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Chip Reese dies at age 56
He was admitted to the hospital late Monday evening in Las Vegas and passed away in his sleep during the night, according to several media outlets. Cause of death has not yet been announced, although it was stated that he was suffering from pneumonia-like symptoms.Born David Reese in Ohio in 1951, Reese was regarded as one of the greatest poker players ever to pick up poker chips. His poker career began in the '70s when he was deciding on whether to go to graduate school or not. A stop at a casino in Las Vegas, and his resulting success, led him to stay there, so he never pursued his journey into academia. He was widely regarded as one of the best cash game players in the history of poker. In Doyle Brunson's seminal book SuperSystem, Reese was responsible for penning the Stud section, but later on in life, he concentrated on tournament play. In the course of his career, Reese garnered almost $3.5 million in winnings and three World Series of Poker bracelets, with his final victory assuring his place in poker history. Going up against the most difficult final table in World Series history (with Doyle Brunson, Dewey Tomko, David Singer and Phil Ivey in attendance), Reese outlasted Andy Bloch in an epic eight-hour duel. By doing so he took down the first-ever championship in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament, the largest buy-in event in the history of the WSOP.Keep checking PokerListings.com; we'll update you as more details emerge.Visit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Dec 4, 2007 9:11 PM [GMT] ¦ 1 comment
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He was admitted to the hospital late Monday evening in Las Vegas and passed away in his sleep during the night, according to several media outlets. Cause of death has not yet been announced, although it was stated that he was suffering from pneumonia-like symptoms.Born David Reese in Ohio in 1951, Reese was regarded as one of the greatest poker players ever to pick up poker chips. His poker career began in the '70s when he was deciding on whether to go to graduate school or not. A stop at a casino in Las Vegas, and his resulting success, led him to stay there, so he never pursued his journey into academia. He was widely regarded as one of the best cash game players in the history of poker. In Doyle Brunson's seminal book SuperSystem, Reese was responsible for penning the Stud section, but later on in life, he concentrated on tournament play. In the course of his career, Reese garnered almost $3.5 million in winnings and three World Series of Poker bracelets, with his final victory assuring his place in poker history. Going up against the most difficult final table in World Series history (with Doyle Brunson, Dewey Tomko, David Singer and Phil Ivey in attendance), Reese outlasted Andy Bloch in an epic eight-hour duel. By doing so he took down the first-ever championship in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament, the largest buy-in event in the history of the WSOP.Keep checking PokerListings.com; we'll update you as more details emerge.Visit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Dec 4, 2007 9:11 PM [GMT] ¦ 1 comment
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Ivey fills wallet with online cash
Ivey managed to collect more than $205,000 playing H.O.R.S.E. online at Full Tilt Poker this week, as well as another $512,000 playing Pot-Limit Omaha. According to HighStakesReport.com, Phil Ivey sat down at a $1,000/$2,000 H.O.R.S.E. table July 11 with Chip Reese, Doyle Brunson, John Juanda, Eli Elezra and David Benyamine. More than 410 hands later, he was up $205,000. Reese also had a successful turn at the table, walking away with $53,000. Of course that meant some of the players walked away a little lighter in the cash department. Brunson lost $9,000, Juanda $24,000, and Elezra and Beyamine took the brunto of it losing $103,000 and $217,000 respectively. On Thursday, Ivey took his game to Pot-Limit Hold'em where he saw even more success, according to HighStakesdb.com. Playing in two different sessions, he accumulated around $512,000 in winnings. Some of which came from Ziigmund, a prominent online player. One pot reached nearly $200,000 as the two butted heads. Ivey held 5s-Ks-4d-5c with the board coming 4s-5d-3c-9h-4c. He got an all-in from Ziigmund who then mucked his cards after Ivey showed the winning hand. Related Article: Online Action Still Hot for Gus HansenVisit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Jul 13, 2007 8:05 PM [GMT] ¦ 1 comment
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Ivey managed to collect more than $205,000 playing H.O.R.S.E. online at Full Tilt Poker this week, as well as another $512,000 playing Pot-Limit Omaha. According to HighStakesReport.com, Phil Ivey sat down at a $1,000/$2,000 H.O.R.S.E. table July 11 with Chip Reese, Doyle Brunson, John Juanda, Eli Elezra and David Benyamine. More than 410 hands later, he was up $205,000. Reese also had a successful turn at the table, walking away with $53,000. Of course that meant some of the players walked away a little lighter in the cash department. Brunson lost $9,000, Juanda $24,000, and Elezra and Beyamine took the brunto of it losing $103,000 and $217,000 respectively. On Thursday, Ivey took his game to Pot-Limit Hold'em where he saw even more success, according to HighStakesdb.com. Playing in two different sessions, he accumulated around $512,000 in winnings. Some of which came from Ziigmund, a prominent online player. One pot reached nearly $200,000 as the two butted heads. Ivey held 5s-Ks-4d-5c with the board coming 4s-5d-3c-9h-4c. He got an all-in from Ziigmund who then mucked his cards after Ivey showed the winning hand. Related Article: Online Action Still Hot for Gus HansenVisit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Jul 13, 2007 8:05 PM [GMT] ¦ 1 comment
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