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Chip Reese is the Greatest Poker Player Ever in the History of the World


Ok, maybe we’re overstating "things" in the headline there, but for well over 20 years, Chip Reese has been recognized by his peers as one of the–if not the–best poker player in the game.

While we’d be about as apt to play a hand in a cash game against Chip as we would be apt to wrestle a full-grown grizzly bear (ie, not very apt to), Reese has never really had that "signature" win or recognition point with John Q. Public, mostly because he doesn’t play many tournaments.

Chip Reese WSOP poker playerBut in a field of poker’s elite, Reese came through, winning the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event after out-dueling Andy Bloch for a WSOP record breaking seven hour heads-up battle. For the win, Chip banks $1,716,000 and his third bracelet.

This one meant a lot to Reese, who told Card Player magazine, "It was important to me, cause all my friends wanted to win it too. We all talked about it for a long time."

The rest of the final table payouts were: 2) Andy Bloch – $1,029,600, 3) Phil Ivey- $617,760, 4) Jim Bechtel – $549,120, 5) T.J. Cloutier – $480,480, 6) David Singer – $411,840, 7) Dewey Tomko – $343,200, 8) Doyle Brunson – $274,560, 9) Patrik Antonius – $205,920.

* Image from Card Player.

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H.O.R.S.E. Final Table: Will Brunson Win Bracelet 11?


There is no dead money at the 2006 WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. final table.

Chipreese_1After a marathon Day 2 that lasted past 9am (PST), Chip Reese, recognized by many as perhaps the best all-around poker player of all-time, will enter final table play tonight at 9pm (again, PST) big stacked with 1.75M. Some interesting sub-plots, if you will:

:: Reese is clearly missing a “big-time” title from his tournament resume. Will this be the event he breaks through?

:: Can Doyle Brunson distance himself from Johnny Chan and claim the all-time bracelet lead just for himself with number 11?

:: Can Phil Ivey capture bracelet number 6, something he just missed doing last week?

:: Does Barry Greenstein suddenly hate impoverished children? If not, how does one explain his lack of final tabling (he bubbled in this one, along with Gavin Smith), which is clearly getting on Chops’ nerves, since Greenstein was his first selection in the WSOP fantasy league draft. Kids need food!!! Wiiiiiiiiiinnnn!

Poker Pages actually has a good write-up of all 9 final table contestants, which also includes T.J. Cloutier, David Singer, Dewey Tomko, Jim Bechtel, Andy Bloch, and a very short-stacked Patrik Antonius.

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