Rip

nicryan

Vernon Clay. Nice guy, fun player great sense of humour. Always up for a bit of a laugh. You'll be greatly missed by the irish poker community.

RIP Vernon Clay.


--Nic

Evolution136

Shocking news. A great character who'll be sadly missed. May he R.I.P

Jason.

pokertroll

Very sad news! Thanks for letting us know! A truly unique character who would always bring a smile to your face at the poker table!

Hitman Actual

Very sad news indeed, a real shock. With Pat Crowe not so long ago, that's now two of the real regulars of the Dublin scene who have passed away. A very respectful RIP.

willis

Just to join the chorus, RIP Vernon, a very sad loss

biteme

He'll be greatly missed. RIP Vernon.

The Snapper

Sad news. A really nice guy always in good form at the table. He'll be sadly missed.

Hippicrit

very sad news indeed.a wonderful colourful character.respect!

Doc Farrell

I can't believe that Vernon is dead. Jesus Christ I was talking to him on Sunday evening.

Vernon was one of the sweetest, gentlest people on the poker scene. From the moment I sat down years ago he was always generous and silly and wise with his experience. I am honestly shocked that this fun, lovely man is dead. God bless you Vern, you were the stack chief of every Saturday night.

Des.

tricky D

With great sadness and respect:

Player gone

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DeVore

omg....

great guy, never a bad word from him and always a laugh at the tables. Poker's loss.... RIP Vernon.
I'm absolutely in shock here.

DeV.

Doc Farrell

you're a good man Tom.

it is a punch in the stomach

Ollieboy

Would also like to offer my respects, played with him a few times and always fun to play with. He love his poker and the Fitz.

He'll be missed.

Ollie

jtsuited

jesus, i was just playing with him on saturday night and thinking how a guy could be that fun and laughy all the time. A true gent, and was always in good spirits.
That's a shock alright.

RIP

5starpool

I couldn't believe it when I walked into the Fitz and heard this. Vernon was always ready for a laugh and a gamble. I have never heard anyone say a bad word about him in the last few years that I played with him.

RIP indeed big man.

monoP54

This truly is a sad loss.
We need more cheery characters like him in the Dublin poker scene.

BigDragon

I dont know what to say.

Vernon was one of the nicest people Ive met. Period. We used to bump into each other at the Esso services on the way in to the Fitz on a Friday. He was on his way in from Navan. I was getting my coffee and he was partial to a sticky bun Thats when the 'verbals' would begin.

Playing on Vernon's table was always great. He really made you work hard at your game and loved to banter. Fridays and the Fitz will never be the same. If you have ever been on a table with Vernon and I sitting near each other you'll understand how sad I feel.

RIP mate. I, and Irish poker, will miss you.

MickL

As long as i live ill never forget what Vernon use to say when i was playin at the table TJ Cloutier Once called me a Rock he acutally only told me the stori behind it was absoultely shocked when i walked into the fitz tonight

RIP to a Ledgend in his ownright


Mick Locke

kincsem

I am shocked to hear that one of the pillars of Irish poker has passed away. He loved his roulette, and was always fun at the poker table. He was seated to my left at the Thursday €270 Fitzwilliam end of month last week. One of the gentlemen. Rest In Peace.

niborm

Echo all of the above - sat beside him on Friday...gas man...very sad news indeed.

ntlbell

What a shock to the system, I've had some great battles with vernon over the last two years and he really thought me a lot and not just about poker.

This was a true gentleman always wearing a big smile with a joke to tell.

RIP Vernon

smurph

I just cannot believe it. Saw him at the Roulette table on the break Saturday night, was going to go over and have a chat, never did.

RIP Vernon, you were a gent, who played the game with a wink and a smile.

Colette.:(

Culchie

RIP Vernon.

Hitchhiker's Guide to...

Such an entertaining person. He was playing in a tournie i was helping organise up in Navan a few months ago. He came in, sat down at a table where no-one knew him, went through about 5 buyins in the space of half an hour through some tremendous bad beats, and when he stood up to leave the whole table cheered him away. Quite an achievement to make such an impact on a group of eight gruff navan men in the space of 30 minutes.

ionapaul

RIP Vernon, lovely guy and a real gentleman

amp

When ever I said to Vernon "How are you?" He'd immediately respond with "Terrible!" and a grin. He wasn't a man, he was and forever will be, a legend.

RIP Vernon.

(Dave's posted funeral details here)

Dub13

Very sad,he was a top bloke.

RIP.

myflipflops

A truly top bloke, there's only one way to remember Vernon and that's through the laughs the man gave us.

My favourite fom playing with him was from one of the small Fitz rebuy tournaments. I pushed into Vernons BB with AK. Vernon insta called. I asked him "Do you have a pair Vernon?" while turning over my cards. Vernon gives me the most incredulous look and says with disgust " A Pair? You think i need a pair!?" He proceeds to turn over 96 off and flops a house. As he rakes in the pot he still saying "A pair?!" quietly to himself. With most people i'd be a bit annoyed, with Vernon i was laughing loudly with everyone else on the table. Vernon as usual, had a devious grin on his face.

Anyone else have any stories?

Juan Pablo

Shocking news, very sad.

That distinctive call for "Chips" will be sadly missed from the fitz.

RIP Vernon.

Hitman Actual

pwhite587 wrote:

Anyone else have any stories?

One I remember: Fitz friday scalps game about a year back. UTG regular is bored with the game and decides to go all-in blind to get into the cash game. Vernon is on the BB, and of course declares that he's calling blind as well. So they turn over the cards one by one for the craic. UTG turns over one card, a rag, Vernon turns over one card, an Ace, UTG turns over another rag, Vernon turns over... another Ace. Only Vernon could do that, I reckon.

BigDragon

pwhite587 wrote:

Anyone else have any stories?

Could write a book

Once I was on a FT, with Player X sitting next to Vernon. Raise, reraise, reraise, all-in, call. They both had the biggest bag of rubbish. X wins and Vernon takes his 200 or so and heads off.

He comes back to the table 15 minutes later with about 2k from the roulette table and waves the stack of black chips at us on the table, thanking X for knocking him out.

X goes on tilt and I think I won that game, but the memory of Vernon that night lives long.

dinjo99

Just reading this now, real sad, I never saw Vernon anything but friendly and good humoured. Slán Leat a Chara.