In my years of playing blackjack tournaments, I have met many people some have become good friends and others have become casual friends over the past 17 years. However, there was one player who stood far above the rest as far as I'm concerned. He welcomed me back in the early 90s when I did not know the high from the low or what a swing at the blackjack table meant in a tournament.
He even bought me Stanford Wong Tournament Blackjack book, he told me "You are a diamond in the ruff and with this book you will become a force in the tournament world.” I am not sure if I ever lived up to his expectations but he made me a better person by just watching him and how he treated people who he did not really know.
Jack Dunphy was his name and all of us in the tournament world will miss him. Jack passed away on Saturday Dec 30.
R.I.P Jack you were a True Gentleman
The House of Pane
He even bought me Stanford Wong Tournament Blackjack book, he told me "You are a diamond in the ruff and with this book you will become a force in the tournament world.” I am not sure if I ever lived up to his expectations but he made me a better person by just watching him and how he treated people who he did not really know.
Jack Dunphy was his name and all of us in the tournament world will miss him. Jack passed away on Saturday Dec 30.
R.I.P Jack you were a True Gentleman
The House of Pane