Bill Chen
| Bill Chen | |
|---|---|
 Bill Chen (2008) |
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| Personal information | |
| Year of birth | 1970 |
| place of birth |
 Williamsburg
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Nicknames |
Bling Bling Wild Bill |
| place of residence |
Lafayette Hill
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| Live Poker Tournament Achievements | |
| Highest prize money | 442,511 $ |
| Total prize money | $ 1,912,161 |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelets | 2 |
| Cashes | 38 |
| Best main event | no cash |
| Main event of the European Poker Tour | |
| title | no |
| Cashes | 2 |
| Last updated: August 1st, 2020 | |
William "Bill" Chen (* 1970 in Williamsburg , Virginia ) is a professional American poker player . He is a two-time bracelet winner of the World Series of Poker and the inventor of the so-called Chen formula.
Poker career
Career
In 1999 he got his Ph.D. in math from the University of California at Berkeley .
Chen celebrated his first major success in 2000 at the Legends of Poker in the No Limit Hold'em variant at the Bicycle Casino, where he won $ 41,600 . At the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas in 2006 , he won two bracelets , one in Short Handed No Limit Hold'em / Omaha with a prize of almost 450,000 US dollars and one in Limit Hold'em with just under 350,000 US dollars. Dollar prize money.
In total, Chen has earned almost two million US dollars with poker in live tournaments. Chen appeared in the third season of the television format High Stakes Poker . He was also a member of Team PokerStars .
Bracelets
Chen cashed 38 times at the WSOP and won two bracelets :
| year | Buy-in (in $ ) | competition | Attendees | Prize money (in $) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3000 | Limit Hold'em | 415 | 343,618 |
| 2500 | No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | 740 | 442,511 |
The Chen formula
Chen is the inventor of the Chen Formula, which was published in Lou Krieger's book Hold'em Excellence in 2000 . The formula is used to assign numerical values to the cards in the starting hand and thus to define their strength before the flop. The calculated value is set in relation to the otherwise available sheets. Only the higher of the two cards is used to determine the points. The lower one is only required for the additional calculation of gaps and suited cards ("cards of the same color").
- Ace = 10 points
- King = 8 points
- Queen = 7 points
- Jack = 6 points
- 10 to 2 = half of the value (e.g. 10 = 5; 7 = 3.5)
- A pair in hand: Multiply the number of points by 2 (e.g. two aces = 20), but at least 5 points (i.e. pairs of 2, 3, 4 and 5 are worth 5 points)
- Suited cards (cards of the same color): 2 points in addition to the points of the higher card
- Connectors (2 consecutive cards, such as 9 and 10 or Queen and King): 1 additional point
- 1 gap (e.g. 8 and 10 or jack and king): subtract 1 point
- 2-gap (e.g. 8 and jack or jack and ace): subtract 2 points
- 3 gap (e.g. 8 and queen or 2 and 6): subtract 4 points
- 4-space (or larger space): subtract 5 points
Web links
- Bill Chen in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
- Bill Chen in the database of the Global Poker Index (English)
- Bill Chen in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bill Chen in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed July 25, 2018.
- ↑ Bill Chen in the World Series of Poker database, accessed July 25, 2018.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Chen, Bill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chen, William (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American poker player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Williamsburg , Virginia , United States |