Over the course of the end of the week, the poker world got the dismal news that well known Northern California player David "Monster" Valdez died at 29 years old from an evident cardiovascular failure.
Valdez was known all through the NorCal locale, which is the place where he caught a triplet of World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit gold rings, just as World Poker Tour, WPTDeepStacks, and Ante Up Poker Tour side occasion titles,
As per The Hendon Mob, Valdez amassed $374,010 in live competition income tracing all the way back to 2013. Most of his rewards came at Thunder Valley Casino Resort outside of Sacramento; truth be told, his five greatest scores came at the scene. That incorporated a profession best $46,411 for winning the 2019 WSOP Circuit Thunder Valley Event #7: $400 Monster Stack for $46,411.
All the more as of late, he was named the "Club Champ" of the WSOP Circuit Thunder Valley stop in January 2020 only preceding the pandemic.
It was there he traded out five occasions remembering wins for Event #3: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha and Event #13: $400 Last Call for $7,021 and $26,787 separately.
The second to last occasion of the Circuit stop transformed into a Casino Championship sudden death round, with four players at the Final Table vieing for the Casino Championship title. Valdez at last won.
"It was truly extreme, yet I just continued playing my game and didn't transform anything. Obviously, I needed to outlive [Jimmy Wester], however I was likewise going for the success so I needed to continue to play forcefully," Valdez said at that point.
Poker World Reacts
Valdez's sudden passing came as a stun to the poker world, so it was nothing unexpected to see an overflowing of sympathies and recollections via web-based media.
"One of the great ones at the table," composed Matthew Dillon. "Cutthroat yet cordial and kind. Dismal news for the entire local area up there."
Pablo Gutierrez said: "Dave was so amped up for pounding competitions this late spring. A week ago, he said he was going to win 1,000,000 bucks and set up a colossal gathering in a suite for every one of his companions. In spite of the eye rolls and needles from the others at the table, I grinned at him and disclosed to him I had confidence in him."
Vincent Le, Poker Assistant Shift Manager at Thunder Valley, tweeted: "Miserable to hear the news. Probably the most pleasant person in the poker local area. Tear Beast!"