Death
Reese died on December 4, 2007, at his Las Vegas home. Some sources state that Reese died in his sleep from the effects of pneumonia, while friends of Chip, including Barry Greenstein and Doyle Brunson, speculate that his death might have been related to an earlier gastric bypass which caused a blood clot.
Upon learning of Reese's death, Doyle Brunson stated, "He's certainly the best poker player that (sic) ever lived." World Series of Poker commissioner Jeffrey Pollack said upon his death that many consider Chip "the greatest cash game player who ever lived, but he was also a World Series of Poker legend."
Reese's house in Las Vegas was put up for sale on June 8, 2008 at a price of $5,699,500. Reese purchased the house with winnings from sports betting in baseball and from an investment in Jack Binion's Tunica casino.
Reese's son Casey died in April 2009 of a drug overdose.
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