POKER INFO - PROILE - Chris Moneymaker

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.

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

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!!

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

he was drinking N/A beer to and got drunk

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

and he won the blind man bluff tournament

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

He Finished 2nd At The Shooting Stars Wpt And He Took Tenth In The Pot Limit Omaha At The 2004 World Series

chris is 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

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

they only have a year of practice or least

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.

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

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???

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.

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.

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.

Moneymaker got lucky. He has no experience. Jason Lester should have won.

what has cm won since??

"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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

"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.