Career
Chiu was a restaurant owner in Colorado. He took a second job as a poker dealer and later became a poker tournament specialist who earned a reputation for himself by winning the $2,000 limit hold"em event at the 1996 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Chiu also cashed in the WSOP $10,000 Number Limit Texas Hold "em main event in 1996 (10th), 2003 (55th), and 2006 (416th)
Due to a swimming accident, Chiu is partially deaf in both ears.
However, Chiu says that this has allowed him to concentrate more on reading his opponents at the table.
Chiu regularly plays (WPT) events and has made two WPT final tables. At the Season 1 WPT Invitational event in 2003, he finished 3rd behind Layne Flack and Jerry Buss.
As of 2014, his total live tournament winnings exceed $7,750,000. His 60 cashes as the WSOP account for $3,371,037 of those winnings.
