Don Zewin
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Niagara Falls, New York
Las Vegas, Nevada
| Don Zewin | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 26, 1952 Niagara Falls, New York |
| Died | October 31, 2021 (aged 69) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 10 |
| Money finish(es) | 38 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 3rd, 1989 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 3 |
Don Zewin (September 26, 1952 - October 31, 2021)[1] was a poker player most known for finishing third in the 1989 World Series of Poker Main Event ($151,000). Although no bracelet event wins Zewin has 7 six-figure cashes,[2] including a runner-up (to Phil Hellmuth) in the $2,500 Seven Card Razz (Event #18) at the 2012 World Series of Poker,[3][4] in a career spanning from the eighties to his death in 2021.[3]
Zewin was born to Eddie and Sally Zewin in Niagara Falls, New York.[1]
Early profession
Zewin ran his family's furniture store before moving to Las Vegas in 1979 to play professional poker.[1]
H.O.R.S.E Championship
World Poker Tour
Zewin's best results on the World Poker Tour includes a fourth place finish in the WPT North American Championship for $189,630 (2005) and an outright win in a WPT side event in 2003 netting $118,146.[5][6]
Death
In 2021 Zewin died at the age of 69 due to complications arising from Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.[1]