Richard Chase - The year was 1988, and Richard Chase was heads up with non other than Johnny Moss, the first ever WSOP champion himself. Moss and Chase sat at the table and duked it out in a game most of today's poker players may never heard of: Limit Ace to Five Draw (apparently there was a no limit version as well?). In the end Moss proved his dominance with the win, but Chase managed a 1988-princly sum of $60k.
Recently Chase was back in the action, at the 2006 World Series of Poker. Taking 7th place in the Pot Limit Hold'em event (Event #3), he won almost what he did for second nearly 20 years ago; and I bet he doesn't use a facial moisturizer or lacquer his nails, either.
Here are some of Richard Chase's victories, including his second place finish in 1988- which, when you consider it was Johnny Moss he was facing, is as good as a win.
37th Annual World Series of Poker
Event #3 - WSOP Pot Limit Hold'em
7th $45,127 Jun 28, 2006
Five-Star World Poker Classic - WPT Championship Season 4
No Limit Hold'em
18th $13,260 Apr 14, 2006
PartyPoker Million V
No Limit Hold'em
80th $16,000 Mar 17, 2006
Rendevous a Paris - WPT Season 4
No Limit Hold'em Hall Of Fame Poker Classic
3rd $46,789 Jul 23, 2005
Rendezvous a Paris - WPT Season 3
No Limit Hold'em
2nd $49,017 Jul 13, 2004
28th Annual World Series of Poker
Event #9 - WSOP Pot Limit Hold'em
4th $32,110 Apr 27, 1997
25th Annual World Series of Poker
Event #15 - WSOP Pot Limit Hold'em
13th $4,483 Apr 30, 1994
19th Annual World Series of Poker
Event #10 - WSOP Limit Ace to Five Draw
2nd $64,020 May 14, 1988
