| Chris Bell | |
| Residence: | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Wsop Bracelet Count: | 1 |
| Wsop Final Tables: | 4 |
| Wsop Money Finishes: | 14 |
| Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank: | None |
| Wpt Titles: | None |
| Wpt Final Tables: | 3 |
| Wpt Money Finishes: | 13 |
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]
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]
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]