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
tvs way money-maker
I don't like the way I ever appear on TV.
beer college people
When I was broke, no one ever offered to buy me a beer. Now that I have quite a bit of money, everybody tries to buy me beers. Where were all these people back when I was in college and broke?
enjoyed meant-to-be
Poker is meant to be enjoyed.
player hands class
World Class players can lay down the toughest hands and play any two cards at any time without fear. Their reads are impeccable.
sports thinking blow
Never in a million years did I think the sport of poker would blow up the way it did.
beautiful thinking play
The beautiful thing about poker is that everybody thinks they can play.
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.