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.