| Are you people aware of the word 'godfather'? | | | | Sam Farha, when on the river he bluffed 'all in' |
| Most of all are aware of this word. This story is | | | | with King High. To change the momentum of the |
| related to the godfather of Poker Players. The | | | | match Farha folded a pair of nines. Eventually |
| one and only Chris Moneymaker was the winner | | | | Chris won the WSOP and Farha gave him a full |
| of the main event at the 2003 World Series of | | | | house. This poker player has since played on the |
| Poker (WSOP). He earned his seat into the World | | | | World Poker Tour, and finished in the second |
| Series of Poker main event, and rose to the top | | | | position at the 2004 Shooting Stars event. He |
| to take the $2.5 million first prize. It turned this | | | | earned prize money of $200,000. |
| poker player into an overnight celebrity. He has | | | | After Chris Moneymaker won the WSOP, he |
| already traveled around the world as a poker | | | | switched over from his job. It was only to serve |
| player. His latest achievement is European Poker | | | | as a celebrity spokesman for Series owner |
| Championships/EPT Event Season 4 where he | | | | Harrah's Entertainment as well as Poker Stars. He |
| got the 17th place and won prize money of | | | | started traveling to play more in large buy-in |
| $22,871. | | | | tournaments. Chris Moneymaker is married and he |
| His full name is Christopher Bryan Moneymaker. | | | | has a daughter named Ashley. She was born |
| He was born on 21st November 1975 in Atlanta, | | | | three months before, he won WSOP. His |
| Georgia. He was the student of Farragut High | | | | autobiography is named, Moneymaker: How an |
| School in Farragut, Tennessee. Later he received | | | | Amateur Poker Player Turned $40 into $2.5 Million |
| a master's degree in accounting from the | | | | at the World Series of Poker. It was published in |
| University of Tennessee. When he won a seat | | | | March 2005. His last name is an aptronym. This is |
| into the main event of the 2003 WSOP at hat | | | | real birth name. The word 'Moneymaker' is a |
| time he was an accountant in Tennessee. He won | | | | modification of a German last name which is |
| through a US$39 satellite tournament at the | | | | approximately 'Nurmacher'. |
| Poker Stars online poker card room. Previously he | | | | He has finished in the first place for once and he |
| was totally unknown to the tournament, but on | | | | has won one WSOP Bracelets. His total winning is |
| day one of the tournament professional sports | | | | $2,781,730. Some of his achievements are, 2004 |
| handicapper Lou Diamond noticed him. He named | | | | shooting Star WPT Season 2 holding the 2nd |
| Chris Moneymaker his 'dark horse' to win the total | | | | position, 35th Annual World Series of Poker, he |
| tournament. | | | | finished in the 10th position with a prize money of |
| This poker player's first prize was $2.5 million and | | | | $21,000 in the year 2004. Godfather still stays in |
| it was his first live poker tournament. There are | | | | Spring Hill, TN, United States. It is going to be a |
| several interesting moments in his carrier. One of | | | | tough question where this game maker will stop. |
| the most memorable hands was heads-up against | | | | |