How Chris Moneymaker Won the 2003 WSOP Main Event

[@jeffreydiblasio9589]

A lot of people don't understand the significance of this win by Chris. He was the first to ever qualify for the WSOP via an online tournament. This win literally CATAPULTED poker into the mainstream. Online poker quickly went 10x, then 100x from where it was. Still gives me chills watching nearly 20 years later...What a win

[@MikEEEB32]

Facts. He was the ultimate underdog.

[@Franciscasieri]

Imagine if Sammy called his massive bluff? No poker boom

[@Peter-zg3em]

without a doubt the most important player of all time. he was on hustler casino live last week and he was a blast to watch. made some plays, mixed it up, made everyone laugh. every professional poker player, and every casino with a cardroom today owes him a debt of gratitude.

[@chrishebert2471]

I agree..this started the poker BOOM and moneymaker will always be remembered for it ..I started playing because of the hand that started at 19:00

[@senditletmeknow]

It's not true Jeffrey

[@celery4564]

The Ace on the river against Ivey on the final table bubble feels like every tournament I've gone out of on Pokerstars.

[@83Henno]

The WSOP App is even worse

[@Simple_Jackass]

Celery - I live in a state that doesn't allow online poker (I know, land of the free my ass haha), so I'm only a multi-millionaire on PokerStars with "Play Money" lol.... but that doesn't mean I don't get tilted when losing the way you just described.... which seems like it ALWAYS happens!!!!

[@andylymbo]

Honestly that was such a sick spot.

[@losyart]

Such is poker a lot of variance and a lot of bad beats on each and every site what is important is how u react on it and if u keep on playing your a game or at least b game most of the time be disciplined u gon be a winner plus u have to put in volume a lot of volume actually esp in tournaments

[@charizard1521]

Barry Greenstein published his book “Ace on the River” less than two years after this..🤔

[@amazingazblo0239]

Who came from Emplemon channel

[@dickievanleijen1545]

Amazing story. Moneymaker and his friend Gambler walking into the casino feeling lucky 😂

[@Izumisensei2004]

Me XD

[@deleted-something]

Not me, from some vid I forgor

[@tonyharris5533]

Even though we've seen these clips numerous times, I still prefer these old school poker videos over todays stuff. Wish there were more 90's and 80's stuff out there.

[@joshrandor4371]

I like watching Texas Card House videos...filmed today, reminds me of the past.

[@KevinsKontentKorner]

This is 2003…

[@matj3296]

They used to have all the old ESPN broadcasts on YT about ten years ago... Even the 90s final table where Stu won... Cant find them anywhere now

[@MCS322]

@@matj3296 PokerGo owns the rights to all wsop footage. You can watch literally every wsop tournament that was recorded

[@Himijendrix014]

@@KevinsKontentKorner I think he knows that just referencing he likes even older videos of possible but this is better than today

[@chrisitalia8868]

That was a huge win for poker, a guy who won an online tournament then wins the world series of poker, almost like a Hollywood script.

[@keithkelso9872]

It was a script

[@Do0mtrainw3]

And his last name is moneymaker? Come on

[@zackshewchuk8483]

@@Do0mtrainw3 literally, can’t make this stuff up

[@Extraordinarym3m3]

Maybe if you suck at poker because Ivey at the final table would have been a real treat.

[@MagicalBread]

@@Do0mtrainw3And the last name of a friend whom invested in him’s last name was “gamble”

[@ethansamarija7055]

The poker gods were on Chris’s side this whole tournament

[@jib1823]

I hope the cameraman that captured the shot at 3:54 got a raise, that's a beautiful shot.

[@mathprodigy]

He did, he got a raise . And he decided to call. Turns out the guy was bluffing

[@jib1823]

​@@mathprodigy😂

[@DadgeCity]

Chris did get lucky a few times, but he also showed a lot of heart with some great bets. And it's great to watch big hands play out in 2 minutes instead of 10.

