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Chip Reese

David “Chip” Reese is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world and was one of the collaborators on Doyle Brunson’s "Super System" book. A Dartmouth graduate, Chip is originally from Dayton, Ohio and came to Vegas planning to stay the weekend in 1974 with $400 in his pocket, but played in a poker tournament and won $60,000. After that, he never left. Although people have seen him on the World Poker Tour, these days he is known as, like Doyle Brunson, to be play in some of the worlds biggest cash games.

COMMENTS:

bad_dog76
April 21, 2008
RIP Chip

?????
November 20, 2006
CHIP REESE NEVER WON $60,000 IN A POKER TOURNAMENT IN 1974.
This is all Bull-Shit!........

pk_chic
Congrats on your 3rd Bracelet, Chip! November 9, 2006
Greetings Chip, I am a huge fan of yours. How to get a signed autograph from you? My friend suggested to send you a hundred dollar bill to show the sincerity. (Of course, kidding! ) But really how?

Bandit
Chip From Laurie's(ur sister)nephew October 24, 2006
Sup chip I have heard a lot about u from Laurie. I have been playing poker for a little bit and watch u when Laurie tells me ur on. Look forward 2 meeting u if u ever get to come to Ohio. Ali turned 17 2day make sure 2 give her a ring!

jarrel
July 25, 2006
The second best in the game. He needs to win some tournaments to be better than phil ivey because phil does it the cash games and tournaments.

blinded by the light
August 27, 2005
This dude needs to win a few more cash games, so he can buy a rug for that head of his

gulfport
August 19, 2005
People who play big money ring games have an entirely different 'list' of "who's best" than those who derive all of their poker knowledge based on what they see on TV matches.That said, Chip Reese is one of the most feared big dollar NLHE players on earth. A number of the 'big name pros' that most of the people on this site harp on as being so great have gotten up and walked away from tables as soon as he sat down.An absolute technician of the highest caliber.

Unregistered
August 4, 2005
also Mr Reese if you change it good poker players like yourself ,forrest,and chan ,and brunson,and maybe seed will consistenetly make it to the final table at the main event

Unregistered
August 4, 2005
Mr Reese you got clout could you and the other big game players get a petition started to change the format of the main event to a mixed games format that way it shuts people up who say its 100 percent luck and that there will be a repeat champion every year again it will also reduce the field next year or whenever you do it becuase most of the donkeys just play hold em like its the only game on the planet

JetsFan315
July 28, 2005
hes not the best but he is good. the best alive i think is Doyle Brunson.

chip
July 27, 2005
chip is the best player on earth right now because of his steam control. i just lost a fucking tournament last night on a bad beat and i tilted all my money away. you watch chip and he's nothing but cool. way to go chip keep on raking in other ppl's chips while increasing your own stack of chips, chip

BEAST
July 25, 2005
Note To Sammy The Brick: You Say Gus Hansen Aint A Good Player, Howard Lederer Regards Him As One Of The Best Poker Players In The World. U Dont Understand His Style Of Play Indicated By Your Criticism Of Him. I Bet If U Sat Down At The Table With Hansen He Would Clean You Out And U Know It. Everyone Knows Hansen Is 1 Of The Best And He Has The Credentials To Prove It. Now That I've Said That, Yes Indeed Chip Reese Is The Man!!!! I Read A Blog On Jennifer Harmans Website Where She Discussed A Hand And Asked The Opinion Of How To Play It To Phil Ivey Daniel Negreaneu And Chip Reese. The Advice Reese Gave Her Was The One That Made The Most Sense And She Even Admits It( Of Course Ivey And Negreaneu Offered Good Advice) But They Aint Better Than Chip(well Maybe At Tourneys But Not Cash Games Where He Makes His Money).

Unregistered
July 24, 2005
this man isnt any good anymore he is just mentioned because of doyle brunson

To Chip
July 20, 2005
Hey reading the Ungar book. After that last time you bailed Stuey out of jail, did you get any of that bail money back after he died? Just curious. And that was a nice thing you did!

