Poker-playing music exec Alan Meltzer leaves $1.5M to doorman and chauffeur

Talk about a tip!

Alan Meltzer, a New York-based music executive and high-stakes poker player died last October, leaving $1.5 million in his will to his faithful chauffeur and doorman who "lent a shoulder to cry on" after Meltzer went through a tough divorce.

Meltzer, the founder of Wind-Up Records, left $1 million to his driver, Jean Laborde, and $500,000 to his doorman, Chamil Demiraj.

"He was such a nice guy. He left me money, but it's not a good deal for me because he is no longer here," Laborde told the New York Post.

Demiraj shared similar sentiments with ABCNews.com:

"He was a generous guy. He was a really good friend of mine, and I was a friend of his. It's a surprise. Peace and rest to him, that's all I can say."

It seems Meltzer's always been good to those who work with him. In the wake of his death, his ex-wife praised him for giving Wind-Up Records' artists health benefits "because he wanted the bands to feel like they were part of the family."