[@RodJeez]

Yep. They never talk about how lucky Ivey was to hit a 2 outer on the turn. At least Moneymaker hit a 4 outer on the river

[@alexc656]

@@RodJeez 7 outer on the river for moneymaker.

[@callumduke7771]

That would be the best anyone would hope to run,some insane luck

[@fozzz-vb5oj]

Yes.... and WE ALL NEED LUCK... little if Only....✌️🐕🐾☕

[@ぬんぬんビム]

Everyone who's ever won the main event got lucky at least a few times, at least since the early days when there were only 10 players or so.

[@afrochickenboy]

22:33 look at that defeated smile after moneymaker breathes out and scratches his head. Farha immediately knew he just got bluffed. Brutal

[@NickWuebker]

I think the only reason Farha didn’t call, was because he couldn’t be sure Chris hit the straight. He knew Chris didn’t hit the flush, but couldn’t be sure on the straight.

[@CowSaysMooMoo]

@@NickWuebker Actually, there was a second reason....he 'knew' he was the better MUCH MORE EXPERIENCED player and could outlast money, but he let it get him A LITTLE on tilt, was tired, and jammed his TP/GK into a weird 2 pair......that last hand was rough.

[@cosplaytimecapsule]

that hand where Chris made the call with the 3s was incredible

[@joe429t]

I remember watching this when it originally aired. This is how I learned to play Texas Holdem and this is also why I suck at poker.

[@alejandrorivera4725]

JAJAJAJAJA

[@sirloin9348]

One of my best friends from high-school has a cousin who was Moneymakers roommate and best friend from college. We went on vacation in florida and got to play online while talking to Chris on speakerphone. Hes such a cool, genuine guy. We kept laughing about how none of the other players online would believe he was actually Chris Moneymaker. They kept asking him questions they got from wikipedia or somewhere, thinking they were gonna prove he was lying. Once they started realizing they were actually playing against him, it got very entertaining. They were equal parts starstruck and terrified bc they were playing against him lol

[@il9621]

The 27 year old... lmao. Chris literally always looked late 30s+ even in his 20s. Awesome time in poker

[@mrsir1872]

dude easily looks 40.

[@RodJeez]

He was gambling addict and I think alcoholic

[@dondon-py8np]

No way he was 27 poker boom was rigged

[@biszkoptbiszkiewicz1054]

27 years looks like 45+

[@sbrfs356]

@@RodJeez who isnt

[@damounferry6562]

That pocket 8s all in call was like online poker with russians and brazilians.

[@mosesari8925]

Omg you know !!!!! Lol 😂 I guess 88 others have that experience also !!!

[@octodaddy8322]

I think the pocket 3's hand vs dutch boyd was the most notable... for his tourney life

[@damounferry6562]

@@octodaddy8322 yes that too. He was probably like "i m probably behind but i have 2 outs. Lets go!" Lol

[@il9621]

@@octodaddy8322 the pocket 3s call was out of this world lol

[@chrismoltasanti]

Pocket 3s 😳

[@Peter-zg3em]

the game has changed so remarkably. tournament poker used to be filled with characters. now it's filled with gto robots. the game has evolved crazily in the last 20 years, all because of chris moneymaker.

[@Striiker]

You can say so (and I truly understand that) but in the end its still just 5 cards dealt on a board.

[@CBonesey]

The golden era.. looking at the top 30 finish in this main event it’s insane to see the players: Farha, Harrington, David Grey, Ivey, Freddy Deeb, Marcel Luske, Scotty Nguyen, Lederer and Helmuth amongst others. Insane!

[@cocobob6025]

What a better time too

[@garygwinn4256]

The Call Against Boyd, and the Bluff against Farha, were the hands of the entire tournament. The Man had some serious Moxie

[@sameroulis]

Farha knew he had him, but with all the bad beats going on in front of him, he just couldnt believe he had the best hand. in my humble opinion

[@jacobnewman8291]

@@sameroulis then he didn’t know...

