Third Story (death while playing poker)

In his book, The Godfather of Poker, Doyle Brunson recalls a very unusual case that occurred during a poker tournament.

It was a long game. That evening, the players smoked an incredible amount of cigars, and drank even more alcohol. The bartender now and then brought all the new and new alcohol.

And at some point, one of the participants in the tournament just dropped dead on the gaming table.

Remarkably, the rest of the players are in no way touched. They shared the chips of a deceased player and continued to play.

The bartender called the police when, in about fifteen minutes, he brought another batch of alcohol. The body was taken away, and another person sat quietly in the place of the deceased. The game went on.