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The Best Seven Card Stud Player in the World
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The Best Seven Card Stud Player in the World
December 10th, 2008 by admin
While there are many great 7 Card Stud players around the world, one player has stood out amongst the crowd for decades. That player is David “Chip” Reese. Although Chip recently passed away, he is still widely regarded as one of the greatest cash game, and possibly the greatest stud player, who ever lived.
Growing up, Reese had a natural ability to win at cards. It has been written that he started his high stakes poker career playing neighborhood kids for baseball cards and bubble gum. Later, Chip developed a case of rheumatic fever that was so bad he had to stay home from school most of the year. It was then that his mother taught him games like Rummy and Backgammon. Chip would later comment that the experience helped make him the card player that he was today.In college, Reese continued playing cards with students and faculty alike. In fact, he was so well regarded at Dartmouth for his card playing ability, that his fraternity named the poker room after him. The most interesting story about Reese and playing Seven-Card Stud came right after he left Dartmouth.
Chip had decided to attend Stanford to pursue a law degree. On his way, he stopped in Vegas with just $400 in his pocket. Over the course of two days playing 7 Card Stud cash games and one large 7 Card Stud tournament, he turned the $400 into $60,000. David “Chip” Reese had found his career of choice.
Regarding passing up Stanford Law to play poker, Reese said, “Law doesn’t have the same monetary incentive as poker.” Some estimates claim that Chip Reese made over 2 million dollars in his first couple of years as a professional poker player.
A few years later in 1978 and 1982, Reese won two World Series of Poker bracelets in Limit 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo and 7 Card Stud, respectively. Even though his focus has always been on high stakes cash games, Reese continued to consistently cash in many major WSOP events over the years.
Later in his career, he nearly left the tournament scene altogether. It wasn’t until he children begged him to return to tournament play, so they could watch him on TV, that he refocused his attention on poker tournaments. Leave it to Chip not to disappoint. He finished fourth at the World Poker Open in his first televised World Poker Tour appearance. Later, in 2006, he really proved his ability to the world by winning the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E Poker WSOP event. The game of H.O.R.S.E. consists of rounds of Hold’em, Omaha Hi/Lo, Razz (which is 7 Card Stud low), 7 Card Stud, and 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo.
If his accomplishments at the poker table aren’t enough to convince you that Chip Reese is the best stud player in the world, his endorsement from Doyle Brunson just might. Doyle once said, “Chip’s the best Seven-card Stud player I’ve ever played with.” Brunson even chose Reese to write the 7 Card Stud section of Super System – the best selling poker book ever written. Whether you agree with me or not about David “Chip” Reese being the greatest 7 Card Stud player in the world, you have to admit that he’s a world-class player.
What do you think? In your opinion, who’s the best Seven Card Stud player in the world?
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