Full Name: Christopher Brian Moneymaker
Born: 1976
Birthplace: Tennessee
Started Playing Poker: After watching Rounders (the movie)
Moneymaker's poker success is a real fairy tale. He was a humble accountant from Nashville, he won his seat to the 2003 WSOP by winning a $40 online satellite tournament at Poker Stars. Because he was unable to pay for his trip to the tournament, his father and a family friend sponsored him with a promise of sharing a portion of any winnings he will get. As we all know by now, Chris won the prize pool of $2.5 million beating such poker greats as Phil Ivey and Sammy Farha. Thanking lady luck, he donated part of his WSOP winnings to cancer research.
Poker Players
Doyle Brunson,
Johnny Chan ,
TJ Cloutier ,
Layne Flack ,
Chris Ferguson ,
Phil Gordon ,
Joe Hachem ,
Gus Hansen ,
Phil Hellmuth Jr. ,
Howard Lederer ,
Chris Moneymaker ,
Daniel Negreanu ,
Phil Ivey ,
Men Nguyen ,
Thomas Preston ,
Dave Ulliott
Women of Poker
Annie Duke ,
Barbara Enright ,
Jennifer Harman ,
Susie Isaacs,
Kathy Liebert,
Cyndy Violette,
Isabelle Mercier