboys, alongside Phil Gordon and Dave “Diceboy” Lambert.
In 1986, he graduated from Long Island’s Sachem High School and then studied at Stanford University where he was a member of the cycling team. Friedman, who earned his Bachelor of Science in Mathematical and Computational Science in 1990 and his Masters in Computer Science in 199, started a weekly poker competition at the university and played with friends, which led him to Las Vegas. All of them played Poker professionally or semi-professionally. Aside from playing poker, they found success in businessmen in the tech industry.
In 2003, Friedman was the first employee hired at Tiltware, the software company that Full Tilt Poker used in the rapidly growing online poker market.
He became the WSOP winner by taking down Event #3: Omaha Hi-Lo for $176,860. He was a regular WSOP grinder and finished in third position three times. He played his last WSOP tournament in 2023 where he took $2,634 home.
The news of Perry Friedman’s death was shared by his close friend Cyan Banister on Twitter, which was later shared by Perry’s brother Rob Friedman. The legendary poker player was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and passed away at the age of 55 this Sunday night. Our prayers and condolences with Friedman’s family and friends.
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