[@williamoleary9330]

Such a class player Sam is.

[@TheShaming]

The tournament that made Poker mainstream. I remember being 12 and watching this over and over. This sucked me into poker

[@rah2023]

How much you have lost until now?

[@louismontoya7437]

Not the best player by far. But every poker player owes him because he’s made players millions of dollars. Possibly the most important person in the history of poker.

[@MADDOXXXbr]

Exactly.

[@oriondx72]

Just seems to me he was the luckiest. To me Doyle is the most important person in poker but thats just my opinion.

[@louismontoya7437]

While considering he was around 40 years before moneymaker and not many people knew of him. Then moneymaker wins one tournament and poker sky rockets.

[@volusiasorange]

for real i love this dude

[@_pimes_]

@@oriondx72 every wsop main event winner ran like the sun

[@marcopolodeoliveira8347]

Never played a live tournament before this, this is what every poker player dreams of

[@sandranorman6451]

Remember watching this when it was first on. Always love Chris Moneymaker. It was a tough beat for Ivey, though. I remember ESPN repeating it over and over again. Never tire of watching this.

[@bloodymarvelous4790]

That first hand between Lederer, Chan, and Moneymaker is the best televised hand of poker ever.

[@patrickclay3537]

Running hotter than a freight train on fire, that AQ hand was sick

[@seankiesling2054]

I think the 88 hand was even sicker... he had 8% equity Rewatching this i forgot how bad/lucky Moneymaker was

[@nickd2296]

@@seankiesling2054 It wouldn't be interesting if poker was all skill lol. Also Chris MoneyMaker changed the game of poker with that win.

[@Joesworldttv]

You know you are the true legit Chris Money Maker when your dad is even questioning your own bluff.

[@sabinoharriague4754]

This was cracking me 🤣🔥 If parents cant figure imagine someone else!

[@GymGirlToks]

amount of luck moneymaker had is just unreal but that bluff was the greatest ever so definitely earned it

[@KG-mv5uo]

Looks like the ending of a movie where a humble accountant takes on the godfather. Sammy Farha just looks like a straight gangster.

[@jdorffer]

The main event winner is always lucky to win, skill gets you there luck wins it all

[@TopCheese81]

Thats why you very rarely see someone make back 2 back final tables let alone win.... He also got in some advantages situations ie when he had the ace high flush draw and top pair vs chans k high flush draw and when he hit the a on the river vs Ivey full house now that was more lucky then anything but you get my point...

[@alexandermorris3693]

I honestly think it takes luck to get there...skill to win it all. The best players win the final tables...you need to get lucky to make it to that point. Having said that i still agree with the jist of what you're saying

[@QualityTheGamer]

@@alexandermorris3693 opposite

[@deadbeatchumbuddetectivete4549]

Main event winners is a statistical improbability to win twice; considering everyone in the tournament are considered pros or semi-pros, it's not like you're up against half donks, half decent players.

[@MeowMeow-yw1zp]

Skills are 100% necessary but to win a tournament with that many people you need to dodge so many bullets and run like a god…Moneymaker changed the poker world with this win and helped the game as a whole. Just like Tiger Wood. So many pro golfers hated that he won so many tournaments but his fame ultimately made golf a much bigger sport and everyone is forever getting paid way more.

[@seebz10]

Just look at the players field for every main event after his and the incredible jump of player and prizes. His 2.5 million for a few main events after would qualify at 7th place money for a while. He literally is the reason I started playing back then and to this day.

[@dondolo631]

That Phil Ivey hand is crazy

[@alexbentley486]

One of the biggest suck outs in main event history. And he celebrated it like he did something.

[@Monahandsom3]

@@alexbentley486 he did do something. He knocked out Phil Ivey. It’s not like he played the hand incorrectly. Anyone in his position would think they were good.

