Dave Cokin announcing on "X" his time is up.

[Eddy Munny]

R.I.P.

The man, the myth, the legend... Smokin Dave Cokin

[mjsuax13]

RIP- was lucky enough to exchange a couple emails with Dave over the last month. He was funny, spirited and grateful to the end.

[str]

Well respected.
That speaks volumes .
Rest in peace sir.

[19th Hole]

Smokin' Dave Cokin...

Dave had a great run.
Rest In Peace

[Bluehorseshoe]

https://x.com/davecokin/status/1818334638978613262

[ChuckyTheGoat]

RIP- was lucky enough to exchange a couple emails with Dave over the last month. He was funny, spirited and grateful to the end.

Pretty cool. Yes, that stuck out to me. A guy couldn't possibly exit more graciously.

[Eddy Munny]

He's a tout, nothing more; good riddance.

Asshole

[edawg]

RIP always liked his style he was a a cool cat always leaning back it was like listening to your great uncle or grandpa about gambling.

[thezbar]

Dave was always entertaining especially in the days of the Sunday night radio show the Stardust line.RIP

[homie1975]

very sad news. from so many people's comments, he seemed like a class act.

RIP

[DonnieBrasco23]

Rest in peace

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Well respected.
That speaks volumes .
Rest in peace sir.

Very true, str. The poker parallel might be Mike Sexton. Sexton was universally respected.

Nice posts, edawg and zbar. Nice tributes.

One thing sticks out to me re: Cokin. He could speak so fluidly about teams/players and how it might impact the game from a betting perspective.

[Juggler]

I had a major war of words with Dave a little over 20 years ago (on the covers.com forum), because I believed touts were simply betting with other people's money. We kissed & made up & in his case, I have to admit I was wrong. He put a lot of time in analyzing game match-ups & produced more winners than losers for his clients. I also found him to be extremely personable once I got to know him better. I am very sad of hearing he passed away. He will be missed. RIP!

[ChuckyTheGoat]

I had a major war of words with Dave a little over 20 years ago (on the covers.com forum), because I believed touts were simply betting with other people's money. We kissed & made up & in his case, I have to admit I was wrong. He put a lot of time in analyzing game match-ups & produced more winners than losers for his clients. I also found him to be extremely personable once I got to know him better. I am very sad of hearing he passed away. He will be missed. RIP!

Hey, Juggler. Yes, Dave was a forum presence back then...and used his real name.

People have referenced his gift for gab. I know that he liked to shoot the bull on the forums. He could take criticism, too. He just didn't like the nonsensical trolling rebuttals.

[kyhawk]

Smokin Dave Cokin...

I would not be surprised if the smoking did him in.

He always looked like he was on his last days whenever I saw him around town.

That crew was entertaining with Feist, Cokin, Larry Ness etc.

I was a sucker who drank the koolaid and followed Feist for awhile.

Lost every game one weekend. Lesson learned the hardway.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Smokin Dave Cokin...

I would not be surprised if the smoking did him in.

He always looked like he was on his last days whenever I saw him around town.

That crew was entertaining with Feist, Cokin, Larry Ness etc.

I was a sucker who drank the koolaid and followed Feist for awhile.

Lost every game one weekend. Lesson learned the hardway.

Good one, ky. When Feist released his Customer Appreciation Week plays...you knew that he must have gone 0-12 last week.

[Reload]

Smokin Dave Cokin...

I would not be surprised if the smoking did him in.

He always looked like he was on his last days whenever I saw him around town.

That crew was entertaining with Feist, Cokin, Larry Ness etc.

I was a sucker who drank the koolaid and followed Feist for awhile.

Lost every game one weekend. Lesson learned the hardway.

Yeah I caved once for Feist’s picks on Thanksgiving week. Think it was $49 for the few days of picks. Was all a wash but the sales guy on the phone kept mentioning how well some of the winners did. Then wanted $1000 or something for the rest of the season. Didn’t go for that lol.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Yeah I caved once for Feist’s picks on Thanksgiving week. Think it was $49 for the few days of picks. Was all a wash but the sales guy on the phone kept mentioning how well some of the winners did. Then wanted $1000 or something for the rest of the season. Didn’t go for that lol.

I think most of us had a similar experience. I know that I did.

Was a pretty funny exchange. Live and learn.

