Poker Community Mourns Unexpected Loss of Jason ��Clozer�� Kapoor at 29

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The poker community received sad news this week when word surfaced that Jason ��Clozer�� Kapoor, a well-known player from both the Michigan poker community and the Midwest circuit, ended his own life at 29 years old.

Born December 21, 1994, Kapoor left home when he was just 14 years old and worked 70 hours a week at a Dunkin Donuts during his teenage years. He began selling cars before eventually turning to poker full-time in 2019. Originally from Michigan, Kapoor had relocated and built a home in Thailand at the end of 2022, often sharing pictures and videos of his adventures on social media.

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While primarily an online and cash game player, Kapoor had $153,355 in lifetime earnings according to The Hendon Mob. That included a career-high $41,721 for finishing third in the 2022 Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) US Poker Championship.

Kapoor held a dominant chip lead during three-handed play and it looked like he was going to be the champion, but he then proceeded to lose four close all-in scenarios to fall to eventual champ Ken Baime.

Ray Malone III & Jason Kapoor
Ray Malone III & Jason Kapoor

Kapoor, who had lost his mother two years earlier, learned while competing in that tournament that fellow poker player and his best friend of 15 years, Ray Malone III, was killed by a drunk driver

��He dedicated what would be his biggest lifetime score to him when he ended that tournament in third place,�� said Kapoor��s friend and poker reporter Liam Gannon. ��He wore his heart on his sleeve and was just a very no bullshit kind of guy. One of the most infectious smiles in poker.��

PokerNews offers its condolence to the friends and family of Jason Kapoor, who made an indelible mark on everyone he met.

Jason Kapoor's Top Five Live Cashes

DATEEVENTPLACEPRIZE (IN USD)
September 2022MSPT $1,110 US Poker Championship3rd$41,721
January 2024WPT Cambodia $800 NLH Mystery Bounty2nd$33,251
October 2019MSPT $1,100 Michigan State Poker Championship19th$12,051
July 2023WSOP Daily Deepstack $200 NLH1st$8,615
June 2021WPT $3,500 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Championship78th$8,415
Jason Kapoor
Jason Kapoor competing on the MSPT.
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