Tom Abdo

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Thomas Abdo (April 12, 1894 March 1967) [1] was a poker player inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1982. [2] [3] [4] He died after suffering a heart attack while playing. [5] ` [6] According to a poker legend, after suffering the heart attack, he asked another player to count his chips and to save his seat, intending to return to the game. [7] [8]

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