Chip Resse

David "Chip" Reese makes his World Poker Tour television debut in season two's World Poker Open tournament, giving viewers a chance to see a poker legend at the top of his game. Reese has been called the greatest poker player in the world by many of his peers. The accolades come from poker's highest levels, including Doyle Brunson and others.

Reese, now 52, graduated from Dartmouth University 30 years ago and made a stopover in Las Vegas on this way to graduate school at Stanford. He never left. Reese started playing poker and built up a million dollar bankroll within his first two years as a pro. By the late 70's, he was regarded as one of the best seven-card stud players in the world and contributed to poker's landmark literary work "Super/System."

In the 1980's, Reese entered the super elite world of poker players who played for limits way beyond what could possibly be won in tournaments, and therefore has not had a high profile in No-Limit Hold-em tournaments in recent years. But he won millions in these cash games. Reese is one of the few living members of the Poker Hall of Fame, and has arguably won more money playing poker than any man in history.