David Chiu (; born August 23, 1960 in Davenport,

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professional

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player, based in

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, who has won five

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s. He is also the winner of the 2008

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's WPT World Championship, and the first winner of the Tournament of Champions of Poker. Chiu was a

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owner in

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. He took a second job as a

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and later became a

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specialist who earned a reputation for himself by winning the $2,000

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event at the

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(WSOP). Chiu also cashed in the WSOP $10,000

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Texas Hold 'em main event in 1996 (10th), 2003 (55th), and 2006 (416th.)

Personal life

Due to a

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accident, Chiu is partially

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in both ears. However, Chiu says that this has allowed him to concentrate more on reading his opponents at the table.

World Poker Tour

Chiu regularly plays

(WPT) events and has made two WPT final tables. At the

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WPT Invitational event in 2003, he finished 3rd behind

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and

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. In April 2008, Chiu won the

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WPT Championship, overcoming

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's more than 6:1 chip lead at the beginning of heads-up play to claim the title and the $3,389,140 prize. As of 2016, his total live tournament winnings exceed $8,030,000. His 60 cashes as the WSOP account for $3,371,037 of those winnings.World Series of Poker Earnings
, worldseriesofpoker.com

World Series of Poker Bracelets

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chiu, David 1960 births American poker players American people of Chinese descent American people of Macanese descent Chinese poker players Living people World Series of Poker bracelet winners World Poker Tour winners American deaf people