| David Chiu | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:David_Chiu.jpg) Chiu winning an event at the 2005 World Series of Poker | |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Born | Qiū Fāngquán August 23, 1960 (age 64) Nanning, China |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 5 |
| Money finish(es) | 60 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 10th, 1996 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 9 |
David Chiu (Chinese: 邱芳全; pinyin: Qiū Fāngquán; born August 23, 1960, in Davenport, Iowa) is a Chinese American professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, who has won five World Series of Poker bracelets. He is also the winner of the 2008 World Poker Tour's WPT World Championship,[1] and the first winner of the Tournament of Champions of Poker.[2]
Chiu was a restaurant owner in Colorado.[1] He took a second job as a poker dealer and later became a poker tournament specialist who earned a reputation for himself by winning the $2,000 limit hold'em event at the 1996 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Chiu also cashed in the WSOP $10,000 No Limit Texas Hold 'em main event in 1996 (10th), 2003 (55th), and 2006 (147th.)[3][4][5]
- ^ a b "David Chiu". World Poker Tour. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "David Chiu". Full Tilt Poker. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009.
- ^ "27th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1996, No Limit Hold'em World Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "34th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2003, World Championship Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "37th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2006, No Limit Texas Hold'em - World Championship Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 16, 2024.