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HR0142LRB104 12362 MST 22573 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Max 

4Jordan Chiswick, who passed away in Tel Aviv, Israel on 

5January 7, 2025; and

6 WHEREAS, Max Chiswick was born in London, England on 

7December 1, 1985; he moved with his family to Buffalo Grove 

8when he was one year old; he graduated from Adlai E. Stevenson 

9High School in Lincolnshire; he earned a bachelor's degree in 

10electrical engineering from Northwestern University and a 

11master's degree in electrical engineering at the 

12Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel; and

13 WHEREAS, Max Chiswick was a renowned professional poker 

14player; he was one of the most successful mid-stakes No-limit 

15Texas Hold'em players in the world from 2008 to 2012; he 

16completed a challenge to play three million hands of poker in a 

17single year, including playing 990,000 hands of poker during 

18the month of December 2009, a world record for hands of poker 

19played in a single month that is believed to still stand today; 

20and

21 WHEREAS, Max Chiswick traveled the world; he visited 76 

22countries and had a particular fondness for the African 

HR0142- 2 -LRB104 12362 MST 22573 r

1continent, which he visited 12 times, including a two month 

2stay at the Sangha Lodge on the Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve 

3in the Central African Republic; he biked the length of Africa 

4from Cairo to Cape Town on the Tour d'Afrique; he hiked 

5Annapurna in Nepal and the length of Israel on the Israel 

6Trail; and

7 WHEREAS, Max Chiswick proudly carried his Judaism 

8throughout his travels; he found community and comfort in the 

9global network of Ch