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Moneymaker: How an Amateur Poker Player Turned $40 Into $2.5 Million at the World Series of Poker

by Chris Moneymaker

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From online qualifier to poker’s biggest stage

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From online qualifier to poker’s biggest stage

Chris Moneymaker recounts the route from casual gambling and post-college card games to the 2003 World Series of Poker. The book traces the unlikely logistics behind his entry: a $40 online Texas Hold ’Em game secured his tournament seat, while borrowed travel money got him to Las Vegas for his first live event. Alongside his early experiences with gambling, Moneymaker lays out key hands from the four-day tournament and the run to the final table. It is both a personal account of a sudden breakthrough and a record of a pivotal poker tournament from the player’s perspective.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Poker fans interested in the 2003 World Series of Poker
  • Readers curious about online poker qualifiers and tournament play
  • Sports-memoir readers who enjoy underdog competition stories

Themes

Poker tournamentsTexas Hold ’EmOnline qualificationGamblingUnderdog achievement

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Book overview

In 2004 the number of entrants -- and the winning pool -- at the World Series of Poker tripled, thanks in large part to Chris Moneymaker, an amateur player who came out of nowhere to win the 2003 Series, and prove to newcomers and poker pros alike that anything is possible with a chip and a chair.

Moneymaker was a young accountant from Tennessee who loved to gamble but only took up cards after college. Three years later he was playing a $40 game of online Texas Hold 'Em and won a coveted seat at the 2003 World Series of Poker. Borrowing money to get to Las Vegas, he entered his first real-time tournament and spent the next four days battling for a top spot at the final table.

Filled with everything from his early gambling ventures to a play-by-play of his major hands at the World Series of Poker, Moneymaker is a gripping, fast-paced story for anyone who has ever dreamed of winning it big.

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