A Long Island man flying to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas died of an apparent heart attack on his flight, The Post has learned.
Paul “Smalls” Kitsos, 55, left JFK on a United Airlines flight at around 5:30 p.m. Monday.
About 20 minutes after takeoff, the 5-foot-11, 350-pound Kitsos, of Manhasset, pressed the “help” button, according to a Port Authority source.
A flight attendant said Kitsos was “sweating profusely and breathing heavily,” the source said.
A doctor on the flight pronounced Kitsos dead at 6:23 p.m., sources said.
The pilot returned to JFK, where four cops were needed to remove Kitsos, sources said.