1. Christopher Bryan Moneymaker was born on November 21,1975 and is an American poker player who won the Main Event at the 2003 World Series of Poker.
12 Facts About Chris Moneymaker
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Chris Moneymaker attended Farragut High School in Knoxville, Tennessee, and later earned a master's degree in accounting from the University of Tennessee.
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Chris Moneymaker was a part-time employee at a local restaurant, in Spring Hill, Tennessee.
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Chris Moneymaker said that his ancestors made silver and gold coins and chose the name "Chris Moneymaker" as a modification of their German last name, "Nurmacher".
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Chris Moneymaker was working as an accountant when he won a seat in the Main Event of the 2003 World Series of Poker through an $86 satellite tournament at the PokerStars online poker card room.
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Chris Moneymaker started his own company, Moneymaker Gaming, and began traveling to play in more numerous and larger buy-in tournaments.
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Chris Moneymaker did well in Event 16, the $215 Pot Limit Omaha with Rebuys, where he finished fifth, earning over $28,000.
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Chris Moneymaker won the Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha event of the World Poker Open tournament in July 2009 and won $15,889.
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Chris Moneymaker placed 11th in the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event, earning $130,000.
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In 2011 Chris Moneymaker placed second at the National Heads-Up Poker Championship against Erik Seidel, earning $300,000.
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In 2019, Chris Moneymaker was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.
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Chris Moneymaker was married to a stay-at-home accountant who was not traveling the world, gone all the time, and gambling a lot of money.