David “Chip” Reese has been called one of the best all-around gamblers that has ever lived. Whether it’s at poker, gin, backgammon or sports betting, Reese always seems to come out on top as a winner.

Reese began playing poker at a young age and was a card shark who was playing for baseball cards against much older kids when he was only six years old. Not only was he playing poker at the age of six, but he was also winning.

Reese’s life could have taken a much different turn if not for a trip to Las Vegas he took while in college. After passing up Harvard for Dartmouth College, Reese was admitted to Stanford Law School, but never made it there. Before heading off to Stanford, Reese made his first visit to Las Vegas and after winning $40,000 in a tournament decided that playing poker beat being a lawyer.

According to poker legend Doyle Brunson, Reese is the best 7 Card Stud player he has ever played. Reese proved he really was the best by winning the $1,000 7 Card Stud event at the 1978 World Series of Poker and the $5,000 7 Card Stud event at the 1982 WSOP. It would be a long 24 years before Reese would win another WSOP bracelet.

At the 2006 WSOP Reese won more than $1 million in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E event. That win was notable because not only did the event have the largest buy-in in WSOP history, but Reese also faced Andy Bloch in the longest heads-up battle in WSOP annals. Reese and Bloch played heads-up for seven hours and 286 hands.

Reese doesn’t travel the tournament circuit as much as most poker professionals, instead preferring to make his money in cash games. Reese has actually scaled back his cash-game play in recent years as well, in order to spend more time with his family. Reese’s poker winnings enable him to take off as much time as he likes, and he also pulls in a great income from sports betting. It has been reported that Reese has won millions betting on baseball alone.

Thinking about playing a little online poker? Oh yeah!