His focus on Day 1d, however, is on playing poker. On Monday, Talbot and Enman will fly to the Grand Canyon to get married. Their hope is that the drug will help his condition and extend his life while also improving his quality of life.

There is currently no cure for ALS, but that didn't stop Talbot from living out a dream of playing in poker's most prestigious annual tournament.Įnman said that they're hopeful a trial drug called AMX0035 will be fast-tracked and delivered to them by the first of the year. It wasn't until June 2021, however, before he was officially diagnosed with ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.

In March 2020, his fiance Melanie Enman told PokerNews, Andy began slurring his speech, which was concerning to his friends and family. Talbot, 57, is a former general aviation pilot who would fly from his home in Northern Nevada to compete in a home game in San Jose, California, hosted by his friend Mark Atherton, who is also in attendance at the WSOP. He wasn't alone as his home game friends surprised him by showing up to watch him compete. Andy Talbot, a long-time poker fan battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), entered Day 1d of the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Sunday.

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