The Stoke Sentinel newspaper reported over the weekend that a week ago, on November 5, a local poker pro died in a car crash whilst attending the World Series of Poker Europe tournament in Rozvadov, Czechnia.
Emma Fryer (42) was a mother of two and a former VIP client manager at online gambling group bet365 who decided to become a poker professional and was showing great promise, the newspaper reveals.
Her family told the newspaper that Fryer was a passenger in a car travelling through thick fog when it collided with a concrete post on a roundabout, a traffic hazard that was not recorded on the car satnav. She died instantly.
Fryer’s tournament record can be viewed here: http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=194453#