Tom Abdo

{{Short description|American poker player (1894–1967)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1894|04|12|df=yes}}

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| death_date = {{death-date and age|March 1967|April 1894}}

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| occupation = Poker player

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Thomas Abdo (April 12, 1894 – March 1967){{Cite web |title=Thomas Abdo |url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?lastname=Abdo&firstname=Thomas |access-date=November 30, 2009 |website=Social Security Death Index |quote=Thomas Abdo: 12 April 1894 - March 1967}} was a poker player inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1982.{{Cite web |title=WSOP Poker Hall of Fame |url=https://www.wsop.com/pokerhalloffame/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105030537/https://www.wsop.com/pokerhalloffame/ |archive-date=November 5, 2023 |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=WSOP.com}}{{Cite web |title=Huckleberry Seed newest member of Poker Hall of Fame |url=https://www.pokerzone.com/rules_strategy/strategy_details.aspx?articleID=238310&type=Strategy |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=PokerZone |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204190425/https://www.pokerzone.com/rules_strategy/strategy_details.aspx?articleID=238310&type=Strategy |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Poker Hall of Fame |url=https://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/hall-of-fame/ |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=PokerNews |language=en |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204190445/https://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/hall-of-fame/ |url-status=live }} He died after suffering a heart attack while playing.{{Cite web |date=July 3, 2019 |title=Deadman’s Hand! Famous Poker Players who died at the Tables |url=https://yrbmag.com/deadmans-hand-famous-poker-players-who-died-at-the-tables/ |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=YRBMag.com |language=en-US |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204190200/https://yrbmag.com/deadmans-hand-famous-poker-players-who-died-at-the-tables/ |url-status=live }}`{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2016 |title=On Poker: Two aces, two eights … but what was the fifth card? |url=https://www.postbulletin.com/lifestyle/arts-and-entertainment/on-poker-two-aces-two-eights-but-what-was-the-fifth-card |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=Rochester Post Bulletin |language=en |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204190558/https://www.postbulletin.com/lifestyle/arts-and-entertainment/on-poker-two-aces-two-eights-but-what-was-the-fifth-card |url-status=live }} According to a poker legend, after suffering the heart attack, he asked another player to count his chips and to save his seat, intending to return to the game.{{Cite web |title=Poker Hall of Fame |url=http://www.pokerpages.com/pokerinfo/hallofame/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125045458/http://www.pokerpages.com/pokerinfo/hallofame/ |archive-date=January 25, 2009 |website=PokerPages.com}}{{Cite web |last=Brunson |first=Doyle |author-link=Doyle Brunson |date=January 10, 2019 |title=Abdo died at the poker table. He was an all time great! His last words were " Someone count my chips down". |url=https://twitter.com/TexDolly/status/1083463318554128384?lang=en |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=Twitter.com |language=en |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204190317/https://twitter.com/TexDolly/status/1083463318554128384?lang=en |url-status=live }}