He is famous to many poker fans, and they know his name by heart. He is in a situation that many poker fans want to be in. His name is Chris Moneymaker, he was the novice poker player from Tennessee who won a seat in the "big game" The 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event.
Any person who has either watched it when it first aired on ESPN or have bought their copy of it on DVD, are all amazed to witness how a person who had only played internet poker for several months can climb the ladder to win the big pot in the 'big kahuna' of them all the WSOP Main Event.
If you have watched the DVD of the 2003 ESPN World Series of Poker, this is only the abbreviated version of this tournament. They get straight to the action, and have interviews with professional poker stars. Also, every once in a while the cameras would head straight to Moneymaker. The reporters would comment on how he only won his place in the tournament with a $40 entry fee from an online satellite poker game.
Well, now we have the full story. Moneymaker's rise to the top from his humble beginnings are well documented in his gambling autobiography: Moneymaker: How an Amateur Poker Player Turned $40 into $2.5 Million at the World Series of Poker.
This is a delightful book for any interested poker player; I believe you do not have to be interested in poker in order to enjoy this book. It is a very down to earth type of read. I read through it pretty quickly, and I enjoyed my time reading it.
The book details Moneymaker's humble beginnings; his father loved card games, and taught his kids how to play them. When Moneymaker was in college, he would play many types of gambling games. Moneymaker's favorite type of game was betting on Sports. Moneymaker and his friend were making pretty good money in college from his betting habits; but it started going downhill. Moneymaker accumulated a sizable amount of debt; and he had to ask his father to help pay it off.
The book also details how he then turned to blackjack, and then of course his discovery of Texas Hold'em. Moneymaker was lucky to have a good woman by his side, his wife Kelly.
The beginning of the book is set up in two parts, the first part of each chapter is set on each day of the World Series of Poker Tournament. The second part focuses on Moneymaker's gambling life before the WSOP Main event. Then after he comes to the part where he wins his seat in the online poker tournament; it then transitions to the details of his play by play up to the top of the WSOP lot passing such players as Johnny Chan and Phil Ivey to win.
At the time, Chris Moneymaker was in high debt, he was an accountant for a small restaurant barely making a living to support his wife and new born child. This book chronicles Moneymaker's way out of his troubles, and into becoming the darling of the poker world.
Chris Moneymaker is now doing what he loves as being a professional poker player, and a story like this can inspire anyone who is in a similar situation as Moneymaker was.
Any person who has either watched it when it first aired on ESPN or have bought their copy of it on DVD, are all amazed to witness how a person who had only played internet poker for several months can climb the ladder to win the big pot in the 'big kahuna' of them all the WSOP Main Event.
If you have watched the DVD of the 2003 ESPN World Series of Poker, this is only the abbreviated version of this tournament. They get straight to the action, and have interviews with professional poker stars. Also, every once in a while the cameras would head straight to Moneymaker. The reporters would comment on how he only won his place in the tournament with a $40 entry fee from an online satellite poker game.
Well, now we have the full story. Moneymaker's rise to the top from his humble beginnings are well documented in his gambling autobiography: Moneymaker: How an Amateur Poker Player Turned $40 into $2.5 Million at the World Series of Poker.
This is a delightful book for any interested poker player; I believe you do not have to be interested in poker in order to enjoy this book. It is a very down to earth type of read. I read through it pretty quickly, and I enjoyed my time reading it.
The book details Moneymaker's humble beginnings; his father loved card games, and taught his kids how to play them. When Moneymaker was in college, he would play many types of gambling games. Moneymaker's favorite type of game was betting on Sports. Moneymaker and his friend were making pretty good money in college from his betting habits; but it started going downhill. Moneymaker accumulated a sizable amount of debt; and he had to ask his father to help pay it off.
The book also details how he then turned to blackjack, and then of course his discovery of Texas Hold'em. Moneymaker was lucky to have a good woman by his side, his wife Kelly.
The beginning of the book is set up in two parts, the first part of each chapter is set on each day of the World Series of Poker Tournament. The second part focuses on Moneymaker's gambling life before the WSOP Main event. Then after he comes to the part where he wins his seat in the online poker tournament; it then transitions to the details of his play by play up to the top of the WSOP lot passing such players as Johnny Chan and Phil Ivey to win.
At the time, Chris Moneymaker was in high debt, he was an accountant for a small restaurant barely making a living to support his wife and new born child. This book chronicles Moneymaker's way out of his troubles, and into becoming the darling of the poker world.
Chris Moneymaker is now doing what he loves as being a professional poker player, and a story like this can inspire anyone who is in a similar situation as Moneymaker was.
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