[@ShredHeadJHJ]

@@Monahandsom3 I agree - totally standard play by Chris. What, was he supposed to fold there? Haha. Getting lucky is all part of the game. Ivey knows that too.

[@Monahandsom3]

@@ShredHeadJHJ yep. It’s just a bad beat for Ivey there. Can’t knock him for going all in with a boat. It’s a bad beat for sure

[@ExplorationExperts33]

How dumb/ignorant is the tournament director? " Moneymaker is looking for an Ace or another Queen".... Uhhhhhhh What about a Six? 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦

[@OtakuLogan2017]

the bluff hand with K7o was the one that won it for him, what a play against a great player

[@steviefootstepandnobody176]

Funny how insane the bluff seemed at the time. Totally standard now.

[@9419cmcc]

14:28 Dan Harrington and Jason Lester looking at each other like "wtf are these guys doing? JT and A2?"

[@PokerJunkie83]

I didn’t know Chris Moneymaker’s dad was J.R. from the WWE 😂😂

[@flukey111]

I've met Moneymaker in Vegas. Incredibly nice man.

[@chrismoltasanti]

That pocket 3s call ... Ice Cold

[@zdql2000]

“I know it's early in the century, but that's the bluff of the century." Well said!!!

[@laptopfromhell890]

Take me back man... to when poker was great, had real personality in the game and the Main Event was the Main Event.

[@johns8902]

Lol why is Bin Laden your pic

[@laptopfromhell890]

@@johns8902 That's Tim Osman

[@jwilliams6002]

I never thought about it, but we can thank Chan for where poker is today. I never thought he would go with King high flush draw, and wheel draw. What happens to poker if he folds??

[@seankiesling2054]

That's actually a very strong combo draw. I feel like a lot of players even today would go with it. Khi flush and straight draw with 2 to come for a full double up. Those are the kinds of flops you go with if you're trying to win the tourney and not just ladder up

[@nickd2296]

It wasn't a bad play. Just a really cold deck.

[@cloongeorgy7553]

Chan also coached Jamie Gold on his run.

[@losyart]

Depending on stack size and pot odds it might be ok call or rather silghtly bad gambly call

[@jwilliams6002]

@@seankiesling2054 - I mean playing it at all. Chan is known for playing snug. He always has. Obviously, he adjusts to his table, but he is known for playing on the tighter side.

[@MrOizo-nv3mj]

This is why we’re all here

[@grizzlis5921]

The Ace of spades on the river against Ivey. First thing in my mind Motorhead - ace of spades "the only card i need is the ace of spades the ace of spades"

[@markanderson4353]

Some of Chris's plays were pretty bad (especially 88 vs Brenes AA) but he got it done and changed poker.

[@OJuggernautO]

Funny how much Poker has changed from then till now. Norman Chad saying on the QQ board with Moneymaker having AQ that “you’d generally want to chase people out and bet big, and that with his small bet you’re almost begging for a call”. Uhh, yes of course you want a call! But Poker as I said was different back then. It was A LOT different in fact. Also, Moneymaker of course got lucky in some spots, but he also played pretty damn good. People might not understand the gravity of the situation. This was before Poker blew up, in fact, this very tournament and Moneymaker winning is WHY the Poker boom happened. Aka the “Moneymaker effect”. So back then, the idea of an amateur going up against a pro and not being destroyed was almost unheard of. My point is, here Moneymaker is, making these insane calls and bluffs against some of the greatest Poker players of that time period and not being afraid to do it. No matter how you want to look at it, he played great. And yes he got lucky, you HAVE to get lucky to win ANY poker tournament, let alone the main event! Anyway, man I miss the old days of Poker. Smh

[@Mitjitsu]

Back then you had people 3-4x it pre in a tournament, and then betting at or close the pot for a continuation bet.

[@AllenHanPR]

This tournament and Rounders put poker on the map.

