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Chris Moneymaker

Chris Moneymaker was the underdog accountant from Tennessee who won the 2003 World Series. He won his entry into the tournament by playing a $40 satellite at PokerStars and ended up winning $2,500,000. After he won his trip to the WSOP, he didn't have much money for the cost of flying and staying in Vegas for the week, so he sold part of his entry to his father and his friend to cover the cost for the trip in exchange for a portion of his winnings. He also donated $25,000 of his winnings to cancer research.
Many people think Chris won because he got lucky. And even though there were a few times where he got very lucky (especially against Humberto Brenes and also by knocking out Phil Ivey on the river on the hand that people still talk about), he definitely seemed to play a solid game where he could mix it up and get very aggressive - unlike the previous year's amateur winner, Robert Varkhoni, who only seems to be able to play good when he has pocket Aces and got knocked out the first day of the 2003 World Series (even with the aid of a poker coach sitting by his side). Most people would agree that in order to win an 800-person tournament you need to get lucky at least once or twice.
He had been working two jobs - as an accountant and part-time in a local restaurant - and playing poker for three years before he won the Series, but had never played a live tournament. He is from Spring Hill, Tennessee and is the father of a baby girl and plans to use his money to put his daughter through college, and of course return next year to the World Series of Poker to defend his title where Ungar, Moss, Brunson and Chan are the only men to ever defend a WSOP title.

COMMENTS:

DonkeySlayer
February 12, 2008
if he keeps improving, how come he hasnt cashed in anything since the main event fluke?? he sucks

cubu
January 4, 2008
yeah u suko

SixToedPete
March 11, 2007
Chris Moneymaker is a WSOP main event champion. He also placed 2nd in a World Poker Tour event. He cashed in a WSOP 2004 event. He is a very competent player who keeps improving. What he did for poker by winning in 2003 is almost incalculable. He has won millions and continues to earn a fortune in endorsements....a book, commercials, etc. He is by any measure a great success. That said I must refer you to the posting here entitled "Moneymaker is Cool" September 1, 2005 about Sam Grizzle busking outside the Taj to get into a 1/2 game inside. It is one of the funniest poker postings I have ever read. Enjoy.

DonkeySlayer
????? is a total moron November 24, 2006
who is this moron who uses ?????? as his name, some donkey whos never played a main event or won ANYTHING in his life. Moneymaker is a suckout king has never cashed since he won the main, a total donkey

AdamWolf
November 5, 2006
You know....having finally gotten tor eally watch the tournament..I think Moneymaker is getting somewhat of a bad rap. Two reasons why. Firs,t is his infamous bluff of Farha heads up. Every trashes it, but if you actually watch the events preceeding the final table, and the final table itself....you'll see Chris test Sammy about a half dozne tiems on bluffs. He didn't even really try ot bluff anyone else...jsut seemed to focus in on Sammy Farha for it. Can you say testing? The second is the hand against Phil ivey. Wow. has everyone re-written history on that one. Let me review here, folks. Moneymaker holds A-Q, Ivey comes in wiht pocket 9's. Fop comes donw as Q-6-Q. Moneymaker bets, ivey calls. And elts stop right here and remind people what REALLY happened. As of this point in the hand...Ivey is damn near dead to rights. Phil ivey had exactly 2 outs. the two tremaining 9's in the deck. The 9 on the river that gives him the full house is a far bigger miracle, to me. Two outs..and he htis one of them. C'mon...did we forget about this, or jsut choose to ignore, so as to dog Chris Moneymaker? Anyway...lets resume. Miracle 9 on the turn for Ivey, he goes all in. Moneymaker calls wiht a set of queens. And so the board read q-6-q-9. That leaves Moneymaker with 7 outs. The remainin queen, 3 aces, 3 sixes. he hits and ace and everyone calls hima lucky bastar,d yada yada yada. And casually ignores Ivey's far largermiracle on the turn that even put him in the hand in the first place.

shaol
October 31, 2006
Thts poker u can hav a dude enter a tourny wit some experience playing with poker pros get lucky n win it! but i tink vgd players dont rely on luck to win jus hope lady luck is on there side on the day.

AdamWolf
October 27, 2006
I have a feelking that almsot no matter what he deos, Moneymaker is stuck wiht the fluke label.

fastcamo
i agree total luck October 10, 2006
the whole event was luck falling his way, there no one anywhere that could have beat that luck..no one.. chris your not good at all so please dont pretend to be,, i had to laugh when i seen you was invited to poker superstars, it made me take a show i like to a show ill never watch again, although i wasnt surprised to hear you didnt accomplish anything there except defeat.

?????
October 4, 2006
Your name should be STUPID DONKEY....'03 won WSOP in '04 cashed $200,000..21,000..10,329..13,000 = $244,329, and your to stupid to understand what Brenes might go all-in with!

DonkeySlayer
Lucky donkey September 28, 2006
Puts all his chips in with 8 8 agaisnt Breneses's A A and catches a 8. What the hell did he think Brenes had, a seasoned Pro will go all in with better than 8 8. Moneymaker never won ANYTHING since then, never even cashed at an event. a horrible donkey Hee hAw you turd

bad_dog76
August 11, 2006
Say what you will about Moneymaker. He's the reason poker has become what it is today. Because of Moneymaker, everyone thinks they can play poker. Flash in the pan? Maybe. A fluke? Most likely, but how many bracelets have you people won? Exactly!

Bender
July 29, 2006
I hate his guts. The worse player ever. My mom could of won that main event with the luck he had. The only thing cool about this guy is his last name. Moneymaker, still living the dream of 2003. I think your 15 minutes is up.

Unregistered
July 27, 2006
Moneymaker Embarasses YOU by him winning because.....?? Its amazing. The people that get made fun of are the People at the Top and the Bottom and you losers are somewhere in the middle. Break from mediocrity and be great.

jarrel
July 25, 2006
Everyone needs to get lucky to win but this guy is a 1 timer. He probably made a deal with the devil. I think he really sucks as a poker player. He won '03 WSOP and thats hard but i never saw him after that. YEAH WPT WOW. How many amateurs won that?I only see him in poker superstars where he sucks there too. He won the main event that PHIL IVEY should have won. it embarasses me as poker player for him to be a champion.

alan
July 11, 2006
1 timer

john123
February 18, 2006
i'm not saying he's the best he just good

Unregistered
February 1, 2006
Moneymaker is not the most skilled poker player in the world. He will never be as good as the best in the game. That being said he is still a WSOP champion and finished second in a WPT event which is more than most poker players cany say. He got very lucky to win the WSOP of poker but nobody and i mean nobody wins a tournament without getting lucky at least once and probably several times.

