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The poker world received sad news Saturday night upon learning that Jordan Fishman, a popular poker player on the East Coast, passed away two days after suffering an unexpected cardiac event.
Fishman was a retired professor who hailed from Southborough, Massachusetts. He had $184,433 in lifetime tournament earnings according to The Hendon Mob. That included a career-high $45,000 from earlier this year when he won the Eastern Poker Open $1,650 High Roller in Milford.
Fishman was cheered on by his girlfriend, Linda Swears, whom he met on the Eastern Poker Tour. They had known each other for 15 years before becoming a couple two years ago. It’s around that time that both of their poker games started to improve dramatically.
“She had a more conservative style, and I was more aggressive. We meshed our games together,” Fishman said at the time. “Without her, it wouldn’t be as much fun.”
Fishman added, “This is the best poker I’ve ever played. I’m ready to tackle anything. This is by far my biggest poker accomplishment.”
Swears shared with PokerNews: “He was my deepest love and my home. It’s hard to think of life without him in it, but we had two and a half amazing years together. I will be forever grateful for the love we had. I never doubted his love for me for a moment after our first date.”
2025 Eastern Poker Open High Roller Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Fishman | $45,000 |
| 2 | Steven Tabb | $27,000 |
| 3 | Ron Scott | $15,500 |
| 4 | Dennis O’Hare | $10,500 |
| 5 | Adam Johnson | $8,400 |
| 6 | Justin Carey | $7,100 |
| 7 | Brian Haughey | $6,400 |
| 8 | Mike LaMontagne | $5,200 |
| 9 | Linval Gentles | $3,900 |
It marked a new career-high score for Fishman, who had $112,564 in career earnings prior to the win, according to The Hendon Mob. That included a prior career-best $13,589 for finishing as runner-up in the 2018 Bar Poker Open Championship. More recently, Fishman finished third in February’s Gate City Winter Open $350 No-Limit Hold’em for $10,850.
It wasn’t the only win this year for Fishman as this summer he took down a Resorts World $400 NLH event for $18,183.
PokerNews offers it condolences to the friends and family of Jordan Fishman, who will be sorely missed by the poker community.
You can rewatch Fishman’s victory in the 2025 Eastern Poker Open High Roller here:
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