High-Stakes Poker Player, Real Estate Investor Jeremy Kaufman Passes Away

Jeremy Kaufman, a popular high-stakes poker player known to be "fun-loving" by his friends and family, passed away unexpectedly. The 56-year-old recreational player from Chicago leaves behind three teenage children, a successful real estate business, and numerous friends within the poker community, including Mike Matusow , who taught him how to play poker. "The loss of Jeremy Kaufman is truly one of the hardest things I've ever felt in my life," Matusow wrote on X. Ryan Feldman , co-founder of Hustler Casino Live , shared the news on X.