Unregistered
Lucky at the horeshoe January 28, 2006
If Moneymaker didn't hit the river then someone else would be sitting here right now saying how lucky Ivy was, and that if moneymaker would have hit the river then Ivy wouldn't have been the champ. If my aunt had testicles she would be my Uncle. Cards takes more then skill you have to get the cards, call it luck if you want.

Unregistered
January 14, 2006
Im not hating on chris moneymaker but he did get real lucky in 2003. If he hadnt of catched that river card to make a better full house than Phil Ivey, i guarantee you that Phil Ivey would have been the 2003 WSOP Champ cause if Phil Ivey doubled up right there he would been in a monster chip lead.

john123
December 28, 2005
so alot of people have bad years u can;t expect someone to win one every year

Unregistered
December 13, 2005
2005 anyone? absolutely nothing.

john123
chris money maker does not suck December 9, 2005
ok alot of u are sayig chris sucks and he was a fluke. Sure he got lucky alot but tell me how a fluke can do the following: $13,000 - World Poker Tour Aruba 18th place out of 647 enties $21,000 - WSOP $5000 Pot Limit Omaha 10th place out of 145 entries $200,000 - San Jose Bay 101 Shooting Star 2nd place out of 243 entries if he's a fluke he must be getting pretty damn lucky to have won $234,000 in 2004 and he's placing pretty hight in big fields. so just cause u amature think ur the best in the world and u could win the wsop hands down STFU!!! and who ever said pokerstars sucks

Unregistered
October 17, 2005
I read the post, And I have to say most of them are made by ID10Ts. I want too see how many of you retards can get through a $40 Satellite to the WSOP! Hell I seen my share of Pros, play trash cards and end up with the hand "Gus, Doyle, Fergeson, etc. All have done it. The plain fact is they know about the 15% luck factor that is part of poker. I would beat my House, that 99% of you can't even get through the first 600 players, Much less sit at a table with the so called "Best Players" and walk away with First place! You can't blame Moneymaker for what is know as "Luck"! I seen peeps like you Cry cause the river card beat your hands, But it's always skill when it happens to them! Get a life Morons. Just cause you don't have the Nardes too pony up and try yourself makes my sick. I see more and More of you Mamas boys try poker and think your the best and mouth off. The fact is you have no skill to achive anything highier then playing with your friends and think your Pro!

Unregistered
September 4, 2005
I bet anything Moneymaker has blown his earnings from the 2003 WSOP main event since he doesn't win shit in any other tournament. He's living off of those residual checks from that stupid pokerstars commercial. Pokerstars is one of the shittiest poker sites on the web.

MoneyMaker Sucks
September 4, 2005
Moneymaker Sucks! In The Poker Stars Tournment Against Some Of The Greatest Players Ever He Finished Liek Dead Last! Dident Even Advance To Super Sixteen! Ya Good For Him He Got Lucky Got A Few Millions Anyone Would Lover It. But Face It Kids The Man Will Not Stand Tall In The Poker World! And Anyone Who Said Johnny Chan Suck. Will That Comment Along Proves You Know Jackshit About Poker. Have A Good Day

toti
September 4, 2005
he is a loser dont you see????

RC5000_GUY
September 4, 2005
Thank you, Mr. Ivey.

99.
September 4, 2005
u will never face phil ivey heads up and even if u did u wouldnt win

RC5000_GUY
September 3, 2005
I met Mr. Moneymaker at this year's WSOP main event. He was on a break outside RIO. Nice guy. Very approachable. Ego wasn't in the way of a decent conversation. I've met other celebrities, and some of them have class, and some don't. Chris does. I never believed much in luck 'til I started playing NLHE. This game requires courage, luck, acting ability...Chris displayed all of these attributes. He proves to us that we can do it too, not because he got lucky, but because he was unknown to the Poker community when he started the series, and won. That tells me that I can face Phil Ivey and win. That tells me that I can face Humberto Brenes and win. And it tells me that I can succeed without the success inflating my ego. Thanks Mr. Moneymaker.

gulfport
September 3, 2005
Too bad you don't play in games. Even the low limit games are pretty fun to go and steamroll from time to time.

gulfport
September 3, 2005
Moneymaker is the classic example of a slightly above-average player hitting it big.The donkeys keep playing and donating their money to the pros because they see guys like Chris Moneymaker.He will have ZERO staying power in the poker world, as poker is a game of long term- measured in months and years- and he just doesn't have the chops to make it.Luck wins you hands, and luck can even win you tournaments (including the WSOP). Luck doesn't give you a poker career.Career poker players win over the long term. They can sit in a ring game with $1,000,000, lose every dime of it and be back a month later with the same sized wad to win a few million more. They take their losses as they come and know that in due time, they will be back up again. Moneymaker is an example of someone who was very, very fortunate at the right time in a huge tournament in a game that was exploding in popularity (and had a fantastically marketable last name) who won't last in poker.He should have taken 3/4th of his after-tax winnings and put it in a mutual fund. It will yield him a far better return than his poker skills ever will.In a few years, you too can have your taxes done by an accountant who is also a former WSOP winner.

cityman99
September 3, 2005
fuck all these guys man u played hard and caught some good cards but everyone gets lucky

Ellix Powers
September 3, 2005
Sheeeeeeeaaat...least the nigga didn't call with Jack high!!!

Unregistered
September 3, 2005
Chris won the WSOP, but has done nothing since...I don't consider him among the best.

jdog
September 3, 2005
I heard a rumer that Chris filed from bankrupcy? Anyone hear the same?

Unregistered
September 3, 2005
one hit wonder

McDaddy11
September 3, 2005
Sometimes you have to challenge the luck to get lucky

clint spencer/mookie790/mookie790
September 3, 2005
To all the bashers out there, no matter how much you bash him or call him lucky,I will always see his picture hang on the wall with all the other great champions and this will never change. And as one person already said poker success is measured in only way$$$ and as of right now he is very successfull. Way to go Chris and thinks for keeping my hopes alive

Jason Moneymaker
September 3, 2005
hi im chrisis little cusin jason and i think my cusin chris is so cool. he buys me all kind of toys for chrismas and even a bike for straight a's on my last report card.i love u chris ur my favorite cusin except for lulu my other cusin that taught me how to play poker. she had to train me to forget evrything i learnt from u and then she showed me all about implied odds and the gap concept and stuff. she taught me a lot more than u when all u said was if theres a lot of chips on the talbe then just go all in with stupid hands.but i still love you because you are my richest cusin and my honerary dad.

Unregistered
September 3, 2005
gotta love the pie-guzzling pancake-faced fat ****.....he was destined to win it with a name like moneymaker

I love this place
September 3, 2005
everyone thinks they know what they are talking about.

