David Edward “Chip” Reese was an American professional poker player. He was born on March 28th, 1951 in Centerville, OH. He passed away on December 4th, 2007. Chip Reese was born on March 28, 1951 in Centerville, Ohio, USA as David Edward Reese. He was married to Lawade Garris. He died on December 4, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Chip Reese, Self: National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Chip Reese was born on March 28, 1951 in Centerville, Ohio, USA as David Edward Reese. He was married to Lawade Garris. He died on December 4, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Chip Reese Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, Columbus State University Columbus, Georgia Area 500+ connections.

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Wurtzyboy
13 years ago

Chip Reese Obituary

Being what I would consider a more than avid poker fan, and a lover of every and all facets of the game, I ritualistically pull up CardPlayer.com on my computer every morning when I wake up. And yesterday morning, on December 4th, when I did, I couldn't help but be in complete shock. The first thing that caught my eye was the picture of Chip Reese and the dates, '1951-2007'. It was all too painfully obvious what had happened, and in an instant, I couldn't help but let out my emotions like I tend to do sometimes. By no means did I know Chip personally. But then again, in terms of poker and Chip in his personal life, few did except for his fellow poker players, personal friends, and those who had the pleasure of meeting the legend that was Chip Reese. I, like many, only knew Chip through what I saw of him through televised poker, interviews, or other forms of media in which he appeared. Even so, that doesn't really matter in the end. The feelings which I felt when I learned the news of Chip's passing only proves that he touched the lives of innumerable other, including people he didn't even know, including myself. This just proves what kind of person Chip was, and how he emitted the vibe of an all-around stand-up person in everything he did. Even though I didn't know Chip, I as if I did, from the many times I saw him on T.V. playing the game he loved so much, and clearly excelled to no end, and through interviews, The Circuit in particular, that really gave an insight to what type of person he really was. Not just a poker player, though first and foremost that is how he will probably be remembered, but also a family man, and a man who truly cared about the lives of others. Just tonight, I listened to Barry Greenstein's audio blog, and while throughout the blog, I felt a great deal of sadness, I couldn't help but feel an enourmous amount of respect for Chip as a person as Barry related numerous stories about Chip and how he was always there to help others in any way he could, often times financially, even when he knew he would most likely never be reimbursed! Barry's blog just gave me more insight to Chip's life which on the whole, made me miss him that much more. I had wanted to someday play with Chip, no matter what it was is (obviously not the big game, but most likely a tournament he was playing in). Being a little younger than 21, I'm still not legal to play with the top dogs as of yet. But now, it looks as if that dream of mine will never become a reality, and that saddens me greatly. Not enough positive things can be said about Chip, as he was clearly a person who was larger than life in more ways than one, and in no ways except good ones. Chip Reese will be remembered forever among those who knew him, those whos lives he touched, and even those who didn't know him, such as myself. The poker world, and the world in general lost a great person yesterday, and few people, if any, will leave a legacy that even slightly compares to the one Chip Reese has left. The poker player, the family man, the friend, the legend. Chip Reese, you will be missed.

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The son of the late Chip Reese, Casey Reese, has passed away from an overdose of prescription drugs, according to comments by Daniel Negreanu and Doyle Brunson on Full Contact Poker and Doyle’s Room. He was 20 years old.

On Tuesday, the following text appeared in Brunson’s official blog on his online poker site, Doyle’s Room: “It happened again yesterday, only this time it was Chip’s only son, Casey Reese. Casey was found in his apartment from an apparent overdose of prescription drugs. I had seen Casey a few days ago and he looked great. He was very handsome and extremely personable. I will always remember the closeness between Chip and Casey.” Brunson heard the news from his nephew and felt that he “let Chip down, but I don’t know what I could have done to help Casey.”

The news was confirmed by Negreanu, who posted in a thread on Full Contact Poker that speculated something might have happened to Casey. Negreanu noted that he was at the Bellagio when he heard the news and wrote on Full Contact Poker, “Everyone took it pretty hard. Kid was 20 years old, an incredible baseball pitcher, super smart, good looking kid… very sad. Chau [Giang] was a very good friend of both Chip and Casey and while he came down to play poker, he just couldn’t do it. It was a shock. People were both sad and also pretty angry at the same time.”

Casey passed away nearly 16 months to the day after Chip, who died on December 4th, 2007 in his Las Vegas home. At 56 years old, the elder Reese was the owner of three World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and took down the inaugural $50,000 HORSE Championship in 2006 for $1.7 million. He defeated Full Tilt Poker pro Andy Bloch heads-up in that event; Phil Ivey, Jim Brechtel, T.J. Cloutier, David Singer, Dewey Tomko, Patrik Antonius, and Brunson were also at the final table. Chip also won bracelets in 1978 in a $1,000 buy-in Limit Seven Card Stud High-Low contest and in 1982 in a $5,000 buy-in Limit Seven Card Stud tournament. He logged over $2.2 million from WSOP tournament play.

According to ESPN, last December, Reese was “complaining of pneumonia symptoms, but never went to a hospital and died in his sleep He was found by his son… at his Las Vegas home.” Chip was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1991, at the time the youngest player to hold that honor. ESPN added, “Brunson and Reese eventually became business partners, investing in everything from oil wells and mining to TV stations and racehorses and becoming sports betting consultants.”

A 28 page thread developed on online poker forum TwoPlusTwo bidding farewell to the poker legend Chip Reese. Andy “BKiCe” Seth expressed his remorse of the loss of an ambassador of the game: “Is this real? I’ve never met Chip and don’t really even know much about him, but for some reason I feel like a good friend just died.” Pictures of Reese playing in high-stakes tournaments around the world pervaded the thread, as did anecdotes of players’ past experiences battling against the giant of the game.

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The HORSE Championship trophy is named in Chip’s honor to this day. In 2008, it was won by Scotty Nguyen, who pocketed nearly $2 million for his victory. Nguyen defeated Mike DeMichele heads-up, capping an eventful run through a final table that also included Erick Lindgren, Barry Greenstein, 2009 National Heads-Up Poker Championship winner Huck Seed, and World Poker Tour founder Lyle Berman. Winning the tournament is a prestigious honor and players will receive their next opportunity when it kicks off on June 26th from the Rio in Las Vegas during the 40th annual WSOP.

We at Poker News Daily would like to express our sincere condolences to the entire Reese family.