Though his career spanned multiple decades , Reese made the lion's share of his money as poker gained publicity through national television exposure starting around the turn of the century. Though he never won the "Main Event" in Texas hold'em at the World Series of Poker, Reese raked in millions because,as  fellow poker professional Barry Greenstein put it, " If an oppenent is struggling, Chip would%DIFDELCMD < ] %%% stay and gamble with him and make a big score, but%DIFDELCMD < ] %%% if Chip isn't doing well, he will minimize his losses and may even put his ego aside and quit and wait for another day ."  Reese earned a degree from Dartmouth College and was accepted to law school at Stanford University, but he was drawn by the lure of big pots and chose instead to earn his living at the poker table. He once told a reporter that law "doesn't have the same monetary incentive as poker."
His career spanned multiple decades and Reese made the majority of his money when poker gained publicity through national television exposure starting around the turn of the century. Though he never won the "Main Event" in Texas hold'em at the World Series of Poker, Reese was very successful. "He was a family man like no one else in poker," said fellow poker professional Barry Greenstein . " %DIFDELCMD < ] %%% %DIFDELCMD < ] %%% No matter what the situation was, if his kids had something going on — a baseball game, a recital, whatever — he would quit to go to it ." "Probably a lot of us were jealous of him that he was able to do that — that he had done well enough in poker, that he could always take time off of poker to be involved with his kids," Greenstein added. Reese earned a degree from Dartmouth College and was accepted to law school at Stanford University, but he was drawn by the lure of big winnings and chose instead to earn his living at the poker table. He once told a reporter that law "doesn't have the same monetary incentive as poker."
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