Irish poker pro Alan Smurfit passed away suddenly last month at the age of 77. Smurfit was a successful businessman before retiring in 2003. Smurfit’s family founded Smurfit Kappa in 1934, Europe’s leading packaging company that is traded on the London Stock Exchange. He owned the “K-Club,” which was one of Ireland’s most famous luxury resorts and golf course. Irish poker legend Padraig Parkinson tweeted Sunday that he had heard the news from another stalwart of the Irish poker world, Donnacha O’Dea. In the tweet, Parkinson shared a humorous anecdote from Smurfit’s 2007 World Series of Poker bracelet victory in the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha. RIP Alan Smurfitt.Just heard from Don ODea he had passed.won funniest PLO bracelet ever.I spent all day 1 trying to figure out who hed stuck in as he constantly walked around tourney https://t.co/7mGPk3A0MP was only when 4 tables left I realised he was actually playing.And he won — Padraig Parkinson (@padraigpoker) October 4, 2020 According to Smurfit’s obituary in the Irish Times, his brother Michael said that he was “deeply saddened” about the passing of Alan, ...
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