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Super Senior Navy Vet Uses WSOP Cash to Help Friend in Need of Double Lung Transplant

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Shannon Zade King

Lung transplant candidate Shannon Zane King received a fundraising boost from an unexpected source: 79-year-old Navy veteran David Lower, who pledged $5,000 of his 2024 World Series of Poker winnings to the Help Hope Live campaign in Shannon’s honor.

David finished in 42nd place in his first-ever WSOP tournament out of 3,362 participants.

“Shannon is the son of one of my high school classmates…When I found out about his illness, I told his mother that I would donate half of any winnings.”

Written by Emily Progin