Chris Moneymaker
Chris Moneymaker
Christopher Bryan Moneymakeris an American poker player who won the main event at the 2003 World Series of Poker. His 2003 win is said to have "revolutionized poker" because he was the "first person to become a world champion by qualifying" at an online poker site. This has been referred to in the press as the "Moneymaker Effect."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionOther
Date of Birth21 November 1975
CountryUnited States of America
family
I'm the first person in my family to play poker.
guess matter sinking suddenly
Then suddenly it's all over and you've won, and then it's just a matter of it sinking in. I guess that's where I am now.
That's really cool, where can I get one of those?
human taught
It's taught me more about human interaction, which is a big thing on stage.
midway
It was about midway through the (2003) tournament,
acting anybody asked given interests
Acting is Hollywood. It's an American dream. If you asked just about anybody and said, 'Would you become an actor if given the opportunity?' - everyone would say yes. Why not? It would be an ideal. It would be an interesting opportunity. But I have other interests as well.
sort station
a sort of reaffirmation of a man's station in life.
asked honored jeff licensed privilege products series team tournament work
I have had the privilege to work with Jeff and his team on a series of licensed products and I was honored to be asked to co-host this tournament with him.
days drawback guess home keeps last road
I'd guess that out of the last 365 days I've been on the road about 180 of them, ... That's the only drawback to all of this. It keeps me away from home too much.
trying
If you see me playing a $1/$2 no-limit on PokerStars, I'm probably experimenting with something, trying something new seeing how it works.
fit money realize start work
If you want to make money and have action, you need to work from like, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Those are the hours. That just doesn't fit with a lot of people's schedules. And that's just the start of it. You've got to realize what you are getting into.
casino people player
If you're a poker player and you show up at a casino at 8 a.m., you're going to be by yourself or with some people that are rocks and just don't give you any action.
fall trying matter
I always pretend like I'm nervous no matter what. I try to fall asleep.
champion world want
Although I have to say, it's become a lot harder for me since I won the world series because everyone wants to beat me. For example, bluffing is really tough now, because there's always someone who calls me on the off-chance that they'll then be able to say they read a world champion's bluff.