Chris Bell (poker player)

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Chris Bell
Chris Bell 2005.jpg
Bell playing in the WPT 2005 Mirage Poker Showdown.
Residence Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
BornJuly 26, 1971 (1971-07-26) (age 53)
St. Pauls, North Carolina, U.S.
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 1
Final table(s)4
Money finish(es)14
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		None
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)3
Money finish(es)13
Information last updated on November 10, 2010.

Christopher Bell (born July 26, 1971, in St. Pauls, North Carolina) is an American professional poker player from Raleigh, North Carolina who won the 2010 World Series of Poker $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event. He has also made three final tables at the World Poker Tour (WPT). [1] [2]

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World Series of Poker

Bell's accolades at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) which includes four final tables with one bracelet. He won his bracelet at the 2010 World Series of Poker in the $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event, earning $327,040 after defeating professional poker player Dan Shak during heads-up play, other professionals at the final table included English professional Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott (3rd), Eight time bracelet winner and 1988 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up Erik Seidel (5th), Dutch Pro Rob Hollink (7th), and three time bracelet winner and 1981 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up Perry Green (8th). [3] Bell almost won a bracelet two years earlier at the 2008 World Series of Poker in the $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em event where he finished second to Davidi Kitai, earning $155,806, that same year he also made the final table in the $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em event and finished in 6th place for $157,168. [4] [5] Bell's first WSOP Final table cash was at the 2007 World Series of Poker in the $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better event which he finished in fifth place for $39,109. [6]

In December 2010, Bell won a WSOP Circuit event at the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Regional Championship in Atlantic City for $358,295. [7]

World Series of Poker bracelets

YearEventPrize Money
2010 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better$327,040

World Poker Tour

Gavin Smith and Bell at the WPT 2005 Mirage Poker Showdown. Gavin Smith and Chris Bell.jpg
Gavin Smith and Bell at the WPT 2005 Mirage Poker Showdown.

Bell's accolades at the World Poker Tour (WPT), include three (Six-Handed) WPT final tables, third at the WPT 2005 Mirage Poker Showdown to winner Gavin Smith and runner-up Ted Forrest. [8] His second WPT final table was at the WPT 2006 Borgata Poker Open finishing fifth for $314,280 and the third was at the WPT Hollywood Poker Open, finishing in fourth for $124,966. He came close to another final table when he finished in ninth place at the 2003 Borgata Poker Open. [9] [10]

As of 2023, Bell's total live tournament winnings exceed $3,200,000. [11]

References

  1. ↑ Welman, Jessica (June 28, 2010). "WSOP: Chris Bell Defeats Dan Shak to Bag First Bracelet". BluffMagazine.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  2. ↑ Dalla, Nolan (June 28, 2010). "BELL-WETHER – CHRIS BELL WINS WSOP EVENT 46 AND 1ST WSOP GOLD BRACELET". wsop.com. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  3. ↑ "41st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2010, Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 8". The Hendon Mob Poker Database . Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ "39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, Pot Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob Poker Database . Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  5. ↑ "39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob Poker Database . Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  6. ↑ "38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better". The Hendon Mob Poker Database . Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  7. ↑ "WSOP Circuit - WSOPC Atlantic City, No Limit Hold'em - Regional Championship". The Hendon Mob Poker Database . Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  8. ↑ "2005 Mirage Poker Showdown, WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship". The Hendon Mob Poker Database . Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  9. ↑ "World Poker Tour - WPT Borgata Poker Open, WPT Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob Poker Database . Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  10. ↑ "World Poker Tour - WPT Borgata Poker Open, No Limit Hold'em Championship Final Table". The Hendon Mob Poker Database . Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Christopher Bell's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database . Retrieved March 2, 2024.
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