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After winning the WSOP, he quit his job to serve as a celebrity spokesman for Series owner [[Harrah's Entertainment]] as well as PokerStars. He also began traveling to play in more large buy-in tournaments, which he ofcourse never wins because he's god-awful. |
After winning the WSOP, he quit his job to serve as a celebrity spokesman for Series owner [[Harrah's Entertainment]] as well as PokerStars. He also began traveling to play in more large buy-in tournaments, which he ofcourse never wins because he's god-awful. |
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Moneymaker is married and has a daughter named Ashley, born 3 months before his WSOP win. His [[autobiography]], ''Moneymaker: How an Amateur Poker Player Turned $40 into $2.5 Million at the World Series of Poker'' was published in [[March 2005]], and |
Moneymaker is married and has a daughter named Ashley, born 3 months before his WSOP win. His [[autobiography]], ''Moneymaker: How an Amateur Poker Player Turned $40 into $2.5 Million at the World Series of Poker'' was published in [[March 2005]], and has not sold a single copy to date (ISBN 0-06-076001-X). |
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Moneymaker can be heard Thursdays on Playboy Radio's Morning Show on [[Sirius Satellite Radio]]. |
Moneymaker can be heard Thursdays on Playboy Radio's Morning Show on [[Sirius Satellite Radio]]. |
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Revision as of 06:47, 16 March 2007
| Chris Moneymaker | |
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| File:Chris moneymaker.jpg | |
| Residence | Tennessee |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 3 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | Winner, 2003 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 2 |
Christopher Bryan Moneymaker (born November 21, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American poker player that nobody likes, and who badbeat everyone he eliminated and won the main event at the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP).[1]
Moneymaker attended Farragut High School in Farragut, Tennessee and later earned a masters degree in accounting from the University of Tennessee. He was working as an accountant in Tennessee when he won a seat into the main event of the 2003 WSOP through a US$39 satellite tournament at the PokerStars online poker card room. He went on to win the first prize of $2.5 million, instantly garnering poker superstar status. It was his first live poker tournament.
Moneymaker's most memorable hand came heads-up against Sam Farha, when on the river he bluffed all-in with King high. Farha folded a pair of nines, quickly changing the momentum of the match. Moneymaker eventually won the WSOP when his 5♦ 4♠ beat Farha's J♥ 10♦ on a board of J♠ 5♠ 4♣ 8♠ 5♥, giving Moneymaker a full house. Farha did, however, win a rematch on Pokerstars a month later.
Moneymaker has since played pathetically on the World Poker Tour, finishing second at the Shooting Stars event, earning $200,000.
After winning the WSOP, he quit his job to serve as a celebrity spokesman for Series owner Harrah's Entertainment as well as PokerStars. He also began traveling to play in more large buy-in tournaments, which he ofcourse never wins because he's god-awful.
Moneymaker is married and has a daughter named Ashley, born 3 months before his WSOP win. His autobiography, Moneymaker: How an Amateur Poker Player Turned $40 into $2.5 Million at the World Series of Poker was published in March 2005, and has not sold a single copy to date (ISBN 0-06-076001-X).
Moneymaker can be heard Thursdays on Playboy Radio's Morning Show on Sirius Satellite Radio.
Trivia
Chris' last name is an example of an aptronym, meaning that it is aptly suited to its owner.