Unregistered
September 3, 2005
This guy looked like a newb in the WSOP 2003. "Oh, it's to me?" Sitting there looking stoned. What an idiot.

JetsFan315
September 3, 2005
"Posted by: Johhny chans mother on Apr 08, 2004 johhny chan sucks and chris moneymaker kicks ass!!!" lets review here, two main event wins in a row, and 10 bracelets. moneymaker, 1 FLUKE bracelet.

JetsFan315
September 3, 2005
"Posted by: johnny on Jun 24, 2004" great game face, farha tried and tried and tried to read him and it didn't work, when he went all in, farha had the check mark after the flop and moneymaker went all in and farha had to fold because he couldnt read him, he's an excellent player, the poker face is everything" yeah right, it was so easy to read him cause, he had his hand over his mouth, MOST OBVIOUS TELL EVER. its just that farha thought(probably) that he never had met the guy so he could just be doing it for the hell of it.

JetsFan315
September 3, 2005
"Posted by: Mike 198 192 .1.1 on Oct 22, 2004 - IP=67.42.165.106 Don't worry Chris will be around a long time" no he wont, hes almost broke again.

Unregistered
September 3, 2005
"Posted by: Enkhbat on Dec 21, 2004 - IP=199.237.72.19 He won the blind man's bluff, so he is good don't hate him" so blind mans bluff involves almost no skill.

JetsFan315
September 3, 2005
"Posted by: NotMaried2it on Jul 16, 2005 - IP=68.251.139.55After reading all this goobledy gook, largely from teenage morons that watch a couple poker games on ESPN and now know everything about everything (hey, I was 15 once too!)I've come to this conclusion about Chris Moneymaker: most of you can't spell. Once you learn to spell, then I'm all ears about your insights into someone that won a poker tournament you saw on TV a couple years ago. Otherwise, can you stick to the MTV chats about Audioslave or something???" u r mostly right about this but one thing, Moneymaker is a FLUKE. hes the only fluke(besides Varkyoni) who won it. but all of u who r dissing doyle and chan and all the LEGENDS STFU. these guys are greats and u guys are just ppl who havent won anything near what Chan and them have won. and Jason Lester should not have won, Farha should have, come on the guy has 5-4 offsuit the worst(odd-wise) hand to ever win the Main Event.

jester
September 3, 2005
what has cm won since??

Devin
September 3, 2005
Moneymaker got lucky. He has no experience. Jason Lester should have won.

MikeRizzTheProphet
September 3, 2005
About "The Bluff of the Century" - it was not a difficult play at all, it was the correct play. I would have done it, any decent player would have. I make plays like that all night, every night. He is a good player, dont get me wrong, but he will never win another tournament again, but he will always be the poster boy for internet dreamers.

hes ok
September 3, 2005
Ok chris isent that bad, i agree that he did get some lucky hands to win the wsop, and i seen him hit some dam good flops(like the last hand when he hit two pair against sammys top pair) but i guess u have to ge lucky at some points to win a tournament like that, sammy is prob. a better palyer then him, but if u get the cards, i guess u get the cards. (but it was a hell of a bluff with king high, i do give him props on that one) but prob. shouldnt of won the tourn.

notmarried2it is delusional
September 3, 2005
If you really believe Moneymaker is a top flight player, then you've obviously logged some hours in that Audioslave chatroom. Oh by the way, its GOBBLEDYGOOK. Once you learn to spell, then I'm all ears about your insights into someone that won a poker tournament you saw on TV a couple years ago.

NotMaried2it
September 3, 2005
After reading all this goobledy gook, largely from teenage morons that watch a couple poker games on ESPN and now know everything about everything (hey, I was 15 once too!) I've come to this conclusion about Chris Moneymaker: most of you can't spell. Once you learn to spell, then I'm all ears about your insights into someone that won a poker tournament you saw on TV a couple years ago. Otherwise, can you stick to the MTV chats about Audioslave or something???

dan moneymaker
September 3, 2005
yah of course chris won the 500 blind man cuz 1, he is blind, 2, he sucks, 3, he doesnt know wat he has, 4, he sucks, 4..he calls and all in when he has a 2% chance of winning (2004 wsop Main event) 5, hes better of not knowing hes cards cuz he doesnt play them right. 6..he is eating a big mac right now

Unregistered
September 3, 2005
I don't know about not losing you're money on sportsbetting if you are a world champion poker player. The original title of Super System was "How I won a million dollars playing poker and how I lost a million dollars playing golf" and I don't think too many people would say that Doyle Brunson was a bad poker player back then.

Unregistered
September 3, 2005
they only have a year of practice or least

Unregistered
September 3, 2005
wow good point but still alot of kids are just giving there money away in the wsop and they only have like a year. maybe not even a year and they thank they are going to win it

Unregistered
September 3, 2005
chris only has 2 cousins dan and neither one of them is named dan and they are not even 21. he is the one why every one is playing now days, why it is on tv all the time every channel. He is the one that made poker come alive agian because everyone believes if he can do it so can I. Great Job Chris your and idol to many

loveland
September 3, 2005
He Finished 2nd At The Shooting Stars Wpt And He Took Tenth In The Pot Limit Omaha At The 2004 World Series

LOVELAND
September 3, 2005
He Was On The Little Blindand There Were Antes Also. It Was The Last Hand He Could Actually Do Something With. Otherwise His Stack Was So Small He Would Have Had 3 Or4 Callers In It.

Unregistered
September 3, 2005
gus hanson is great

JetsFan315
September 3, 2005
moneymaker out early on day 2. pushed shortstack with 7h 2h v. AK. had flush draw but didnt suck out.proving he is horrible. 7-2 but its suited. y would any1 keep that. there is only one person who can play that hand and make it good and that is gus hanson cause he is the most aggressive player i have EVER SEEN

Unregistered
September 3, 2005
and he won the blind man bluff tournament

Unregistered
September 3, 2005
dan moneymaker you are jealus

dan moneymaker
September 3, 2005
he also cried after my 4 6 off suit beat his 4 5 suited and said he started with the best hand cuz he was suited and now he is back to the $40 he started with and will soon be in debt after he loses to one of those poker playing dogs on those pictures,, has he finished in the money since main event 03? i heard he finished one out of the money in the Womans event but a blind and deaf lady with 1 arm and 4 fingers busted him... just saying wat i heard

Dan Moneymaker
September 3, 2005
He also spent 100k on dandelions

Dan Moneymaker
September 3, 2005
he was drinking N/A beer to and got drunk

Dan Moneymaker
September 3, 2005
yah im his cousin and chris hasnt won a single hand since he won the final hand in the 2003 WSOP..he is that bad

99.
September 3, 2005
i'd stop playing poker if i sucked as much as he does, anyone who thinks he is good pry never won a hand of poker

loveland
September 3, 2005
moneymaker is into day 2 and he gets a day off. this could help him. he needs to win some heads u p coin flips. but he survived 2000 players last night. good job champ

strange
September 3, 2005
true, in poker superstars II he is in second to last, but he has actully shown some skillsand is getting constantly sucked out and losing pretty much every race he is in. after watching his interview in elimination match 17, i have newfound respect for him

JetsFan315
September 3, 2005
for all of u who say moneymakers win was not cause of luck, not only should he have been out on the Brenes hand(freakin 8% chance) and did u guys see poker superstars II. he is in last and no way to get to the playoffs.

cronic hizzy
September 3, 2005
this guy plays to much like an internet player.i am also kind weired out on the way he looks in poker super stars 2.he looks a littel gay.

