Harrah\’s writes in with the WSOP parent-company\’s thoughts and condolences:
WSOP’s Statement on Passing of Poker Legend ‘Chip’ Reese
LAS VEGAS – December 4, 2007 – Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. and the World Series of Poker® issued the following statement today to express condolences to the family, friends and fans of poker great David “Chip†Reese, who died today following a brief illness.
“Many consider Chip the greatest cash-game player who ever lived, but he was also a World Series of Poker legend,†said WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack. “His victory in the inaugural $50,000 buy-in HORSE championship in 2006 won him his third WSOP bracelet.and made him a part of WSOP lore forever.
“On behalf of the WSOP and Harrah’s Entertainment, I want to extend to his family our deepest sympathies,†Pollack said.
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