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Chris Moneymaker

(1975) Poker Player

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Chris Moneymaker is a poker player, best known for Moneymaker.

Quick Facts About Chris Moneymaker

Born: November 21, 1975
Profession: Poker Player
Notable works: Moneymaker

About Chris Moneymaker

Christopher Bryan Moneymaker is an American poker player who won the Main Event at the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP). His 2003 win is said to have revolutionized poker because he was the first person to become a world champion after qualifying at an online poker site. This has been referred to in the press as the "Moneymaker effect".

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Chris Moneymaker

If you see me playing a $1/$2 no-limit on PokerStars, I'm probably experimenting with something, trying something new seeing how it works.

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Experimenting

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When I had a full-time job, I really wasn't that busy, but now I'm really busy. I guess that's a good thing.

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A good thing

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The pros really like all the new people playing poker because they love the dead money; but when the money wins they…

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Because

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My favorite movie right now is probably 'Hitch,' a Will Smith thing.

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Favorite movie

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Although I have to say, it's become a lot harder for me since I won the world series because everyone wants to…

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Able

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I don't like the way I ever appear on TV.

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Tvs

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World Class players can lay down the toughest hands and play any two cards at any time without fear. Their reads are…

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Cards

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Not having the online game has made it more difficult. There are a lot of young and upcoming players in poker. But…

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Away

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The competition has improved tremendously. In 2003, I could teach a guy how to play poker in an hour and he could…

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Competition

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Never in a million years did I think the sport of poker would blow up the way it did.

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Blow

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I used to sports gamble a lot and I was getting killed on that but then I found poker and really enjoyed…

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Anything

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I'm comfortable with the hold 'em, Omaha and stud high-low. But the other two games aren't my strongest games. I'm not comfortable…

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Comfortable

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My favourite movie right now is probably 'Hitch', a Will Smith thing.

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Favourite

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If you want to make money and have action, you need to work from like, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Those are…

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Action

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I always pretend like I'm nervous no matter what. I try to fall asleep.

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Fall

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I actually do quite well in Omaha. It's one of my better games. I love pot-limit Omaha and Omaha high-low. I do…

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Casinos

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When I was broke, no one ever offered to buy me a beer. Now that I have quite a bit of money,…

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Beer

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Poker has such an element of competitiveness that other games don't have.

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My biggest fear was public speaking, and then having everyone know who I was, it was definitely weird at first. When I…

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Biggest

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You have it or you don't... I think I have it.

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I think

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If you're a poker player and you show up at a casino at 8 a.m., you're going to be by yourself or…

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Action

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The beautiful thing about poker is that everybody thinks they can play.

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Beautiful

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Poker is meant to be enjoyed.

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Enjoyed

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But I want people to understand that poker's not all glamorous, it's not all being on TV and making tons of money.…

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Being

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I'm the first person in my family to play poker.

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Family

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Chris Moneymaker by topic

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