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Any ideas for what's going on with Bill? Is there anyone savvier than me whose adept at looking up people in the system? hospitals/jails etc...I'm hoping he's alright as well.

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05-17-2015 , 05:00 PM

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PrittyM3

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Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 72

Has anyone tried calling him? He game me his number a while back but I never got around to saving it. Maybe someone else will pick up and let us know whats going on.

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05-17-2015 , 06:32 PM

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NeedCards1

centurion

Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 121

I have no idea what is going on. I certainly hope everything is fine, but I'm very worried. This is not like Bill at all.

I've tried calling his cell, skype, email, everything. If anyone knows anything please let us know.

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05-17-2015 , 07:41 PM

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Playbig2000

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Originally Posted by PrittyM3

Has anyone tried calling him? He game me his number a while back but I never got around to saving it. Maybe someone else will pick up and let us know whats going on.

his cell phone has been off for a week.

whatever he is going through or whatever happened to him all we can do is pray that he will be ok.

I came across this article which really shows exactly what kind of a man he really is:

Oliver told a great story about a time when he was playing in a cash game at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. He took a wicked beat that cost him several thousand dollars. Oliver stormed out of the poker room and started complaining to others who were around about the outcome of the hand — the quintessential bad beat story. You know the schtick.

Oliver bumped into a man named Bill Hubbard who turned his poker career around with what amounted to a two-minute conversation. Hubbard stopped Oliver and confronted him. He asked Oliver if he was a winning poker player. Oliver affirmed that — indeed he was. Next, Hubbard asked Oliver — why the bad beat mattered then? After all, if Oliver was truly a winning player, weren’t occasional bad beats just a natural part of the game? Moreover, weren’t bad beats essentially seeding the prospects for future wins?

http://www.nolandalla.com/fact-bad-beat-stories-loser/

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05-17-2015 , 09:16 PM

#406

DaExtremist

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Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 22

I just got one of his generic essay e-mails. I wonder if he sent it himself or if it automatically sends weekly.

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05-17-2015 , 09:17 PM

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Playbig2000

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Originally Posted by DaExtremist

I just got one of his generic essay e-mails. I wonder if he sent it himself or if it automatically sends weekly.

Its automatic he uses a service

Sent from my SCH-I535 using 2+2 Forums

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05-18-2015 , 03:42 AM

#408

River G

grinder

Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 453

^^ Got that too. Something is up. Truly hope he's OK. Worried.

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05-18-2015 , 08:37 AM

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battagd1

adept

Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 745

Anyone living in Vegas able to check up on him?

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05-18-2015 , 08:41 PM

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NeedCards1

centurion

Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 121

We have lost the most under-appreciated mind in the poker world. This guy has changed the course of my life and I am eternally grateful. I am so grateful that I met and worked on a daily basis with this "genius of common-sense" for the past 20 months or so. Thank you so much, Bill, you were the best that no one knew about!

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05-18-2015 , 08:56 PM

#411

Commentator

centurion

Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 141

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Originally Posted by NeedCards1

I hope you're not saying what I think you're saying.

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05-18-2015 , 11:52 PM

#412

River G

grinder

Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 453

I haven't received confirmation yet, but I believe what we all fear is reality. This is hard to absorb. Bill has a wife and a son.

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05-18-2015 , 11:53 PM

#413

jdog124

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Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 29

So sad to hear. He was a great guy

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05-19-2015 , 01:31 AM

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WiltOnTilt

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Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,893

If anyone finds anything concrete, please post it here or PM me. I just skype chatted with Bill less than a month ago. We'e been online friends for 10 years and I met him and his family but I can't find anyone who has any details.

Thanks

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05-19-2015 , 02:01 AM

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PrittyM3

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Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 72

I truly hope this isn't what it seems to be. I was really looking forward to us working together through my first WSOP summer(Just turned 21). If anyone has any info on Bill please pm me as well. I've been scanning through henderson obituaries and news reports for his name and haven't found anything. Hope to god I don't see anything come up every time i look.

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05-19-2015 , 02:40 AM

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AnimalWarrior

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Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 481

I'm sending my love and good vibes. Something drew me back to this site tonight after not being active for years. Bill coached me, and taught me many poker principles that I apply to my life.

"When you make a mistake, you don't keep going on with the mistake...You fold."

I hope all is well.

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05-19-2015 , 08:14 AM

#417

battagd1

adept

Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 745

Thoughts and prayers to his family

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05-19-2015 , 08:31 AM

#418

thakidd99

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Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 826

Searched various Las Vegas obits diligently, and haven't found anything yet

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05-19-2015 , 08:46 AM

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Playbig2000

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Originally Posted by NeedCards1

NeedCards1, you never responded to my PM yesterday. Have you gotten through to anyone or did you find anything out that's concrere? If so please let us know.

I have known Bill for about 4 years and until I hear something concrete I am not going to give up hope. And neither should anyone else.

I know how hard he worked for years, 7 days a week all day long not because of money but because he was doing something he loved to do. That could take a toll on someone after a while.

I am going to remain optimistic. If anyone hears anything please post it here for the comminity.

Last edited by Playbig2000; 05-19-2015 at 08:55 AM.

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05-19-2015 , 10:54 AM

#420

battagd1

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Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 745

He could simply be in the hospital. It's surprising that no obituary with his name can be found.

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05-19-2015 , 04:11 PM

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FlusheeDraw

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Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 36

does he only live in henderson? i thought he lived part time in canada and vermont too.

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05-19-2015 , 07:14 PM

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AnimalWarrior

grinder

Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 481

A friend of mine, and his student went to his house today and talked to his wife, it's confirmed that Bill Hubbard did pass away.

He's watching over us now. Rest in peace, my friend.

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05-19-2015 , 07:52 PM

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JHair

Bagel Man

Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,407

That's awful. Rip

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05-19-2015 , 07:59 PM

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River G

grinder

Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 453

Thanks AnimalWarrior, for the confirmation. What a sad thing, for so many. I am so happy to have had the time with him that I did. I hope I can make him proud.