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
midway
It was about midway through the (2003) tournament,
sort station
a sort of reaffirmation of a man's station in life.
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.
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.
human taught
It's taught me more about human interaction, which is a big thing on stage.
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?
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.
good hard people realize tournament
I don't play a lot of tournaments, but if I don't win a tournament in a year, people are like, 'What in the world is going on?' People don't realize how hard it is to win tournaments. You're not going to go out and play 10 tournaments and win one of them. Your odds aren't that good.
american-celebrity
You have it or you don't... I think I have it.
love money people playing poker pros wins
The pros really like all the new people playing poker because they love the dead money; but when the money wins they don't like that very much at all.
competition family game gotten guy hour improved money poker spend teach time win
The competition has improved tremendously. In 2003, I could teach a guy how to play poker in an hour and he could win some money. Today, it would take days. The game has gotten so much tougher. So I will spend my time with my family and play when I can.