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The Poker Success of the Late Chip Reese

The death of the late poker professional Chip Reese on December 4, 2007 was considered as a big loss to the poker industry. He is recognized by poker giants T. J. Cloutier, Johnny Chan, and Doyle Brunson as the best all-around poker professional who ever lived.

Born on March 28, 1951, Chip Reese had an active school life despite the fact that he had to stay out of school for a year during his elementary days due to rheumatic fever. He was an active member of the debate team in high school, as well as an active football player. He had the opportunity to study at Harvard University in college but opted to obtain a degree from Dartmouth College. In college, he only played football when during his freshman year but he continued to be active in debate. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics.

Chip Reese's career in poker began as early as he was six years old. At such an early age, he could already defeat fifth graders. When he was in college, he would also always defeat his professors and schoolmates in poker games. And although he had the chance to study at Stanford Law School, he did not pursue it because he learned to love playing poker. His first trip to Las Vegas, Nevada to enter a poker tournament was so successful that he came to a realization that he wanted to become a poker professional. He found the poker industry financially rewarding especially after winning US$60,000 the first time he joined a tournament. After such victory, he did not leave Las Vegas anymore. He just hired somebody to clean out his place in Arizona and to bring his car to Las Vegas.

The success of Chip Reese in the poker world included three World Series of Poker bracelets. The first one was won in 1978 when he joined a US$1,000 Seven Card Stud Split event, earning him US$19,200. The second one was won in 1982 when he joined as US$5,000 Limit Seven Card Stud event that made him take home US$92,500. The third and last bracelet was won in 2006 when he joined a US$50,000 H. O. R. S. E. event, defeating poker professional Andy Bloch. The amount he won was a whopping US$1,784,640. His success also included becoming a young inductee into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1991. It was reported that the winnings generated by Chip Reese from poker tournaments totaled to more than US$3,400,000.

Chip Reese was not only active in playing professional poker. He also had the chance to help poker professional Doyle Brunson complete the latter's book titled "Super System."

With the achievements of Chip Reese, we are just grateful to have had him in the poker industry.

Chip Reese died while sleeping. The cause of his death was said to have been due to pneumonia. However, there were also speculations saying that a blood clot due to earlier gastric bypass could have been the cause of his death.