Chris Moneymaker
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Chris Moneymaker is an American poker player whose unexpected 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event victory, after qualifying through an online satellite, is widely credited with sparking the global poker boom.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chris Moneymaker canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
World Series of Poker bracelet winner
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human ⓘ poker player ⓘ |
| activeIn | 21st-century poker scene ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfFame | 2003 WSOP Main Event victory as an amateur online qualifier ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1975-11-21 ⓘ |
| education | degree in accounting ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Moneymaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Christopher Bryan Moneymaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | poker ⓘ |
| givenName | Christopher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | daughter ⓘ |
| hasPlayedIn |
World Poker Tour
NERFINISHED
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World Series of Poker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | poker ambassador ⓘ |
| influenced |
growth of online poker
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mainstream popularity of poker on television ⓘ |
| knownFor |
symbolizing the accessibility of poker to amateurs
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turning a small online buy-in into a multimillion-dollar WSOP title ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| mediaAppearance | featured on ESPN WSOP broadcasts ⓘ |
| memberOf | PokerStars Team Pro (former) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Moneymaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Catalyzed the early-2000s global poker boom
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Qualified for the 2003 WSOP Main Event via an online satellite tournament ⓘ Won the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Heads-up bluff against Sammy Farha in 2003 WSOP Main Event ⓘ |
| notableWork | Moneymaker: How an Amateur Poker Player Turned $40 into $2.5 Million at the World Series of Poker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
accountant
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professional poker player ⓘ |
| onlinePokerSiteQualifiedThrough | PokerStars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| onlineSatelliteBuyIn | 39 USD ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Atlanta, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Moneymaker Effect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldSeriesOfPokerBracelets | 1 ⓘ |
| worldSeriesOfPokerMainEventRunnerUpDefeated | Sammy Farha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldSeriesOfPokerMainEventWinningAmount | 2500000 USD ⓘ |
| worldSeriesOfPokerMainEventWinningHand | 5♦ 4♠ ⓘ |
| yearOfWorldSeriesOfPokerMainEventWin | 2003 ⓘ |
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