Poker Legend Dies... (Beefy's Competition)

[Damocles]

http://sports.aol.com/story/_a/poker-legend-dies-in-his-sleep/20071204232809990001

Poker Legend Dies in His Sleep
By RYAN NAKASHIMA,
AP
Posted: 2007-12-05 10:54:18
LAS VEGAS (Dec. 4) - David "Chip" Reese, a card star who won one of the biggest cash games in the world and three World Series of Poker championships, has died. He was 56.

More at link...

 

[Beefy]

Holy shit. Chip Reese? He ws young, he just won the HORSE competition at the WSOP last year.

I'm amazed that he died before Brunson.

 

[Beefy]

And note how this is at SPORTS.aol.com

 

[Damocles]

He died about the same age as my father did.

 

[Beefy]

He died about the same age as my father did.

That's young. Very young.

 

[Damocles]

Yeah, if I outlive him, I'll be the first male in my family to do so. Of course there isn't a long history considering he was adopted. But I am counting my mother's family too.

 

[Beefy]

Yeah, if I outlive him, I'll be the first male in my family to do so. Of course there isn't a long history considering he was adopted. But I am counting my mother's family too.

Wow. Put down the Reds G.

 

[Damocles]

Wow. Put down the Reds G.

Done.

 

[BRUTALITOPS]

they halted all cards yesterday for a few minutes on fulltilt