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Tags for 'alan-meltzer' Twitter; Facebook; Youtube; Instagram; Recent Tweets @WPT Tweets by @wpt. Sadly for Poker After Dark fans, Alan Meltzer won’t be back in the new episodes of the classic show, because he’s permanently unavailable, having passed away in 2011. Upon his death, two men were surprised to find that they had received a large amount of money bequeathed to the in Meltzer’s will. Tributes have been pouring in from the poker community after the sad news of Alan Meltzer‘s passing at the weekend, aged 67. The wealthy music executive (pictured bottom right) was the founder. Alan Meltzer with President Obama. Just few months ago the poker community was sad to learn that recreational high-stakes poker player Alan Meltzer had passed away. Alan Meltzer (1944 – October 31, 2011) was an American businessman and poker player who founded Wind-up Records along with his ex-wife Diana Meltzer.
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, The Late Alan Meltzer Leaves $1.5 Million To Chauffeur, Doorman; Ex-Wife Doesn't 'Give A Sh*t' When music mogul and high-stakes poker player Alan Meltzer passed away this October, he left a hefty $1 million to his chauffeur, and another $500,000 to the doorman of his building.
'He was always joking. He never looked down on anybody,' the chauffeur, Jean Laborde, a 54-year-old father of five from Irvington, NJ, told The New York Post. 'He was such a nice guy. He left me money, but it's not a good deal for me because it means he's no longer here.'And the doorman, Chamil Demiraj, had more kind words. 'I appreciate it,' he told The Post. 'He was a generous guy. He was a really good friend of mine, and I was a good friend of his. It's a surprise. Peace and rest to him. That's all I can say.'
Laborde and Demiraj reportedly acted as crying shoulders for Meltzer when he and his wife, Diana, divorced after a 13-year marriage.
Had they not divorced, Diana would've received a third Meltzer's estate. Diana, however, doesn't seem to be too upset about the money, and gave The Post a quote for the ages to prove it:
'He can leave it to whoever he wants to,' Diana, a former model, told The Post of her lost inheritance. 'I'm doing fine. I could care less. If he wants to give it to the bums, he can give it to the bums. He could f--k a nun. I couldn't give a s--t. He can give his money to whoever he wants. We're divorced. The man is dead.'
The cause of Alan Meltzer's sudden death on Halloween is still unknown, according to The Daily Mail.
Before earning his fortune as the founder and CEO Of Wind-Up Records, and before he was a well-known face on High Stakes Poker, he was a pretzel vendor on the streets of Brooklyn. Alan Meltzer chauffeur money, +allan meltzer poker genius, Video , Alan Meltzer , Alan Meltzer Dead , Divorce , High Stakes Poker , New York News , Wind Up Records , New York News
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Source:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/30/the-late-alan-meltzer-leaves-money-to-help-ex-wife_n_1242235.html
| Born | 1944 |
|---|---|
| Died | (aged 67) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Wind-up Records |
Alan Meltzer (1944 – October 31, 2011) was an American businessman and poker player who founded Wind-up Records along with his ex-wife Diana Meltzer.[1][2]
Record company[edit]
Meltzer owned Titus Oaks Records, four record stores in New York and Connecticut, that expanded into one of the largest wholesale distributors CD One Stop of CDs in the 1980s and 1990s.
In 1997, he purchased Grass Records with his wife Diana Meltzer and started Wind-up Records. This record label was credited with the success of Creed, Seether, Finger Eleven, and Evanescence.[1]
Poker[edit]
Meltzer was a poker enthusiast who made multiple appearances on televised poker shows including on GSN's High Stakes Poker and Full Tilt Poker's Poker After Dark.[3][4]
Death[edit]
Meltzer died on October 31, 2011, and left a $1.5 million inheritance to his doorman and driver.[5]
References[edit]
Alan Meltzer Poker Player
- ^ abMatthew Perpetua (November 1, 2011). 'Wind-Up Records Founder Dead at 67'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^Rys, Dan (January 31, 2012). 'Alan Meltzer, Late Founder of Wind-Up Records, Left $1.5 Million to Chauffeur, Doorman'. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^'High Stakes Poker 5 Alan Meltzer'. GSN. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^Cypra, Dan (October 5, 2010). 'Tom Dwan Drops $413,000 Pot on Poker After Dark: The Cash Game'. Poker News Daily. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^'Ex-Wife Doesn't 'Give A Shit' About Mogul's Millions'. HuffPost. January 30, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2014.