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CHIP REESE, 1951 ? 2007
CHIP REESE, 1951 ? 2007
The poker world has lost an icon with the passing of David ?Chip? Reese recently at the age of 56. Reese, who played in the top games in Las Vegas for over thirty years, drew universal praise from the poker world. Close friend Doyle Brunson called Reese ?certainly the best poker player that ever lived.? Reese, who legend has it stopped by Las Vegas on his way to Stanford University in the early 1970?s, dominated the biggest cash games in Sin City for decades and never left.
CLOUTIER CAPTURES SCOTTY NGUYEN POKER CHALLENGE
T.J. Cloutier captured the 60th major poker title of his career by winning the championship event in the fourth annual Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge at Oklahoma?s Cherokee Casino. Cloutier, who pocketed $240,560 for the win, triumphed over a tough final table that also included Gavin Smith, Bill Edler, and tournament namesake Nguyen himself. Ray Henson finished as the runner-up while Brant Hale placed third.
THE SCORE IS LOVE FOR BECKER AND POKERSTARS
PokerStars announced the signing of long time tennis great Boris ?Boom Boom? Becker as an endorsee. Becker, one of the real heroes of Germany, where poker is white hot at the moment will endorse PokerStars, and work on his newfound passion. Becker, who started playing poker casually years ago as a way to pass time on the road, says he?s keen to ?develop my poker skills and challenge myself to become really competitive at the highest levels in poker.? Becker will represent PokerStars at events in Europe, starting in late January at the EPT Dortmund Open in Germany.
BIG NAMES DEEP AT CIRCUIT EVENTS
The WSOP Circuit Events have become fairly bereft of big names in recent months, as the tours everyman approach mostly rings true with regional and local players. But, the last two Circuit events have featured big names remaining when the tournament got to heads up. In Lake Tahoe recently, former WSOP World Champion Chris ?Jesus? Ferguson won his third Circuit title, and a little over $200,000. At the Circuit?s next stop in New Orleans, WSOP bracelet winner Josh Arieh played dominating poker, bringing a big chip lead into the final table. Arieh eventually finished second to winner Andy Philachack, picking up $130,000 for his second place finish.
TONY G WINS MOSCOW MILLIONS, DONATES THOUSANDS
Lithuanian-born poker professional (and PokerNews owner) Antanas ?Tony G? Guoga won the inaugural Moscow Millions poker tournament, one of the first major tournaments ever held in Russia. Guoga bested a small field of 53 players for the $10,000 buy-in event, with emerging Russian poker star Alex Kravchenko finishing third. Guoga got $205,000 for the win, and donated 100 percent of his winnings to orphanages in Moscow, selected by tournament organizers. This is the second time Guoga has donated winnings to charity, having donated 50 percent of his $450,000 prize from the Betfair Singapore Open about a year ago.
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