Poker Legend Richard Lyndaker Dies Aged 33

Sad news has struck the entire poker community after they found out that the high-stakes poker legend Richard Lyndaker, who was known under the pseudonym “nutsinho,” has passed away at age 33.

Lyndaker became a really powerful force in poker back in 2008 when he emerged from New York and soon become one of the most prominent FlopTurnRiver community members. He was very active in the community and did not take long to move to mid-stakes and then to high-stakes games when he became popular under the nickname “nutsinho.”

According to a report which was published on TwoPlusTwo, the young poker player had an accidental painkillers overdose. There was a thread at 2+2 where his death was announced, and the news became widespread after his passing away was mentioned during the PokerGO live streaming of the Triton Million.

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Richard passed away somewhere between July 29 and 30 in his apartment, which is located in San Diego. The 2+2 member who posted the news about “nutsinho’s” death stated that they were close friends and that he was looking for more detailed report about his premature passing away. The user named “RIPnutsinho” stated that Lyndaker was taking painkiller medication after he had experienced a soccer injury and painkillers were prescribed to him.

Who Was Richard Lyndaker?

Richard was an exceptional poker player who made a name for himself on the web by playing online poker tournaments. The summer of 2008 was one of the most important periods of his life as he managed to take part in a World Series of Poker $5,000 event where he ended up second and won a total of $570,551. That was recorded as his biggest cash ever.

His primary domain remained online poker where he quickly ascended from playing low-stakes poker to playing high-stakes games. Only two years after that, he became one of the top-earning players who played poker online.

When it comes to live cash games, the largest amount of cash that was recorded was $67m210, when he took part at Event #49: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship, which was a part of the 2018 World Series of Poker.

Leaving this world in the thirties is always a shock in every community. Unlike professional athletes who end their careers in their thirties, many consider poker players to be at their baby steps at this age. In other words, Lyndaker could have played many other tournaments and cash games as he was a really promising individual and great poker player.

Therefore, everyone was left shocked, and many other colleagues of his expressed their sadness on social media, paying respects to the deceased poker player. Jason Koon, Doug Polk, and many others wrote kind words about Lyndaker and remembered some of the moments they shared together. Koon stated that Lyndaker had “raw talent and was always very kind.”