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Tiffany Keathley, an American poker player known for her success on the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS), has died at age 40. News of her passing was shared by fellow poker player Daniel Lowery on social media on Sunday.
Lowery, a 21-time WSOP Circuit ring winner, described Keathley as a close friend and urged people to check in on those who may be struggling. He noted that he had not spoken with her in six weeks before learning of her death.
No official cause of death has been released, and as of Tuesday evening, no public obituary had been posted. Tributes have poured in from members of the poker community, including Circuit ring winner Scott Smile and player Chris Read, who remembered her as a warm and approachable presence on the circuit.
Keathley was a familiar face on the southern poker scene, with recorded cashes in Durant, Houston, Pocola and Tulsa. According to the Hendon Mob database, she earned $115,328 in tournament winnings since her first recorded cash in July 2019, a third-place finish at a WSOP Circuit event in Choctaw worth $10,058.
Later that year, Keathley captured her biggest career title, winning the RGPS Tunica $575 Main Event for $48,796 in a then-record field of 632 entries. Along the way, she eliminated Lowery in 15th place.
In 2023, Keathley returned to the same event and finished seventh for $10,827, sharing the final table with 2003 WSOP Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker. Her final recorded cash came in April 2024, a 43rd-place finish in the WSOP Circuit Tunica Main Event for $3,281.