[@shteebo]

If you offered this screenplay for a movie in 2002, you'd be laughed at: "This likable no-name guy with no live tournament experience plays boldly and gets lucky, knocking out Chan, Ivey, Harrington, and four other solid pros on his way to turning $86 into $2.5M and a WS main event bracelet." C'mon man. That could never happen.

[@jasonfullerton7763]

"You at least have to come up with a more believable name for the hero. I mean, really, Moneymaker? Why not Winnerguy?"

[@cmofficial794]

I was there and we all started getting into poker during this tournament. Weather he won the end game or not, the boom started.

[@stephenjones6030]

Legend has it that Brenes is STILL hurting to this day. What a HORRIBLE beat in such a big spot.

[@katking6820]

I forgot how many top level pros he had to go through incredible!

[@bryanep]

It's incredible? He literally got it in bad over and over again.

[@katking6820]

And still won 😂

[@losyart]

@@bryanep Yeah its incredible that every donk when he runs hot in tournament can win

[@cotegt]

This is the best of the best of all wsop honestly

[@deanbinks3703]

Incredible luck and run of cards!!

[@id10t98]

but but but skill! roflmao!

[@realfacthunt]

I dont think anyone in recent years has won the WSOP without a great run of cards and a lot of luck.

[@SpicyNuggs562]

Yes, he had some luck, but In fairness, he actually made some great calls, bluffs, and value bets too.

[@kenth0t]

the last wsop at binions, history! chris moneymaker was literally yugi muto catching all these cards 🤣🔥

[@tnutssss]

i remember watching this when i was 10 years old. i fell in love with poker after this

[@DrMarioMKDS]

Emplemon?

[@Kajichuu]

Mr.Moneymaker is the manifestation of the American Dream, hard work eventually paid off for an opportunity to make millions. Gotta make smart plays and you too may be the next moneymaker. i salute you sir! a truly inspiration story.

[@xMTLKx]

Dan Harrington feels so forgotten, don't forget he also made the 2004 final table, crazy

[@desean3402]

And Chris cool af. Legit a cool dude.

[@Gettenhart]

Emplemon brought me here

[@Mike-jv9cl]

0:41 that’s probably the funniest hand of poker I’ve ever seen in my life 😂🤣

[@davidjerez1452]

Lesson learned to become a pro poker player. Go all in when you have third pair.... hit a 2 outer when behind and holdup when I’m ahead.. awesome strategy

[@Bphillips2808]

I was a kid in high school when this came out. It started a love of poker and lost me a fuck ton of money......

[@kevjones5055]

I remember this on ESPN. Everyone around where I lived all the sudden started playing poker all the time

[@rivahkillah]

Yeah, but that was also partly due to a couple of strikes in professional sports at the same time

[@ChrisJamesProject]

Man...When poker was fun to watch!

[@SpicyNuggs562]

Yes, luck is a part of poker, but in fairness to Moneymaker, he actually made some great calls, bluffs, and value bets too.

[@aolson72178]

Yeah he's not a bad player at all I've seen him play after this he gets a lot of bad beats

[@Triguys1]

this is funny because I was watching this video and shaking my head about how incredibly bad he was playing hands then getting saved by 2 outers.

[@Adamdidit]

@@Triguys1 Which happens precisely once in this video. Assuming you dont count Ivey's 2 outer. Which I'm sure you never have.

[@Triguys1]

@@Adamdidit Wasn't the Ivey hand a one outer? My point stands on how horribly he played, but the cards fell in his favor. Shoving QJ off preflop vs AQ suited and winning...poker gods were pulling for him.

[@Adamdidit]

@@Triguys1 the qj v aq wasn't shoved til after he hit the straight on the flop and the Ivey river was a,q, or 6. He had 7 outs. After Ivey stick around when he shouldn't have and then got even more lucky.

[@the-chillian]

Players are far better nowadays, but I'm afraid we'll never see characters quite like this again.