[Art Vandelay]

I think most of us had a similar experience. I know that I did.

Was a pretty funny exchange. Live and learn.

Ahh, the old "Proline" days! Scotty, Root, Feist, McGrew, and Cokin. Dave always acted like the voice of reason with his relaxed delivery - Wasn't trying to "shill" anyone - Seemed like a decent guy, definitely respected in the biz. RIP DC

[homie1975]

Smokin Dave Cokin...

I would not be surprised if the smoking did him in.

He always looked like he was on his last days whenever I saw him around town.

That crew was entertaining with Feist, Cokin, Larry Ness etc.

I was a sucker who drank the koolaid and followed Feist for awhile.

Lost every game one weekend. Lesson learned the hardway.

if one bets long enough and enough games, it happens to them, there is no way around an 0-fer

[Bluehorseshoe]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Open to the public.. celebration for Dave: O&#39;Aces @ 4955 South Decatur, one block south of Tropicana. August 10th at 7pm</p>&mdash; Dave Cokin (@davecokin) <a href="https://twitter.com/davecokin/status/1819106674302505086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >August 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Ahh, the old "Proline" days! Scotty, Root, Feist, McGrew, and Cokin. Dave always acted like the voice of reason with his relaxed delivery - Wasn't trying to "shill" anyone - Seemed like a decent guy, definitely respected in the biz. RIP DC

I actually met Glenn McGrew. Ran into him at the Gamblers Book Store. Feist's Chief Analyst or whatever the title was (LOL).

[ChuckyTheGoat]

I know it's been some time now. Just speaking personally, it's strange to think that Cokin's gone. He spoke intelligently on a broad spectrum of sports for so long.

Feist is still going. Might be some truth that Feist did a better job of taking care of himself. Feist kept himself in good shape and built his business to churn out good profits.

[kyhawk]

All these old times on that show remind my of Gary Austin.

I remember his book on the strip, where the Palazzo and Venetian stand.

He said his book was robbed and had to close.

A little Google and it turns out he is still around.

https://www.casino.org/news/feds-reportedly-seize-millions-in-cash-assets-from-gamblers-florida-home/

Feds Reportedly Seize Millions in Cash, Assets From Gambler’s Florida Home

[DrunkHorseplayer]

Can't wait to see what kind of tributes are posted here after Austin dies; or Feist, Sevransky, Feiner, etc. It should be interesting.

[Eddy Munny]

Can't wait to see what kind of tributes are posted here after Austin dies; or Feist, Sevransky, Feiner, etc. It should be interesting.

Well when you kick the bucket, there'll be two people attending the memorial... the funeral director and your bookie.

[OldBill]

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[DrunkHorseplayer]

Well when you kick the bucket, there'll be two people attending the memorial... the funeral director and your bookie.

I don't deal with bookies, they're scum like touts. Earth to fool: having numerous people at your funeral won't bring you back.

[Eddy Munny]

I don't deal with bookies, they're scum like touts. Earth to fool: having numerous people at your funeral won't bring you back.

That's just tragic you have no friends. Not surprising though.

[DrunkHorseplayer]

Not having friends like tout trash and yourself isn't tragic, it's a great thing.

[Eddy Munny]

Not having friends like tout trash and yourself isn't tragic, it's a great thing.

You have no friends in general. Try not to move the goal posts.

[DrunkHorseplayer]

How do you know, you have ESP? i'll believe you and your tout buddies are long term winners before I believe that.

[Eddy Munny]

How do you know, you have ESP? i'll believe you and your tout buddies are long term winners before I believe that.

None of your replies make any sense. Notice how you're the only tone deaf asshole in this entire thread kicking dirt over a dead man's grave, a man who has never wronged you in your sad, pathetic life. You're so certain of your own inner bias, which is really gross cognitive dissonance, that you hold fast to your miserable opinion, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

Who'd wanna be friends with that?

[DrunkHorseplayer]

I'm a realist who knows what touts are all about and sees no point in honoring them, take your fake psychoanalysis somewhere else.

[Eddy Munny]

I'm a realist who knows what touts are all about and sees no point in honoring them, take your fake psychoanalysis somewhere else.

No, actually you're the opposite of a realist. You live inside your own delusions.

You're more than welcome to tell everyone in here why they're wrong about Dave Cokin, but you won't, because you can't.