![]() Judging by his name, you might think that Chris Moneymaker was meant to have been involved with dealing in sums. But by this point, destiny was clearly calling. And as they played heads-up Texas Hold ‘Em, Moneymaker must have wanted the glory of winning the most prestigious prize in poker, to say nothing of the $2.5 million on offer to the winner.Īnd regardless of Farha’s starting hand, Moneymaker’s five of diamonds and four of spades did not exactly inspire confidence. Over the course of one week in May, 837 contenders had been eliminated, leaving this amateur online player going up against seasoned professional Sam Farha. And now, from his initial $86 satellite entry fee granting him a seat at the WSOP – the price of admission to enter the tournament at Binion’s Hotel in Las Vegas could have been $10,000 – a million-dollar payout was guaranteed. ![]() Sure, he was the chip leader at the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) having miraculously, and literally, battled against the odds all the way to make it to the final table out of 839 entrants. ![]() ![]() When the cards were dealt, Chris Moneymaker could hardly have been happy. ![]()
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