Johnson
September 3, 2005
Chris has proven over time that he is a sub-par player. Even still sub-par players can get lucky and win. Congrats to his win, but I don't think we will ever see him at the top of a major tournament, for that matter I can't see him winning some of the smaller tournaments. I hope he takes the money he won and invests it properly, cause I can't see him making a full time career playing poker.

The guy is Great!!
September 3, 2005
Anyone of us would have loved to be in Chris's shoes! His 2.5 in winnings may be low, (if there not gone already) but think of the opportunitys that have risen because of that fortunate tournament. He signs autograghs everyday, and must be approached by all kinds of business ventures. He was lucky yes, as lucky as winning the lottery! Ride the wave Chris! Take advantage of the day. For being an amature, you sure had a cool head on your shoulders. So many people were rooting for the guy, that had the long shot. And you hit it! Strike while the iron is hot! If they want to pay you to put your face on the "Wheaties" box, do it! You were so good at playing cool with your poker face, that nobody knew that you didn't know it was your turn to call or raise, that one time early on in the tournament. Johnny Chan finally said, "Do you know it's your turn"? That was hilarius!! When you looked at the replay, you could almost see you being lost in thought about where you were, and how in the hell did you get there! It's too bad the name. "Chris Rock" is already taken, because that suits you perfect. You have a wonderful Father as well. He must be proud, but you know he's as shocked as you, that eveything happened so fast. You don't have to look very far to see, hear or remember a depresssing situation that has affected someone you know to an extent. But this is truly a feel-good story that has possibilities for a happy ending to keep happening over and over! Yes! Everyone would love to be in your shoes. It couldn't have happened to a nicer individual. Poker is part skill and part luck, all the tumblers lined up for you that week buddy! If you get struck by lightning, I mean, if you win another WSOP, you will see a whole lotta mouths agape. Come on, win another one for the Gipper!!

wwew
September 3, 2005
got damn lucky during wsop, has done nothing since, he is in last place in the poker superstars II tournament bc hes really not that good

hoker pack
September 3, 2005
idiots, morons, and posers... Learn your facts before posting on this site.. Genius

george
September 3, 2005
Look you get lucky and win the lottery, its simple and no one cares. You walk into the casino make horrible calls and steal the championship? Thats offense to all players. Calls with 3-3 against Boyd? That's a good call? No, thats a fish. Am I jealous he won? No, I would never enter the WSOP. Why? Same reason I don't go all-in over the top with K-Qo in the sb against an under the gun raiser, Odds. Oh and whoever said what would you be doing with "9-9" on a Q-6-Q flop doesn't play poker alot.

um murph
September 3, 2005
Ivey called on the flop because he didnt have the luxury of viewing Moneymakers hand by way of the tabletop "lipstick" camera behind his hole cards. But I suppose we are all world champions when we can see everyones cards in hindsight.

murph
September 3, 2005
Lets face it Moneymaker is not a great player and im sick of this talk about the great bluff he made. It was an easy play to make cause he knew that the only way Sammy could call the bet was if he had the straight or a flush. No way Sammy could call with just top pair cause if he makes a bad read hes out in 2nd. If anything moneymaker showed the power of a big stack. I will say this for moneymaker though he played not just good but great in the shooting bay tourney but getting lucky in the big one and one other tournment does not make him a great player. On the other hand he can always be glad that he is not Robert Valoser or what ever his name is. On a side not im sick of everyone talking about the Phil Ivey hand. What the hell was Phil doing calling on the flop with pocket 9's anyway. He got lucky to hit a 2 outer then moneymaker got lucky to hit a 4 outer whose luckier???

Unregistered
September 1, 2005
Chris Moneymaker and Greg Raymer are excellent role models to the poker community. They have class and skill and are feared by most of all the top poker players today. They even are famous for their wins at the WSOP and have their website which you see on TV everyday. I feel that all you should respect them and admire their true ability to play cards at such a high caliber. I lso feel that they should have a signing session iwth Greg and Chris before every major tournament. Chris and Greg are NOT lucky...they are extremely skilled.....

Unregistered
September 1, 2005
One time LUCKY FLUKE!! Wish that would happen to me just once!

Swoop
September 1, 2005
The thing about luck, we all been there...bad play pays off sometimes... we all have bad bad beats... but the one that bad beats us.... usely get busted out after a few hands ...there bad play get them self out in the end... but this dude... he just made a deal whit the devil and he got good player out whit bad play! to win in this way is an Insult To the poker world!

Daniel
September 1, 2005
Boy I wish I could get pocket 8's go all in against p aces and catch an 8. Lets face it, MM is a lucky tool that shouldn't even have his name on this website. Lose some weight Chris.

Moneymaker's Dad
September 1, 2005
Anyone can catch cards...but not everyone can act and dress like Sammy Farha

money maker the fat accountant from Tennessee
September 1, 2005
Real lucky that his last name is catchy. No matter if he ever does anything in the poker world ever again, some online site(s) will throw him a few bucks to use his name until his arteries finally clog up and his fat ass keils over.

Dirk Diggler
September 1, 2005
This guys sucks. He got lucky to win the main event in 2003 and then made one final table in San Jose where he came in second. Wow great job Chris a possum can play better than that. Keep up the lousy work and continue thinking you are a good player.

loser
September 1, 2005
This guy has a ridiculous drinking problem. I'd love to catch him playing drunk sometime.

whip
September 1, 2005
Honestly, hats off to Chris for his play. The only thing I can't stand (and not just him) is all the stupid commericals about poker left and right making it look so corporate. I enjoyed the game much more 10 years ago when it was kind of a special "society"

James
September 1, 2005
ARE YOU GUYS ALL DONE NOW? He got lucky, you won't see him again. (just like countless others)

Unregistered
September 1, 2005
Moneymaker should be given credit for his achievement. Yes luck does come into play, but if any of you here were to win it then I'm sure you would be floating on cloud nine. Give the guy credit he deserves it!! He did place second to Phil Gordon like Sammy above stated....

