David Chiu
| David Chiu | |
|---|---|
 David Chiu (2005) |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 23rd August 1960 |
| place of birth |
 Nanning
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| place of residence |
 Rowland Heights
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| Live Poker Tournament Achievements | |
| Highest prize money | $ 3,389,140 |
| Total prize money | $ 8,034,339 |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelets | 5 |
| Cashes | 73 |
| Best main event | 10. ( 1996 ) |
| Main Event of the World Poker Tour | |
| title | 1 |
| Cashes | 13 |
| Last updated: March 12, 2020 | |
David Chiu ( Chinese 邱 芳 全 , Pinyin Qiū Fāngquán ; born August 23, 1960 in Nanning ) is a professional American - Chinese poker player . He is five-time bracelet winner of the World Series of Poker and once won the Main Event of the World Poker Tour .
Poker career
Career
Chiu lost 35% of his hearing due to an illness in his childhood. He himself says that this led to developing the ability to read his opponents while playing poker, as he had to concentrate harder to compensate for the hearing loss.
Chiu was first to become a restaurant owner in Colorado , but then took a job as a dealer and later became a tournament specialist. He gained great prestige when he won a Limit Hold'em variant at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas in 1996. At the main event he was tenth in the same year and 55th in 2003 . With five bracelets he is one of the most successful players at the WSOP. Chiu regularly takes part in the World Poker Tour (WPT) and made it to the final table twice. At the first season's Celebrity Invitational , he finished third behind Layne Flack and LA Lakers owner Jerry Buss . In April 2008, Chiu sat in the finale of the sixth season of the World Poker Tour in the heads-up against the powerful 5: 1 chip lead Gus Hansen through and won his first WPT title and a prize money of just under 3.5 million US Dollar .
Chiu was sponsored by the online poker room Full Tilt Poker as a Full Tilt Pro . His winnings from official live poker tournaments are over $ 8 million.
Bracelets
| year | Buy-in (in $ ) | competition | Attendees | Prize money (in $) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2000 | Limit Hold'em | 528 | 396,000 |
| 1998 | 3000 | Limit Hold'em | 171 | 205,200 |
| 2000 | 5000 | Seven Card Stud | 101 | 202,000 |
| 2005 | 5000 | Omaha Hold'em | 224 | 347.410 |
| 2013 | 2500 | Seven Card Stud | 246 | 145,520 |
Web links
- David Chiu in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
- David Chiu in the database of the Global Poker Index (English)
- David Chiu in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Chiu in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 17, 2017.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Chiu, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 邱 芳 全 (Chinese); Qiū Fāngquán (Pinyin) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American-Chinese poker player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 23rd August 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nanning , People's Republic of China |