Poker journalist 'DiamondFlush' passes away
Former Full Tilt Poker lawyer Jeff Ifrah went public with the bad news yesterday via Twitter.
'DiamondFlush', a highly respected poker journalist in the US and leading source for honest documentation during the Black Friday era, has sadly lost her battle with cancer.
The bad news was broken to the community earlier this week by former Full Tilt Poker attorney Jeff Ifrah via Twitter, who was one of a select few who knew the largely anonymous entity personally:
Truly sad news: DiamondFlush tireless advocate & writer for the poker community, has passed away after her fight w/ cancer. I'll miss her
— Jeff Ifrah (@jifrah) January 14, 2014
I hope the poker community will honor @DiamondFlush & remember her for everything she did. Her family should know what she meant to us.
— Jeff Ifrah (@jifrah) January 14, 2015
Until recently it had been a mystery as to why the updates on her independent news website diamondflushpoker.com had ceased since June, 2014, but the reason for that gap in production is now all too apparent.
In her own words, it didn't matter if she was Mother Theresa or O.J. Simpson, she was simply a member of the poker community who was interested in sharing information in the most objective way possible.
Our thoughts are with all who knew her.
