Chip Reese
David “Chip” Reese’s
introduction to the high-stakes poker world is an
interesting one. He received his undergraduate degree
from Dartmouth College in the early 1970s and planned to
pursue his graduate law degree at Stanford. On the way
out west, Chip and a friend stopped over in Las Vegas
with $400 each. Apparently, Chip entered a poker
tournament with that modest sum and won the event and
$60,000. Following the tourney, he never made it to
Stanford.
You should remember that in the mid ‘70s poker players
weren’t as well-regarded as today and certainly weren’t
treated like sports celebrities. Chip’s parents didn’t
approve of his decision to drop out of law school and,
in fact, continued to mail him checks to support
himself. In reality, Reese had built up a $1 million
bankroll within 2 years of play in Las Vegas.
Many TV poker viewers of today aren’t familiar with Chip
Reese because of his lack of appearances at some of the
top televised tournaments. He has made an appearance on
the World Poker Tour and holds a couple of WSOP
bracelets, but he’s a high-stakes cash game specialist.
He plays in some of the largest cash games in the world
with the likes of Doyle Brunson, Bobby Baldwin, and
Barry Greenstein. While it is difficult to measure exact
winnings over time in these games, many speculate that
Chip Reese has actually won more money playing poker
than anyone.
Of course, Reese is an excellent No-Limit Hold’em
player, but Doyle Brunson calls him the best Seven Card
Stud player in the world. In fact, Doyle commissioned
him to write a section for his now-legendary Super
System, which contained poker strategy chapters written
by some of the top names in poker at the time. In 1991,
Chip became the youngest player ever inducted into the
Poker Hall of Fame. You can find him playing in Vegas at
the biggest cash games in the world or on DVD competing
in the first season of FSN’s Poker Superstars.
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