Rodoval
September 1, 2005
He won a world title, for that you must be lucky sometimes and know how to play against pro players.

Michael
September 1, 2005
Chris Moneymaker is a clown he got lucky.he will never win first place in anything anymore

bitchkiller
September 1, 2005
nice card player not great

Cleveland025
September 1, 2005
I say no matter what, the guy can play cards whether or not he wins everyday or he loses. I met him the last time I was in Vegas, and he's a good guy as well.

Jeremy
September 1, 2005
I love how you all shoot the guy down. Nothing but a bunch of 4 am free roll losers. You go win a world title, then feel free to criticize. Lucky or not, he is a world champ , and you aren't

Unregistered
September 1, 2005
ungar's back from the dead?!?!?!

Stu Ungar
September 1, 2005
for Richard, your telling me you never out draw someone on the river to win you fucking wannabe, everyone has and thats part of the game so shut your pie hole. Phil Ivey=sucks

john.
September 1, 2005
richard why bring that up again you retard chris moneymaker won and it was 2 years ago get over you sad fucking loser

Moneymaker is cool
September 1, 2005
Moneymaker would have thought to himself once he won the wsop that "Hey I can mix it with these big guns!!"Goes to the Taj to play in a big limit game and gets cleaned out by a dead money moron who in turns gets cleaned out by Phil Helmuth who in turn gets cleaned out by Annie Duke. Then Phil goes home to sulk!As Phil is walking out of the Taj to go home to sulk how he lost to Annie Duke, he bumps in to Sam Grizzle who is busking outside the Taj for money to play the $1/$2 table inside the Taj and makes Sam drop his harmonica. Sam is annoyed and punches Phil in the Face. Phil screams like a little girl and starts crying there and then while Sam Grizzle gets picked up by the police who are enforcing a new law that bans hobo busking midgets standing in front of casinos!

richard
September 1, 2005
does everyone know phil ivey should have won the 03 wsop if moneymaker didnt out draw him on a final river card

Unregistered
September 1, 2005
Strong rumors that he blew his WSOP winnings on a McDonald's bender. This guy can EAT.

Unregistered
September 1, 2005
I have never heard of men talking about how someone is fat or ugly women do that shit not men you must of lost you man hood somewhere back there

Brandi
September 1, 2005
I am Chris sister and all of you are so wrong you all don't know @#%# about him and never will. All he is to you all is a fat lucky poker player. Well he isn't fat anymore never really was "FAT" just healhty and who really care what you all say its all hearsay, hearsay just like the bible and your religion all hearsay no total truth or fact and he has tripled his money but you all can think he is broke that just mean no one will ask for money..

Unregistered
September 1, 2005
Poker Is Gambling When You Gamble You Get Lucky Or Not Lucky So Yes Its Luck Like Winning The Lottery. He Doesn't Give A @#$$ If He Is Fat At Least He Has Got The Money To Feed Himself And He Dosen't Care About Poker He Has A Rich Family And His Cpa From University Of Tennessee He Worked For Everything He Has And Just Got Lucky Once Now He Is Set For Life He Doesn't Need "poker" And His Family Runs A Wine And Liquor Store Not A Towin Service

Vegas Mike
September 1, 2005
Chris must love Greg Raymer because Chris is now known as the skinny, good looking online player who won the WSOP.

atal
August 31, 2005
not as bad a player as you think, in experinced eye may look like that..but he gambled sometimes and made some tough calls..its not gambling if theres no luck

Unregistered
August 31, 2005
Real is that true? Hey I was wondering does the IRS take their cut at the time of the winning? I hear it's something like 50%? What a drag...I thought they gave you the full amount and you claimed it later.

iveyfan05
August 31, 2005
mm did loose most of his money on sports betting, that is true.

REAL INSIDE INFO
August 31, 2005
i know a guy who knows money maker i sware to god and i know for a fact that he lost well over half of the 2.5 mill at online sports books he bought a house shared some of the money and is pretty much broke again, he was the champ and no one can take that from him but a good poker player wouldnt switch his game completely to sports handicapping and loose his bankroll BOTTOM LINE he is an ameture and nothing more you dont get two chances to put together a bank roll that big how many of us would kill for that money i could play poker forever with that money lol

neil,nelly,nellyboymount
August 31, 2005
he was the luckiest player i have ever seen online players call with anything and get lucky

ghood666
August 30, 2005
moneymaker sucks he got lucky to beat sam farha

Unregistered
August 30, 2005
mm is a very good player....not as good as forest or ungar...but is just as good as the other top players these days like negreanu,,,,look out for mm making the final table again in the years to come

hey dumbass
August 30, 2005
the wsop is mostly luck did you ever even watch it? moneymaker caught great cards and you right he is a millionaire; so are the people who win the lottery. also who calls someone a moron, now days that word is meaningless.

Hey morons
August 30, 2005
Chris Moneymaker has millions of reasons why he is better than any of you. If any of you had actually played in a WSOP maybe your comments would have some merit. (Probably not though)

Dirk Diggler
August 30, 2005
Pure amateur, doesn't slowplay, can't bluff without going all in. Poor decisions, won wsop with pocket aces a million times. Not consistent.

kyle
August 30, 2005
moneymaker your awsome, and a very good player, ill see ya at the tables someday, ill try to knock u out! it will be hard though!

Unregistered
August 30, 2005
Just shows you that if you have heart and the desire to win...nothing can get in your way. I agree Chris did get lucky, but look at the pros...they catch a card on the river and they think it's skill. Chris keep up the good work and ignore all the idots on here that bad mouth you. You are definitely an influence for all of us want to acheive what you have done...it was great watching you play and take out the top players.

omg
August 30, 2005
how many tornaments has moneymaker won???

Poker Queen
August 30, 2005
Thank you for giving all these people some facts StudlyOmelet. People are so jealous that he won all that money it's ridiculous. I say good for him. He played well got lucky as you HAVE TO in an event like that. Luck goes hand in hand with gambling people. But to get that far that many times takes SKILL.

