 David
Chiu Poker Profile
Gambling911.com's
Jenny Woo loves that
her fellow Asian
poker players are
ranked so well thus
far this year, and
she certainly
wouldn't mind going
out on a date with
David Chiu, who so
far has amassed well
over $5,800,000
during his poker
career and
$3,460,932 for 2008.
CardPlayer.com
ranks David Chiu as
the 4th best "Player
of the Year".
Based in Rowland
Heights, California,
who has won four
World Series of
Poker bracelets and
is the winner of the
2008 World Poker
Tour's WPT World
Championship.
He has had 7 first
place finishes.
From PokerPages.com:
 David Chiu, a native
of China, is a
former restaurant
owner from Colorado.
He then took a
second job as a
poker dealer, later
a tournament
specialist, before
winning his first
major tournament.
Known for his
ability to read
other players, Chiu
is considered one of
the worlds best
limit hold'em
players. He credits
a certain amount of
his reading and
concentration
abilities to a
swimming accident
that left him
partially deaf in
both ears. "I was a
poker dealer at the
Gilpin Hotel in
Black Hawk," he's
said. "And I would
see how people
reacted to their
hands, the way they
looked at their
cards. A lot of
people squeeze their
cards when they
really like their
hand. I paid
attention. I tried
to turn my hearing
weakness into a
strength."
----
Ace King,
Gambling911.com
Originally published
June 26, 2008 2:31
pm EST
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