Chris J. Reslock is a professional poker

Poker

Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...

 player from Valley City, North Dakota

Valley City, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,826 people, 2,996 households, and 1,668 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,062.5 per square mile . There were 3,250 housing units at an average density of 982.0 per square mile...

, who now lives in Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City, New Jersey

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. Reslock was a semi-retired cab owner and operator before he began playing poker professionally, he was a highly ranked Scrabble

Scrabble

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 player but went into poker because the money potential was much higher.

Reslock's most notable accomplishments include winning the 2005 World Series of Poker circuit Championship Event in no limit

Betting (poker)

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 Texas hold 'em

Texas hold 'em

Texas Hold 'em is a variation of the standard card game of poker. The game consists of two cards being dealt face down to each player and then five community cards being placed face-up by the dealer—a series of three then two additional single cards , with...

 ($335,235), in which he played professional poker player John Juanda

John Juanda

Johnson "John" Juanda is a Chinese Indonesian professional poker player based in Marina del Rey, California. Juanda lives in Los Angeles.-Personal life:...

 heads-up for the title, winning a bracelet at the 2007 World Series of Poker

2007 World Series of Poker

The 2007 World Series of Poker began on June 1, 2007. The $10,000 no-limit Texas hold 'em Main Event began on July 6 and was completed on the morning of July 18...

 in the $5,000 World Championship seven-card stud

Seven-card stud

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 event ($258,453), The final table included several very skilled opponents including Marco Traniello

Marco Traniello

Marco Traniello is an Italian professional hairdresser and is sponsored professional poker player on Full Tilt Poker.-Poker:...

 and Phil Ivey

Phil Ivey

Phillip Dennis "Phil" Ivey Jr. is an American professional poker player who has won eight World Series of Poker bracelets, one World Poker Tour title and appeared at nine World Poker Tour final tables...

 whom Reslock defeated in heads-up play.

Reslock also competed in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event at the 2007 WSOP where he finished in 15th place earning $88,800. He also finished runner-up in the 2005 Trump Classic No Limit Hold'em Championship earning $126,000. Reslock finished in 4th place at the 2006 WSOP Tournament of Champions event that was won by poker pro and WPT announcer, Mike Sexton

Mike Sexton

Michael Richard Sexton is an American professional poker player and commentator. He is a member of the Poker Hall of Fame.-Early years:...

. That final table also featured other well known pro poker players including Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu is a Canadian professional poker player. He has won four World Series of Poker bracelets and two World Poker Tour Championship titles. He is currently ranked second in the all-time career earnings list and is the star of poker game show Million Dollar Challenge. He plays a big...

, Mike Matusow

Mike Matusow

Michael Matusow is an American professional poker player, residing in Henderson, Nevada. Matusow's nickname of "The Mouth" reflects his reputation for trash-talking at the poker table...

, and 2000 World Champion Chris Ferguson

Chris Ferguson

Christopher Philip Ferguson is an American professional poker player. He has won five World Series of Poker events, including the 2000 WSOP Main Event, and the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. On September 20, 2011, the U.S...

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As of 2009, Reslock's total live tournament winnings exceed $1,500,000.