StudlyOmelet
August 30, 2005
As much as I agree that he is a lucky player, so was everyone at the 2003 WSOP final table and so is everyone at any final table. Dan Harrington got lucky a few times as did others. Here's a little list of "lucky moments" for CM. 1. 1st - WSOP Main Event (800+ Players) 2. 2nd - Bay 101 Shooting Star (200+) 3. 3rd - Jack Binion Mid-America Poker Classic (200+) 4. 10th - WSOP Pot Limit Omaha (250+) These Finishes are within a year of eachother...

omg
August 30, 2005
wow moneymaker sucks so bad hes the worst recognized poker player i know

iveyfan05
August 30, 2005
he did make the final table at a wpt event ..he was a bad beat away from beating gordon...

tm456
August 30, 2005
Moneymaker got lucky once and he hasnt won althing besides the wsop

kgb1986
August 30, 2005
I dont give a shit about what all you haters and naysayers say about him. Moneymaker obviously has skill, Jesus I mean the thing is a week long every day sure there are the lucky moments but if you totaled them all up compared to actual length of play it is miniscule. Moneymaker won because he played his best game. Period.

iveyfan05
August 30, 2005
i agree..i think money is a good player...time will tell if i am right or wrong tho...

Vegas Mike
August 30, 2005
Smart agressive player.

SuitedAce
August 30, 2005
Moneymaker can play period. Like some of the earlier posters said....don't be stupid enough to think that what you see on ESPN is the entire WSOP...the main event goes on all day every day for almost a week idiots!! I would bet my house that 95% of you could not sit in a game with top pros and last two hours and I'm dead serious when I say that. He sucks huh? Then why did he finish second at the shooting stars event on the WPT (actually should have won but got drawn out on), cashed in two other major tournaments in New York and finished in the top 10 in last years PLO tourney at the WSOP...no one has that kind of luck.

vampyre
August 30, 2005
ha! this guy is a joke. Raymer at least is a pretty good player, but moneymaker is crap. If he won again I would literally cut off my sak

Nuts2callU
August 30, 2005
Moneymaker obviously has some skill. Remember, he did win a sattelite to pay for his entry fee so he had to have skill for that. As far as the '03 WSOP is concerned, he did get very lucky and made some bad decisions like the pocket 8's vs. Brenes pp A's hand. But one great call I thought he made was his pocket 3's against Dutch Boyd's two overcards. He called the all in and called out for low cards. Definately impressive but he is still an obvious amateur who could have a future in poker.

vampyre
August 30, 2005
i like his determination to suceed at poker i think he definitely has skills but theres something about him that i dont like

iveyfan05
August 30, 2005
he was also a bad beat away to phil gordon from winning a wpt event...even getting to the final table there took a heck of a player he came in 2nd ..he had the best hand and got beat from behind...so dont sell chros short, hes a very very good player...anybodt that doesnt see that doesnt know poker. or only things they do becase they watch" every episode of tilt" so until you know what you are talking about i suggest shutting the hell up

Adam S - ACSCashMoney
August 29, 2005
Very well said Chad and IveyFan .... most of the people who post here are immature morons who have yet to ever leave the safety of Internet play. You must have considerable skill to win a tournament with 800 plus people, many of them professionals .... people don't seem to understand that ESPN shows you .5% of the hands that are player .... Moneymaker had 60,000 in chips after Day 1, among the leaders, he didn't attain that position by being lucky. In addition, he also cashed high in an Omaha tournament in the WSOP ... the man clearly can play poker, people should give him his props. It's quite likely that a quarter of the people currently playing Hold Em would not be doing so if not for broadcasts of his win.

Chad
August 29, 2005
exactly what I mean.

jackpot
August 29, 2005
this guy is newbielucky biitch

Chad
August 29, 2005
Yeah, really. It does take luck to beat hundreds of people in a tournament. However, it also takes a lot of skill to make it that far. I really doubt that he just had cards for every day of the tourney. He's a solid player, and people talk shit because they always talk shit about the champion. Just read Raymer and Varkoyni's pages. People even talk shit about Johnny Chan on this site. All of the pros on this site have talent. Some are luckier than others, but they all have talent.

iveyfan05
August 29, 2005
3 words describe moneymaker................. wsop braclet winner..............not our fault you play 5 dollar sit and gos while moneymaker won millions....hurry up and get back to pokerstars , isnt there a freeroll starting????

lockchamp
August 29, 2005
Chris Money Maker is a solid Poker Player and lucks is needed to Win Big touraments but a bluff is necessary inaany touraments. Just Remember the Name and Soon the World will no ** LOCKCHAMP KY HeadHunter** Dennis Mullins, a Retiree that is turning Pro in 2006 and will be in the WSOP 2005...Dead Money is a thing of the pass.....Confidence and long hours pay off...Beat Mark Seilf in online Ring Games, Phil Ivey And the Old Man....Mr Conservative.......Dangersous Long Champ, known as the KYHEADHUNTER

Curious
August 29, 2005
Can anyone give REAL facts and TRUTH about Moneymaker supposedly losing most of his WSOP winnings?? Is that a fact? If so, playing what limits?

Eddie
August 29, 2005
best bluff ever, he bluff sam farha out of "Pocket Queens"

td8118
August 29, 2005
To be honest I never watched the WSOP last year and could never comment on Moneymaker. However after watching a re-run on TV I began to see how truly great he played. To the comment that he was a lucky fluke, that is totally ridiculous the hand against Ivey was a hand Moneymaker had to pay off. If you can find me one pro in the circuit who would lay that hand down Ill never play again.

Dr Hank
August 29, 2005
Needs a goatee, just to show where his chin is! lol

Enkhbat
August 29, 2005
plus he is on TV tommorrow on Travel Channel, looks like he made a final table on WPT season 2

pocket7s
August 29, 2005
enkhbat is right MM is a damn tight cool player.I agree with sammy the bricks above post.

Enkhbat
August 29, 2005
He won the blind man's bluff, so he is good don't hate him

wow rico youre an idiot
August 29, 2005
He had trip Q's with an ace kicker and caught the ace on the river...

sammy the brick
August 29, 2005
"low cards, low cards." when I watch my wsop dvd late at night I always rewind the bit when he says that. Its almost orgasmic.

Rico/Rico Moneymaker/LaL08Kb12004
August 29, 2005
Chris Moneymaker played great... he hardly made any mistakes. The hand with phil Ivey, if im not mistaking he had two pair aces and omehting else, why would he not call the all in of phil Ivey. Plus he beat a lot of people at the final table. DONT HATE ON THIS GUY

Kim B./tinybubbles042
August 29, 2005
Does anyone know what kind of sunglasses Sammy Farha wears to play in? I want to get some for my husband for Christmas. Thank you.

Unregistered
August 29, 2005
He was 2nd place in I believe it was shooting stars WPT event. Winner was Phil Gordon. So he has done something since. Made final table and if Phil did not get an ace on the last hand he would of won that event. Moneymaker had pocket Kings Phil had an ace and something else. MM went all in and Phil called and caught the ace. Maybe he's done even more but this is the one I know about. So please people know what you are talking about before stating he hasn't done s**t since.