[@ricflair8907]

That’s society now man. No space for characters. No space for individuals

[@blurryct]

@@ricflair8907 is that how u feel about poker or about life in general sir?

[@CapsFan117]

Ivey, and Brenes made the right calls and played better than Moneymaker just ran hotter than a forest fire in California lady luck was on his side.

[@Todd_Walker]

@Short hair and straightners I couldn't agree more. You can spot them because they start spouting off GTO terminology. They always have to pose and take extra time agonizing if they should make the call with the nonsense they played. Then they lose and justify their ridiculous call because of blockers or some other garbage. Live poker has gotten easier if you're patient and play fundamental poker. Online is a clown show filled with bots and the any two cards crowd that the algorithms seems to favor.

[@Ramboost007]

That's the problem you get eventually with games likes these, once the meta has been solved, everyone becomes the same player

[@shivasirons6159]

0:29. Sammy classy as always waiting to shake MM hand.

[@fulltiltfrankie5388]

The footage was so much better back then

[@AudibleVisibIe]

Man I love watching these old clips and remembering all the weird characters from the old days. Brenes is straight out of a movie

[@DJFLDJFL]

This is the best thing that ever happened to the game of poker. The best thing to ever happen for poker pros too. We need another 1 or 2 of these to boost the game again. It's starting to look an awful lot like chess...so enjoy your smaller prize pools, guys!

[@id10t98]

Casinos and 'poker pros' have ruined the game for a long time. The tournaments suck because there's no time clock to force action, guys sit for 10 minutes, motionless and then fold, then you have all these alleged pro's trying to tell everyone how there is SO much skill involved...ffs, there is no skill involved in playing Texas Hold Em. ZERO!

[@hank7166]

@@id10t98 the last bit isn’t true at all lmfao

[@henrylowe3981]

There's no element of luck to chess

[@meowmanmarty982]

@@id10t98 tell me you are a losing player without telling me you are a losing player lmao

[@DJFLDJFL]

@@henrylowe3981 That's the point. Holdem is getting a lot more solved and boring. It's not the exciting wild wild west that it once was...not that long ago.

[@michaellee4276]

Moneymaker keeps improving his hand on the river whether he needs it or not.

[@andyzavala7286]

That call with Pocket 3’s wildin

[@Praetoreon]

13:00 Phil did not want to shake hands. 😂

[@phil3038]

The call against J10 when he had A2 Great read and gutsy call 😎😎👌

[@notallowed337]

Damn i hate when Farha folded on that bluff from Chris but at the same time Chris winning was a boom for the game

[@joackimsillanpaa589]

Respect to Farha🙏🏼

[@NewOrleansGuy837]

poker is such a fascinating game. a character like Farha claimed to be an investor (lie), had a cigarette in his mouth (doesn't smoke), and is good enough at Pac-Man to take people's money.

[@NewOrleansGuy837]

@@rjtabit3912 Farha himself admitted some time after the 2003 tournament that he's not an investor, and only said as much to entice people to play poker with him. I'm not saying he's a bad guy, I just find it amusing that poker players can flat out lie about who they really are, and nobody bats an eye.. lol

[@jasonfullerton7763]

Anyone that has played live long enough has been the guy who has cards but already folded in their head.

[@jeffreypardue9770]

The title of this video should be: How Chris moneymaker sucked out after getting it in bad so many times to win the 2003 wsop main event

[@southerngent716]

I remember watching this on TV as it played out from start to finish.

[@dereks7745]

If Moneymaker doesn't win the main event I don't think the Poker boom would have ever happened.

[@matejazlatkovic9646]

I dont think anyone will be this lucky after this guy

[@rockwithyou2006]

Jamie Gold

[@anthonydavis6175]

21:22 I read about the big bluff hand in Harrington on Holdem and Farha's decision was about as close as it gets

[@benzienugent2010]

He makes Jamie Gold look like a genius.

[@Mathemagical55]

He makes Forrest Gump look like a genius.

