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| Hometown | Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania |
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| Bracelet(s) | 2 |
| Money finishes | 8 |
William (Bill) Chen is a finance professional, poker player and software designer with a Ph.D. in mathematics.
At the 2006 World Series of Poker Chen won two events, a $3000 limit hold 'em event with a prize of $343,618, and a $2500 no limit hold 'em short-handed event with a prize of $442,511. Prior to these events Chen's previous largest tournament win was for $41,600 at a no limit hold 'em event at the Bicycle Casino's Legends of Poker in 2000. As of 2006, his total live tournament winnings exceed $890,000.
Chen has been a longtime participant in the rec.gambling.poker newsgroup and its B.A.R.G.E offshoot.
With Jerrod Ankenman, Chen coauthored the The Mathematics of Poker ISBN 1-88-607025-3, an introduction to quantitative techniques and game theory as applied to poker, set to be published at the end of July 2006.
Bibliography
- William Chen and Jerrod Ankenman (2006). The Mathematics of Poker. Conjelco. ISBN 1886070253.
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