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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instanceOf World Series of Poker bracelet winner
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
World Series of Poker NERFINISHED
hasRole poker ambassador
influenced growth of online poker
mainstream popularity of poker on television
knownFor symbolizing the accessibility of poker to amateurs
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
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
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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World Series of Poker notableChampion Chris Moneymaker