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

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.

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.

i havent heard of him since 2003.. where has he been?

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

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.

So He Is Down And Out Thats Why He Was At Imperial Palace Playing 25 Dollar Tourneys...hmmm I Feel Sorry For The Guy..

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!!!

i dont like chis moneymaker at all!! hes just a lucky guy that won a tournament on tv

He look like Eric Gagné. I like him.

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

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

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.

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.

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

"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.

He had trip Q's with an ace kicker and caught the ace on the river...

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

enkhbat is right MM is a damn tight cool player.I agree with sammy the bricks above post.

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

Needs a goatee, just to show where his chin is! lol

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.

best bluff ever, he bluff sam farha out of "Pocket Queens"

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?

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

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????

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.

this guy is newbielucky biitch

exactly what I mean.

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.

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<in that event if you knocked out a pro and you were a non pro you got paid a bounty fee, so you know ppl were gunning for him> 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

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

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.

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

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.

Smart agressive player.

i agree..i think money is a good player...time will tell if i am right or wrong tho...

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.

Moneymaker got lucky once and he hasnt won althing besides the wsop

he did make the final table at a wpt event ..he was a bad beat away from beating gordon...