2023-12-14

Chip Reese

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Chip Reese

$3,999,090

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Profile

Name: Chip Reese
Nationality: United States
GPI Rank
WPT Wins
Total Live Earnings: $3,999,090

Biography

David "Chip" Reese was an American poker player regarded by many to be one of the best all-around poker players in history.

During his career, he won three World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and in 1991 was the youngest living player to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. At the 2006 WSOP, he won the inaugural $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship.

Reese died in 2007 aged just 56.

Looking Back At The Illustrious History of the Poker Players Championship

Biography

As a child, Reese suffered from rheumatic fever and was forced to stay home from school for a year where his mother taught him how to play cards.

Reese would go on to study at Dartmouth, majoring in economics while also playing a variety of card games like poker and bridge against students and some of his professors. Upon graduating, he ended up in Las Vegas for the summer and was planning to attend Stanford Law School. However, Reese pivoted to poker and would soon run his bankroll up to over $100,000.

He won his first WSOP bracelet in 1978, winning the $1,000 Seven Card Stud event. He won another bracelet and $92,500 in 1982. He also won Amarillo Slims Superbowl of Poker Deuce-to-Seven Lowball event that year for $84,000.

Chip Reese WSOP Bracelets

Year	Tournament	Prize (US$)
1978	$1,000 Seven-Card Stud Split	$19,200
1982	$5,000 Limit 7 Card Stud	$92,500
2006	$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship	$1,784,640

With such a presence already made on the poker scene, Doyle Brunson recruited Reese to contribute to Super/System. Reese did so and in the book, Brunson referred to him as the best seven-card stud player Ive ever played with.

Despite his early tournament success, Reese preferred to stick mainly to cash games. He played tournaments in Las Vegas, but rarely traveled as most professionals do today. Reese was one of the largest winning cash game players in the world, and was a regular in "The Big Game" in Las Vegas.

In 2006, Chip battled through one of the toughest tournament fields ever to win the first-ever $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship at the World Series. He took home over $1.7 million after dueling with Andy Bloch for an ever-lasting seven hours. The tournament is felt to be the most prestigious title in all of poker and the trophy has since been named the David Chip Reese Award. In total, Chip amassed over $3.8 million in tournament earnings.

On December 4, 2007, Reese passed away during his sleep. In 2008, the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. trophy was named in Reese's honor. Starting in 2010, the David 'Chip' Reese Memorial Trophy is awarded to the winner of The Poker Player's Championship, the event that replaced the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event.

$50,000 H.O.R.S.E./Poker Player Championship Winners

Year	Event Name	Entrants	Winner	Prize
2006	$50,000 H.O.R.S.E.	143	David "Chip" Reese	$1,716,000
2007	$50,000 H.O.R.S.E.	148	Freddy Deeb	$2,276,832
2008	$50,000 H.O.R.S.E.	148	Scotty Nguyen	$1,989,120
2009	$50,000 H.O.R.S.E.	95	David Bach	$1,276,802
2010	$50,000 Poker Players Championship	116	Michael Mizrachi	$1,559,046
2011	$50,000 Poker Players Championship	128	Brian Rast	$1,720,328
2012	$50,000 Poker Players Championship	108	Michael Mizrachi	$1,451,527
2013	$50,000 Poker Players Championship	132	Matthew Ashton	$1,774,089
2014	$50,000 Poker Players Championship	102	John Hennigan	$1,517,767
2015	$50,000 Poker Players Championship	84	Mike Gorodinsky	$1,270,086
2016	$50,000 Poker Players Championship	91	Brian Rast	$1,296,097
2017	$50,000 Poker Players Championship	100	Elior Sion	$1,395,767
2018	$50,000 Poker Players Championship	87	Michael Mizrachi	$1,239,126
2019	$50,000 Poker Players Championship	74	Phil Hui	$1,099,311
2020	Not awarded
2021	$50,000 Poker Players Championship	63	Dan Cates	$954,020