Ali G
July 19, 2005
All you people who keep saying that you are chip reese need to muck that routine because we all know that there is now way in hell that he would come on this post and say some shit like "I could not have been so successful without you." What is he, a fucking actor? Did we go see his movies? In actuality, Chip would not have been so successful if he didn't hit every flop in his tourniment in Vegas which allowed him to career it. Truth be told - I am a young no limit player from NC and everytime I drive up to Atlantic City for the weekend to play 1/2 at the Borgata, I never want to come home. I played a big tournament that if I had won i would have stayed. But I didn't win. I got bad beat consistantly. That is why I am sitting in my study right now on this webpost instead of playing 5/10 in AC. Chip is one of the best ever, but what we all have to understand is that any one of us can be the best ever, and my point is Chip would not be the best ever if he never got lucky and won that first tourni. he would have gone back to Ohio and thought to himself "yeah, poker is a silly way to make a living anyway."

Brook
July 12, 2005
I had the pleasure to play cards with Chip for dimes and quarters in the early 70s. It's great to see that even though he has lost a few lbs. he hasn't lost the ability to smile when someone draws out on him. Good luck Dippy!

Chip Reese
July 7, 2005
Hi, this is Chip Reese. Thanks for the kind comments and support. I could not have been so successful without you.

James
July 3, 2005
Good dude

Unregistered
June 29, 2005
Chip reminds me of the Cincinnati Kid. I bet he looked like Steve McQueen when he was younger.

chipsdaMAN
April 9, 2005
chip reese is the best cash game player ever and only loses in big tounreys like the TOC and poker superstars when gus hansen suck out on him chip is incredible

richardeum
March 31, 2005
chip knows how to play!

rice
March 29, 2005
all of u who says crap bou chip thats becus u will never be thAT TALENTED

Sammy the Brick
March 23, 2005
You can't post on Doyle's page, this page is spars, and there isn't even a page for players like Bobby Baldwin and Joey Hawthorne, we see the Hansen page flooded with posts, and the Moneymaker page filled with eople saying how he's the best player ever because he won one tourney and started playing online 3 years ago, what a joke this has all become.

Sherman
March 16, 2005
Saw you on FSN last Sunday. I don't remember the baseball card story, but I do remember plying penny-ante sitting on the concrete floor of our front porches.

iveyfan05
March 16, 2005
powerful words sammy....and correct words too. I dont think that guy was serious about taking Chip for 350K though.... i think its that same person who is posting with my name

Sammy the Brick
March 15, 2005
350 K? yeah OKKKKKK, and if you did that doesn't mean you're better, or that he's overrated, it means the cards didn't fall, he's a hall of famer, and considered the ebst overall player in the world, said by Brunson that if he could pick a guy to play for his families life it would be Chip, if you really want to see if he's overrated, sit at a stud game with him for a few hours, not a NLH game where one bad beat can mean your stack, I mean a limit stud game (which he wrote the book on literally) and tell me your asshole doesn't hurt from being done up the ass.

meta kid
March 12, 2005
i took CHIP for 350k last month in the big game..OVERRATED!!

Jerry
March 4, 2005
I played with Chip's son in a low stakes, no-limit game on the Strip. The kid might be as good as his dad some day. He still has a lot to learn, but he shows incredible patience for a young buck.

Unregistered
February 27, 2005
excellent player

PK.
February 21, 2005
Chip-You should come up to Dartmouth and give a talk on poker at your dear old alma mater. The granite of New Hampshire calls you!

KSTBizness
February 5, 2005
It goes without saying that Dartmouth is very proud to have you amongst its graduates.

Chip Reese
January 30, 2005
Thank you all for your kind thoughts.

tomsrf
January 15, 2005
Back over 40 years ago when I coached my son in little league baseball in Dayton, Ohio (actually Centerville which is a a suburb of Dayton), I had Chip on my team. He was also called "Chip" at that age so I know he didn't get that nickname from his poker playing. . He was sort of portly then and always swung for the fence He was a good kid to know. He also played little league football as a Centerville Wee Elks (named after the high school team.)Tom FieldBoca Raton, FL

uk defender
January 11, 2005
I completetly agree with the above.A legend.

cognito20
January 5, 2005
should be 7-Card Stud above, sorry

cognito20
January 5, 2005
Chip is the best overall cash-game poker player in the world...an absolute dyed-in-the-wool super-expert in every form of poker there is. I have not seen him play in many tournaments so I don't know where to rate him among the tournament players...probably as one of the better players, but not one of the best - although if he was to start concentrating on tournaments he would be among the best, if not the absolute best, in almost no time flat. But if I had to play a cash game with my life on the line, he is the person I least want staring at me across the felt in the history of poker, and that includes Doyle and Johnny Moss. The only game he is probably the undisputed #1 at is &-Card Stud, but he is probably among the top 10 in the world in cash games in -every- format, and that's unfathomable. An absolute legend.

