Poker Celebrities Chris Money Maker Celebrity 7

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Poker Celebrities Chris Money Maker Celebrity 7

The next poker celebrity to be listed on my blog is Christopher Bryan Moneymaker, better known as Chris Money Maker. He was born on November 21^st, 1975 in Atlanta.

Chris is an American poker player who won the main event at the 2003 World Series of Poker. His victory is known to have been a victory that was one of the main boosts for the poker boom in the years following. This win has been called by many; the "Moneymaker Effect".

Moneymaker attended High School Tennessee and he continued his study to obtain a master's degree in accounting from the University of Tennessee.

Chris Moneymaker has an autobiography, Moneymaker: How an Amateur Poker Player Turned $40 into $2.5 Million at the World Series of Poker. Hi autobiography was published in 2005. He also has made an official website promoting poker stars as an official poker stars pro.

Basically Chris Money Makers story is told to the world in a simple form. In 2003, Chris entered a $39 satellite on PokerStars and won. This gave him a seat in a larger satellite, one that had a World Series Main Event package up for grabs. Chris also won this tournament, and headed off to Las Vegas to play in what was to be his first live tournament. Against all odds, Chris made it to the final table and went on to claim the gold bracelet, winning prize money of $2,500,000.00.

When Chris Moneymaker is not busy travelling the world on the professional poker circuit, he spends most of his free time with family. When he gets the chance, Chris likes playing a range of sports, especially football, golf and basketball.

Since the WSOP Chris Money Makers poker road has definitely not ended. He has since cashed quite a few times; nothing however compares to being the World Series of Poker Champion. The following are further “career highlights”:

2003 WSOP $10,000 Main Event May 2003 1st$ 2,500,000

WPT Bay 101 Shooting Stars $5,500 Main Event March 2004 2^nd $200,000

2004 WSOP $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha May 2004 10^th $21,000

EPT London £5,200 No Limit Hold’em September 2007 17^th $24,480

PokerStars WCOOP $10,300 No Limit Hold’em September 2008 6^th $139,635

Chris Moneymakers name emphasizes his credibility in the poker world. Many people think he is called “Moneymaker” due to his victory. It has been spoken that Chris Moneymaker has been asked the same question over and over: “Is that your real name?”.

Please note there have been further results and triumphs since writing this post.