Chip Reese

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Wurtzyboy
13 years ago

Being what I would consider a more than avid poker fan, and a lover of every and all facets of the game, I ritualistically pull up CardPlayer.com on my computer every morning when I wake up. And yesterday morning, on December 4th, when I did, I couldn't help but be in complete shock. The first thing that caught my eye was the picture of Chip Reese and the dates, '1951-2007'. It was all too painfully obvious what had happened, and in an instant, I couldn't help but let out my emotions like I tend to do sometimes. By no means did I know Chip personally. But then again, in terms of poker and Chip in his personal life, few did except for his fellow poker players, personal friends, and those who had the pleasure of meeting the legend that was Chip Reese. I, like many, only knew Chip through what I saw of him through televised poker, interviews, or other forms of media in which he appeared. Even so, that doesn't really matter in the end. The feelings which I felt when I learned the news of Chip's passing only proves that he touched the lives of innumerable other, including people he didn't even know, including myself. This just proves what kind of person Chip was, and how he emitted the vibe of an all-around stand-up person in everything he did. Even though I didn't know Chip, I as if I did, from the many times I saw him on T.V. playing the game he loved so much, and clearly excelled to no end, and through interviews, The Circuit in particular, that really gave an insight to what type of person he really was. Not just a poker player, though first and foremost that is how he will probably be remembered, but also a family man, and a man who truly cared about the lives of others. Just tonight, I listened to Barry Greenstein's audio blog, and while throughout the blog, I felt a great deal of sadness, I couldn't help but feel an enourmous amount of respect for Chip as a person as Barry related numerous stories about Chip and how he was always there to help others in any way he could, often times financially, even when he knew he would most likely never be reimbursed! Barry's blog just gave me more insight to Chip's life which on the whole, made me miss him that much more. I had wanted to someday play with Chip, no matter what it was is (obviously not the big game, but most likely a tournament he was playing in). Being a little younger than 21, I'm still not legal to play with the top dogs as of yet. But now, it looks as if that dream of mine will never become a reality, and that saddens me greatly. Not enough positive things can be said about Chip, as he was clearly a person who was larger than life in more ways than one, and in no ways except good ones. Chip Reese will be remembered forever among those who knew him, those whos lives he touched, and even those who didn't know him, such as myself. The poker world, and the world in general lost a great person yesterday, and few people, if any, will leave a legacy that even slightly compares to the one Chip Reese has left. The poker player, the family man, the friend, the legend. Chip Reese, you will be missed.

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Does Chip Reese Dead or Alive?

As per our current Database, Chip Reese died on Dec 4, 2007 (age 56).

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Before Fame

He won the Ohio State Championships as a member of his high school debate team.

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Shortly afterwards, Reese collaborated on the seven-card stud section for Doyle Brunson's Super/System, the best-selling poker book of all time. In it, Brunson describes Reese as 'one of the two finest young … poker players in the world' and the best seven-card stud player he had ever played. He won the $1,000 Seven Card Stud Split event at the World Series of Poker in 1978, and the $5,000 Seven Card Stud event in 1982. Reese decided to concentrate his efforts on cash games, however. He later became the card room manager at the Dunes casino. In 1991, Reese became the youngest living player to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. By 2006, he was still playing poker, also betting on sports.

At the 2006 World Series of Poker, Reese won the inaugural $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event, taking home the $1,716,000 first prize when his A♣ Q♣ held up against Andy Bloch's 9♣ 8♠ in the final hand, on a board of J♠ 7♣ 7♠ 4♥ 4♠. This event was notable for having the largest buy-in (at the time) in WSOP history, as well as the longest heads-up battle with Reese and Bloch playing for seven hours and 286 hands. By comparison, the final table of the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event lasted for a total of 232 hands.

Reese died on December 4, 2007, at his Las Vegas home. Some sources state that Reese died in his sleep from the effects of pneumonia, while friends of Chip, including Barry Greenstein and Doyle Brunson, speculate that his death might have been related to an earlier gastric bypass that caused a blood clot.

As a tribute, the 'David 'Chip' Reese Memorial Trophy' was inaugurated in 2008 as an additional prize for the winner of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event at the World Series of Poker. The trophy depicts his winning hand of A♣ 7♣ 7♠ 4♥ 4♠. Starting in 2010, the trophy was awarded to the winner of The Poker Player's Championship, the replacement for the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event. Retaining the $50,000 buy-in, the event added no-limit hold 'em, pot-limit Omaha, and limit 2–7 triple draw to the five H.O.R.S.E. games, which culminated with a no-limit hold 'em final table in the first two years for tv (2010 and 2011), since which the mixed game format is played until the champion is crowned

Reese's house in Las Vegas was put up for sale on June 8, 2008 at a price of $5,699,500. He purchased the house with winnings from sports betting in baseball and from an investment in Jack Binion's Tunica casino.

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Chip has a son, Casey Reese.

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Currently, Chip Reese is 69 years, 10 months and 12 days old. Chip Reese will celebrate 70th birthday on a Sunday 28th of March 2021. Below we countdown to Chip Reese upcoming birthday.

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