[@seankiesling2054]

@@Mathemagical55 gump was a genius

[@shadowdawg04]

Jamie Gold was, and is a clown....seriously

[@_Chris_D_3004]

People say Ivey was unlucky... Not really. He was dominated on the flop and sucked out himself

[@davidblass9808]

this was awesome -

[@kainoa7585]

Im not a pro but Chris made some extremely ridiculous plays and ran extremely lucky. I cant think he would have done the same things now days

[@zprodigalson]

What about Jamie Gold and Jerry Yang?

[@gonorse9588]

To win the WSOP you have to get luck a hand or three

[@Ramboost007]

You can't win the main event without at least getting that amount of luck, especially with the sheer number of players now

[@randybobandy6020]

Ivey leaves him hanging at 13:00 hahahah

[@SpicyNuggs562]

Honestly, I think that's poor sportsmanship on Ivey's part. Chris did nothing wrong to deserve to be snubbed like that. I love Ivey, but that's disrespectful.

[@bawling4soup]

@@SpicyNuggs562 chris said in a podcast that ivey would make mean glances and ignore him for years after this

[@JPatel1995]

No class

[@sabinoharriague4754]

Gross. Asuming MM was a fan also!

[@gordygreen7159]

Ivey has no class, what a baby to not shake his hand, I've seen phil get lucky many times himself, it's called variance sht happens and when it does true colours are revealed.

[@noThankyou-g5c]

crazy how this final table had 7ishmillion chips and the 2023 main final table had something like 600million chips

[@jeremymiller1564]

The beat he put on humberto brenes with the pair of 8's was brutal. Such an awful play that got stupid lucky

[@billyaces5397]

Knock out list is unbelievable …never be seen again in todays series

[@diegot143]

Best poker tournament of all time, it’s like a movie.

[@marz367]

The fact that this guy had 0 experience playing in a real poker tournament before this and is able to defeat Elite Players at Poker just like that is really impressive.

[@Tthumb]

Guy told the player he just beat for the WSOP bracelet that he bluffed him a few hands ago 😂

[@aadiskywalker]

Bro is so legendary that many online Poker tournaments are called "The Moneymaker"

[@realfacthunt]

I think people are bit unfair to Moneymaker, the last 20 years have seen so many entrants to the World Series that it's impossible to win the big one without luck and great cards, skill alone wont get you through 9,000 opponents.

[@Alanaboo912]

I get the luck factor but who calls with pocket 8s with that board lol

[@realfacthunt]

@@Alanaboo912 A read perhaps, who knows. But he did.

[@gripm773]

@@realfacthunt even if it was a read, it was a bad one lol

[@rivahkillah]

True, but nobody's expecting him to win another main event. He got walked pretty badly when he sat with pros right after this tourney. Nobody can take away his victory here though, and who really cares what people have to say if you're winning.

[@williamchristopher5653]

Interesting story on the 2.5 million: Moneymaker had to pay tax, then 2 people that backed him for 50% of his winnings, then his wife filed for divorce and took whatever was left. Moneymaker was broke in 2004

[@azcardguy7825]

This was a great year for wsop

[@jdaily2293]

What a run, but it’s not surprising he never came close to winning main event again or winning another bracelet.

[@89tin]

14:25 Lester and Dan Harrington share a moment when Moneymaker flips his cards. What do you think that look was saying?

[@joshkeller206]

Dan shakes his head a little thinking “donkey”

[@702couch]

I remember watching this "live" at the time. How fun and exciting it was at that time.

[@PantonePapi]

In an alternate universe the ace didn’t come on the river, Ivey won the hand and went on to win his first main event

[@keithkelso9872]

It was rigged

[@anthonyferrari711]

Phil said it was better for Poker that Chris won. It’s been 20 years. I’m sure he is over it.

[@Madisongs]

@@keithkelso9872 my cousin dealt that hand. He’d know if this was rigged