Brad/Brad C/ Brad
January 1, 2005
They guy that made a crack on Doyle Brunson should be banned. The man is a ridiculous legend in the poker world!

Chad
December 21, 2004
yes, he plays very well, and only loses on bad beats. I can relate. I lose big pots in a row when my odds are usually between 19 to 1 and 4 to 1.

mje
December 11, 2004
If Lederer isn't the unluckiest player, Chip Reese has that title. He is an all time great who has won only half of the titles he should. Over a career luck plays a big role and for Chip, especially lately, his luck has been almost unthinkable. I cannot fathom how many times he has had the best hand by a mile in an all-in situation and been beaten by crap hands that draw out.

Tourney champ
December 8, 2004
This guy is awesome just read his stud section in Supersystem

To ech:
November 30, 2004
If poker is all luck, then why are you even on this site?

ech
November 28, 2004
Poker Is All Fucking Luck

virgil
November 27, 2004
Chip went to Vegas after graduation with Danny Robinson, both excellent 7 card stud and gin players. I played many times with both of them here in Dayton with Gerry Crouch and Gracie. They won big and they won quick.

pebble dash
November 24, 2004
Probably The Best All Round Poker Player In The World,i Should Know Hes Taken All Of My Money.

Chad
November 8, 2004
Did you see the last tourney of champions he was in. Horrible beat. He goes all in against Howard Lederer with 3 10s while Howard only has 2 10s with an A kicker. Howard then caught running hearts for the flush. One of the most horrible beats I've ever seen.

Sammy the Brick
November 5, 2004
When I read Super System this guy just jumped at me and I've been a fan ever since. The mand is awesome, and like Hellmuth, Lederer, and many other top players he's one of the more unlucky players, while luck based guys like Hansen take the glory he lies in wait. To be that successful and that unlucky at the same time goes to show how great these players are. I'm an unlucky player who has done the well despite the unlucky draw outs I've been part of. Also though I know he's not reading this, I'd like to thank the man for making me a bad ass at the stud tables.On a final note it's sad to see people flood the Hansen, Antonio Asfandiari, and the other boards for guys who can't hold a candle to this guy and guys like Brunson and Reese, sad where poker has gone, just a bunch of young dicks talking about the lucky hot shot that plays like shit, but they love it. I'm only 23 and I know who's the man in poker and CHip is.

raul
October 30, 2004
the best kept secret player around.

Hippichick
October 24, 2004
Great player! Lesser known but just as good as other popular players

Mike the Cop
October 21, 2004
Smart, good personal control, gentleman, heartand Class. Brunson doesn't hang out with loosers.If he had as much luck as some of these kids...WOW.But coulda woulda aside, for most out there, he could make an extra ten mil a year if he could just play what you muck.

lil Doyle
October 20, 2004
than man is brillant, the best stud player ever

steve L.
September 25, 2004
this guy is awesome

5aces
August 30, 2004
Howard Lederer says he is the best overall poker player ever. End of discussion.

gotubeat
August 15, 2004
what a beat lastnight when gus callan all in raise from chip ak and gus had aj the flop was xax turn x and the river Bam j WHAT LUCK he didthe same to howard ledererhoward had pair of aqce went all in gus called with pokect 7 and with a 4% chance he pulled that 7 on the river that prick.

macdude420
July 30, 2004
Chip is the greatest cash game player in the world. His ability is legendary and the fact he was the youngest player ever in the poker hall of fame even though he doesnt have the tourney wins like a Johnny Chan, Stu Ungar, or Phil Hellmuth. We should all wish for 10 percent of his talent. Then we could all be millionaires.

D..
July 25, 2004
Chip Reese is a world class poker player as well as an incredibly nice human being. Definetly one of the top greats of all time.

YES!
July 14, 2004
Supersystem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unregistered
June 26, 2004
looks like the best cash money player in the world. this guy came to vegas with 400 dollors. ask him whats in his account today.

andrew
Chip Reese June 18, 2004
about time this guy is up here! but who are all these other new people?