Chris Moneymaker bought himself into the WSOP 2003 by winning a $39 satellite from Pokerstars.com. From there he took the whole tournament down and won an amazing $2,500,000 in first price.
He was born 1976 in Tennessee and is now living with his wife and daughter in Nashville. Chris began to play poker year 2000 after seeing the movie Rounders. The first live tournament he ever played were in fact the WSOP, which he won. He is now part of "Team Pokerstars" and is considered a reputable tournament player. Winning the World Series Of Poker is something every poker player dreams of and for this aggressive player the dream came true.
If you want to play against Moneymaker you can do so online at Pokerstars. Since he is now part of Team Pokerstars he is regularly seen at the poker site. Team pokerstars consist of the following players; Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, Tom McEvoy, Wil Weaton, Isabelle Mercier and Evelyn Ng. |