Unregistered
August 29, 2005
OMG Moneymaker is a fat slob who got lucky and won the series. Big deal. - He hasnt done shit since.

djnpa_30
August 29, 2005
decent to good player and yes i admit and so does he that he got lucky to win the main event but hes a super nice guy and i wish him well

RGL GamePolice
August 29, 2005
He look like Eric Gagné. I like him.

richardeum
August 29, 2005
i dont like chis moneymaker at all!! hes just a lucky guy that won a tournament on tv

aces high 56
August 29, 2005
MM is very lucky ..he is bad at poker and he will be making a $10000 donation every year for the rest of his life!!!

nevs/wiseman/rnevels
August 29, 2005
So He Is Down And Out Thats Why He Was At Imperial Palace Playing 25 Dollar Tourneys...hmmm I Feel Sorry For The Guy..

slvsc2
August 29, 2005
Reality check people -- Moneymaker did have a good tournament in 2003. He did have some great hands to play and did earn his title. HOWEVER, since then he has been little more than a hack. He's pissed away his WSOP money and is losing his appearance fees at various casinos. That's not rumor folks. I give the guy credit for what he accomplished in 2003 but he's done little since. I feel bad for the guy because he bought into his own press. He'll wind up back in the Ozarks crunching numbers.

cockle picker
August 29, 2005
to beat 800 other players in the wsop,plus having to win tournaments on line to qualify,i think we can safely say this guy is the best around

broth
August 29, 2005
i havent heard of him since 2003.. where has he been?

Art/Hydroblunt/mekrox
August 29, 2005
Moneymaker barely got anywhere in this years WSOP. Im talking about all the events including the main one. So obviously he isnt some miracle player just an above average player who got lucky. It happens.

Sammy the Brick
August 29, 2005
hey Whitney he was druink, he said he was, said he got drunk the night before and was up until four am it really was sad. I like the guy, but i think he's made too big a deal of, only because he's the champion of the poker explostion.

Whitey
August 29, 2005
I think he looked drunk at the 2004 WSOP...That was sad because you think the reigning champ would want to make a good showing....I dont think you'll ever see him at a final table again....He'll be back working as an accountant in five years.....sad but true

Sammy the Brick
August 29, 2005
Now that I masqueraded as Jay T and insulted him for being an idiot, I'd like to say a few words about Moneymaker. He is a good amateur player, and he did do well in an 800 plus person tourney, with that said I think that luck had, and still has much to do with winners in such tourneys. Back when the WSOP was an 8 man tourney it was much more a skill game, today it's still skill, but SOOO much more luck is involved it's scary. Now I say Money has some skill and is a good player because he also came in second in the WPT tourney with Phil Gordon. That's all thanks.

the wise one
August 29, 2005
I can't believe you guys expected moneymaker to win again (or even do well). How many repeat champs have there ever been? Not that many. Yes, he is a flash in the pan, but i'd like to win 2.5 million, luck or not.

NEVS/WISEMAN/RNEVELS
August 29, 2005
Hey All Just Left Vegas Friday Chris Was Playing 25.00 Dollar Buy In Touraments At The Imperial Palace With Only 600 Too 1st Place He Lost Like A 100 Pounds No Wedding Ring Wearing Flip Flops I Think He Is Down And Out Broke Why Else Would He Be Playing There He Looked Like Nick Nolte When He Got That Dui People Where Takin His Picture And Getting Autographs Anybody Know What Happen To Him Please Reply Thanks.

Mike
August 29, 2005
Don't worry Chris will be around a long time

NOPOKERSKILLZ
August 29, 2005
I think the correct thing to sum all of this up is that Moneymaker sucks... compared to Ivey and Harrington and all the other greats... he probably wouldn't suck compared to all of you... Congrats on the millions made but he will never be as good as Ivey or Harrington

AcesHigh205
August 29, 2005
Your Awesome

jr.
August 29, 2005
it's funny how everyone on here has something to say. i would like to see some of you play...probably jokes.

Unregistered
August 29, 2005
Stick to the internet...BOY

joey bucktooth bandiny
August 29, 2005
chris is the best all around player ever in the history of poker.his talent can easily be seen ouzing out of his triple chin.i love how people claiming to be a pro go on hear and talk sh it like they can play big money poker without making mistakes. internet should outlawed for people who have iq lower then forrest gump

Chris Moneymaker
August 29, 2005
I wasn't principal when I was one!

phil ivey
August 29, 2005
got so lucky beating catching a card on the river i wud have won. extremally lucky wont win another bracelet ever!!!

Rick
August 29, 2005
Even the blind squirrel finds a nut every now & then.

Aashon/Lakijuana2yahoo.com
August 29, 2005
Chris moneymaker has a software for sale for 29.95, what it's and the number and contact info for it. it an instructional software on hold'em. thank you

Gus is the man
August 29, 2005
I have to saw, after watching the wsop last year I though that Moneymaker was just a lucky amature who happened to beat out a mediocre final table. After watching Bay 101,however, Moneymakers improved play, and great reads against guys like Gordin convinced me that he is for real and is truely a great poker player

BetterThanUR
August 29, 2005
is there a story behind his name? Moneymaker doesn't seem like a common name.

Unregistered
August 29, 2005
well its really really hard to do that, and to win one of those things you gotta get really freakin lucky sooner or later but I can't believe he made that call with a A 10 :(

poker player
August 29, 2005
chris is just a decent player who got lucky in one tourmant i dont hate him but he is not that good he didnt make a final table in any event in this years wsop

smash
August 29, 2005
not me, i hate when people get lucky on the turn or river especially againts my main man Phil Hellmuth, its bad to see people winning when they dont have any skill

seanof30306
August 29, 2005
it amazes me to see so many people hating chris moneymaker, both on here and at the live games i play in.here's a guy who had NEVER played in a live tournament before who came out of nowhere to win the biggest event in poker. a guy who, like most of the people on here, started playing on the internet and could only dream of playing at the wsop, much less winning. a guy who took a 40.00 shot and played through over a thousand players just to win his seat.chris moneymaker is US! he lived the dream we all share. why would anyone not be happy to see joe nobody come out of nowhere to win the day? he's rocky with a beer belly!and for all of you criticizing his calls? you do understand that the reason poker pros are poker pros is that you can never tell whether they have the hand or not, don't you? if you lay down your cards every time there's a better possibility on the board and someone fires a bullet at the pot, you're not going to last very long.and moneymaker's bluff of farha was incredible poker. a guy playing in his first live tournament ever gets all the way to the final table, is down to two players, is playing against one of the best, trickiest players in the game, yet has the guts and presence of mind to follow a read he got and put it all in on a stone-cold bluff, then sit there stoic as a stone? that's balls ... and great poker.i don't know whether moneymaker is one of the best, but winning the wsop and coming in 2nd at the bay 101 is enough to convince me he's good enough to deserve my respect and admiration.bottom line? chris moneymaker's everyman wins story is one of the best things that's ever happened to poker. americans love to see the little guy win, and that's one of the biggest reasons we saw the field at this year's wsop DOUBLE from last year's record-setting field. i'm a fan.

seanof30306
August 29, 2005
"Posted by: bill/billye/billye1111@comcast.net on Feb 22, 2004 He Put All His Money In When He was behind several times..He made so many mistakes a typical internet player makes.. If he gets to final table again I will walk to Vegas....P.S. His dad was a total idiot as well!!!!"
hey bill, did'ja see the bay 101? better start walkin'.

