Sad day in poker history

As many of you may already have heard, Chip Reese died on Tuesday, apparently from complications of pneumonia. Chip was a great guy and an awesome all around poker player. I had the pleasure to watch him play in part of the 2006 WSOP and this guy was just a phenomenal card player.

He started his card playing career pretty much by accident. After he finished his bachelors degree he was heading to California to attend Stanford. He stopped in Vegas, played a poker tournament, won it and history was made. Chip was the youngest player ever inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.

Chip will be missed by all and my heartfelt condolences go out to all of his family, friends and fans.