Poker Player Takes Own Life

She was a poker player of some renown, although it seemed more for her antics away from the table than her skill at it: Brandi Hawbaker was found dead at the age of 26 in a California residence. The autopsy ruled it a death by suicide and the chatrooms that typically would report on Hawbaker's behavior were buzzing with the news and speculation. Bryan Micon at NeverWinPoker was one of the hardest on Hawbaker when she was alive, and he was the first to express sorrow at the news of her passing.