Bluffed
August 28, 2005
HOW CAN U SAY HE WON WITH SKILL???????? so overrated and wont win another bracelet in his life unless he enters the womens event

jobe
August 28, 2005
how can u bluff with A 10 with a KK9 board...get raised all in with a guy holding K8...and call instantly? oh he dint hit aces on the turn and the river, wat happened to the luck?

Fred
August 28, 2005
moneymaker sucks i mean like he didnt even get past Day one in 2004 WSOP main event

holdemfoldem
August 28, 2005
Moneymaker won with skill, icy veins, and an innate ability to read his opponents. All you haterz should show up to Bellagio and play no limit with Moneymaker. Don't forget to wear your "depends" when you lose quick

playing poker 24/7
August 28, 2005
Moneymaker won an 800 person tournament, no one wins that without skill, he made mistakes like any HUMAN, but he made so non-amature calls like the pocket threes, any other internet amature would have folded. He deserves that money, nice job Chris. good luck defending your title!!

the truth
August 28, 2005
u guys are idiots. moneymaker is so lucky? how come he placed 2nd on wpt bellagio tourn. and he hit the final tables on 2 other wsop tourneys...check the stats bitchez

Sam Farha
August 28, 2005
If he ever sits down at my table again, I will give him jelly doughnuts as much as possible to distract him.

AcesLewy
August 28, 2005
Quite possibily the most OVERRATED player... All I see and hear from media all the way down to the clowns I take money from on monday nights is "Moneymaker"... The clowns I play with even call my sunglasses I wear "The Moneymakers"

stevo
August 28, 2005
Moneymaker is a lucky man. He is an aggressive poker player which i like, but i believe he still needs lot of work not to mention i do not expect to see him in anymore final tables

KSLawdog
August 28, 2005
He was somewhat lucky, of course, but he's one to look up to for not getting pushed around by the so called pros.. great job.. What makes a PRO a PRO?? He's a millionaire twice by poker..?? Thanks Moneymaker.. Your awesome!!!

Dayton 3P9
August 28, 2005
how can u say he is not lucky? there were at least 4 occasions shown on tv that he had more luck than an irish man with 12 cold coins, 6 horse shoes, a rabbits foot, 15 four leaf clovers, honestly, if i had that kind of luck i would win the lottery 5 or 6 times in a day. look at his success in the wsop 2004 events, he has had no success, why? cuz he doesnt have enuff skills, i like him he seems like a nice guy and he also donated that 25k but i dont see alot of success in his future really, but good luck cuz u have alot of it

smash
August 28, 2005
he did get lucky...88s beating AAs? since when?

steve/yanks551/safyanksrule
August 28, 2005
chris ferguson has 5 wsop bracelets

Owen is a moron
August 28, 2005
Chris Ferguson is most over-rated player along with Sam Farha and Amarillo Slim researh on his win he just got lucky vs T.J Cloutier

owen
August 28, 2005
is moneymaker great, no but he is a good player although not as good as some of those he beat. and you cant say he is the only respectable player in recent years when chris ferguson won it in 2000. now thats a great player.

Unregistered
August 28, 2005
Moneymaker is terrible, but even a broken clock is right twice a day.

schooling the legend
August 28, 2005
Johnny Chan 03WSOP-"Oh I'm in bad shape...Throw a duece out there dealer..."Im Sure You all remember that great play chris

Unregistered
August 28, 2005
Moneymaker would bitch up all you haters real quick he is a great player... raymer and varkonyi are the shitty players who got lucky go hate on them.Moneymaker is the only respectable champ in recent years

chance
August 28, 2005
1st time in Tunica on July 25th, bought in 100.oo1/2 blinds, won high hand 10-11pm and 300 cash!! the ben on the table I was on were very very confused. Learn the rules/strategy and go fo it girls.Poker is GAMBLING/GAMBLING is CHANCE/so call me chance. :) Let's go Annie :)~~~chance~~~

BruddahV
August 28, 2005
I can't believe how many people think Chris Moneymaker was just lucky. First of all he had to qualify against a couple of thousand people on-line of which probably 5-10% where pros trying to get in the cheaper way ($40). Then he had to play a live tournament (1st one)in a field of 800-900 players. Then he had to take down some of the greatest players in the world including former champions and you guys call that LUCK??? AWWW COME ON CUZ, YOU KILLIN ME!!! I think the only lucky thing that happened at the 2003 WSOP is the previous winners are lucky that this was his first live tournament!!! Chris Moneymaker will be back at more final tables that's for sure!!! STU UNGAR...BY FAR SECOND TO NONE!!!

Darren K
August 28, 2005
When given the choice of luck or skill, I'd choose luck any day.

CW1CK
August 28, 2005
Moneymaker might just be the luckiest man alive....He plays on the boat near my home, and believe me he sux! One of my buddies took about 10 grand off of him.

DJ.
August 28, 2005
Moneymaker is a great player but he got help from his father, who said Farha was bluffing because he shuffled his chips with his left hand.

Hon Le
August 28, 2005
I raise u bluff u is too low high card to call kamaikaze Ha hahaha

Jay T.
August 28, 2005
It's hard to repeat as the winner in the Main Event at the WSOP. I believe only Johnny Chan and Amarillo Slim repeated as WSOP Main Event champs.

phillyscr
August 28, 2005
Chris wont win again - sad!

gbtimmerz
August 28, 2005
You people who talk about taking Moneymaker's roll are great. Why are you taking Chris' money? Did you get sick of beating Chan, Ivey, and Hellmuth? That leads me to my opening point. First, anyone can get into this forum and create any story they want. Thus, I do not believe any of you who claim to have taken money off of Chris. Second, even if you took a few thousand off Moneymaker, do you think he cares. He has another 2 million plus dollars to play with. Not to mention winnings in the Bay 101 and other events and ring games that never get published. As for getting "lucky" in the WSOP in 2003. Of course he got lucky. Anyone who wins a major tournament like that