Official blog of The Chip Chap, a Los Angeles based poker dealer and teacher. Contact him at Thechipchap@ymail.com regarding his services or anything else you wish to share.
The Chip Chap is a graduate of the Casino College of Lakewood, which certified him to deal four poker games: Texas Hold 'em, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven Card Stud - Eight or Better, and Mexican Poker. He also learned Craps and Roulette as a bonus. Since then, he has dealt tournaments and home games all over the Los Angeles area, his favorite thus far being the "Get Lucky for Lupus" celebrity tournament held at the Andaz Hotel in February, 2010, mainly for reasons pertaining to the dessert bar.
In prior incarnations, Chip Chap has been a screenwriter, a legal assistant, a script reader, and a contestant on various game shows, namely "Jeopardy!", "Win Ben Stein's Money" and "Merv Griffin's Crosswords." He grew up in the Chicago area, graduated Oberlin College, moved to Los Angeles in 1993, and currently lives in Glendale with his two cats, Kramer and Judd, who have made it their primary mission in life to disallow him from getting a full night's sleep.
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