All,
A lot has been made in recent weeks since the November 9 were announced of David "Chino" Rheem's apparent "shady" past run-ins with the law. The general poker media, opportunistic vultures that they are, have been quick to point out Chino's past infractions and an alleged outstanding warrant (for that mother of all crimes trespass, no less!). What they have singularly failed to mention, without exception, is that aside from this one minor blemish on his past, David Rheem is a man of the people. He has lived a selfless life devoted to humanitarian deeds. What do we hear of this side of Chino in the press? Nothing. That's where this thread comes in.
How many people for example know of Chino's longstanding ties with the Peace Corps? Not many I would imagine. But the Pokerroad research team recently uncovered archive footage that illustrates not only Chino's association with the peace corps, but the fact that he was present on the very day President Kennedy signed Executive Order 10924 - the day that brought the Peace Corps into being! That's right folks, you read it correctly - David Rheem has been one of the major PC players from day one, as this archive evidence proves beyond a shadow of a doubt.
The more alert among you will have noticed that David doesn't seem to have aged much since 1961. We simply put this down to good living - yet further testimony to Chino's outstanding character.
This is just the tip of the iceberg folks - keep your eyes glued to this thread over the coming weeks as we reveal yet further Chino-related revelations. We are confident that by the time the November 9 sit down at that historic final table, there won't be a single doubter left among you. Remember, you heard it at pokerroad.com first.
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It is a well known yet mildly disturbing fact that only around 10% of American adults hold a passport. It is an even greater known fact that 99% of these passports are issued to a small yet influential demographic who are, almost without exception, over 50, live in Florida, wear khaki shorts with sandals and take extensive vacations to various spots in Europe over the Summer where they complain loudly about the quality of the service, remark on how historic everything is, and generally give the rest of you fine upstanding folk a pretty bad name. With this being the case, one would be forgiven for assuming that for the average young American the rest of the world remains an unexplored mystery, some strange amalgam of customs and languages known only to them as that place "where everyone else lives." In Chino's case however, this couldn't be further from the truth.
Not only is Chino a man of the people, as has already been proven beyond any shadow of a doubt, but he has also dedicated his life to becoming the most well rounded person that he can be. His quest to broaden his horizons far beyond what we may reasonably expect from one still so young has taken him to the far reaches of the globe on a voyage of self discovery that has helped to mould him into the exemplary human being that he is today, as is hinted at by this sneak peak we offer you of his passport
Trust us folks, there's
pages of this stuff in there. The section on Asia alone would be enough to choke a camel. Of course, being the world class raconteur that he is, we often pester Chino to share with us his stories of his adventures abroad. Generous to a fault, he happily indulges us to the wee hours of the morning, thrilling us with stories of the time he kayaked all the way down the Amazon, or captivating us with tales of riding across the Sahara on a 1940's Triumph motorcycle, or astounding us with the account of the time he scaled Everest on a whim "just to see what the world looked like from up there."
Take it from us, if you ever get the chance to hear one of these stories from the horse's mouth, don't pass it up. It's impossible to do justice to the way he tells them. We're trying our best to get him to put it all down in a book, which we have no doubt would go straight to the top of the travel writing charts within days of publication, but so far he remains to be convinced. Still, if you haven't seen much of the world yourself, and you're curious about what life is like "out there", then just stop and ask him.
Ever had to survive for 11 days and nights in a tropical rainforest with no provisions, owning nothing but a machete and a compass? No? Chino has, and he can tell you which plants are edible, which insects are poisonous, and how to trap wild boar.
Ever gone swimming through the wreckage of an old pirate ship off the coast of Trinidad? No? Chino has, and he can tell you what it feels like to find sunken treasure and use it to restore the surrounding coastline to its natural beauty.
Ever tried playing Pai Gow in Jiangxi province? No? Then you've never met a sore loser. Chino has, and he knows what it takes sometimes to get out of the game with your money still in your pocket.
Not that Chino is a violent man of course, but sometimes, when all other diplomatic avenues have failed, you just have to kick your way out of a bad spot.
More to come soon.........
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There seems to be a misconception amongst some circles that living a life dedicated to the improvement of oneself and of the world leaves little time for fun. As a consequence, this myopic clique might view Chino's enlightened lifestyle as overly wholesome, or (dare we say it?) even
boring. It is our pleasure to expose this for the outrageous fallacy that it is.
Whilst it is indeed true that Chino devotes a huge portion of his time to self-betterment and countless philanthropic endeavours, he is also a firm believer in offsetting the Yang of his selfless altruism with the Yin of enjoying all of the finer things that life has to offer. In fact, his personal motto is "todo en equilibrio", or "everything in balance" (not to be confused with "toro en equilibrio" which of course means "everything in bullance").
As dedicated disciples of the Chino "school", we are here to spread the gospel and to show the world every side of his infinitely-faceted character.
"Fast and loose" - this is the popular view of Chino's game. But he is also capable of slowing down and picking his spots. It is this ability that makes him such a dangerous foe at the poker tables. But not only is he an expert at shifting gears during a game, he's also frighteningly adept at shifting gears on some of the toughest racetracks in the world:
Were this not enough, Chino brings a whole new meaning to the term "playing high" (law enforcement officers please note - we are talking purely in terms of table stakes and altitude here)
In the end, it's all about speed - fast cars, fast action, and, naturally, fast women.
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