Death of Layne Flack Connected to Chip Reese

Back in 2007, Chip Reese, who was widely believed to be the greatest cash game player in poker history, passed away. Reese was born the same year that Binion’s Horseshoe opened.

There are 52 cards in a standard deck. As mentioned in my first post, Layne Flack died at the age of 52 prior to the 52nd edition of the World Series of Poker. The number Fifty-two has Ordinal gematria of 124.

Chip Reese died on December 4th, written 12/4.

Chip died a span of exactly 216 months (or exactly 18 years) after Benny Binion:

18 × 18 = 324

Chip Reese was 56 years old when he died.

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The phrase Poker sacrifice sums to 138, a number also found in Professional poker player.

Layne was born in Rapid City on the 138th day of the year, which leaves 227 days on the calendar:

Chip Reese, whose real name was David Edward Reese, died in December 2007, or12/2007.