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Chris Moneymaker is the aptly named (yes, that’s his real name) winner of the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event. He is largely credited with helping to start the online poker and World Series of Poker mania. Moneymaker exemplified the everyday poker-playing dreamer who. Many entrants, including the overall winner Chris Moneymaker, won their seat in online poker tournaments. The 2003 Main Event was the first tournament to pay out at least $2,500,000 to the winner. Dan Harrington made the final table and looked to win his.

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The World Series of Poker Online is in full swing, with over half a dozen winners crowned so far. This is just another chapter in the rich and storied history of the world's most famous poker festival which started way back in 1970.

However, one of the most famous stories in the WSOP's history 50-year history came in 2003. A certain Chris Moneymaker's life changed forever, as did the poker industry, as he won $2,500,000 and kicked off the 'poker boom'

Just like Moneymaker's life changed, there are some more lives that will be changed with the WSOP Online this year, and Moneymaker says that he never expected his win to have left such a lasting impact on the WSOP and the wider poker community.

'I didn't expect it; never in a million years. I honestly thought I would go back to work and play poker here and there but it would be a small part of my life. I was wrong.'

Moneymaker says despite losing his bracelet for two years, he found it again in a box in the attic. That scared him so much that it's now kept in a safety deposit box.

'It's safe in there. Only me, my wife, and my attorney can enter!'

The 2003 WSOP was held at Binions, and Moneymaker's first memories of the WSOP are naturally associated with the historic venue.

'I remember seeing the old casino with the low ceilings,' Moneymaker told PokerNews. 'Walking in and seeing poker tables spread out anywhere there was free space. I can remember it smelled kind of old and nostalgic.'

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We asked Moneymaker what his favourite WSOP memory was, besides winning the Main Event.

'Rooting on my best friend, just like he was rooting me on in 2003. He cashed the Main Event five years in a row including an amazing run finishing in 31st I believe. Sweating him was almost as much fun as winning it myself.

'I also remember all of the cool parties and events that used to surround the WSOP.'

In recent years, the WSOP has undergone many changes, including the move to the Rio, something the PokerStars Ambassador says helped the event grow to an 'unimaginable number.'

'The year I won there were 839 players in the Main Event,' recalled Moneymaker. 'Now they get close to 7,000 each year. It's really difficult to find anything that's stay the same from 2003. 'The whole event has transformed over the years.

'The structures have changed a lot. The year I won we routinely played till 1-2 am and started back at noon every day. Now you play a much shorter daily schedule usually noon till 10-11 pm. Back then it was more of a test of endurance just sitting there!'

However, the WSOP remains a highlight on many poker player's calendars, and a key part of many poker fans lives.

'I would say the excitement of the players and fans has been consistent over the years. The World Series is still the ultimate poker tournament each year with many amateurs changing their lives with the turn of a card.'

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Want to watch some World Series of Poker (WSOP) action tonight?

PokerNews has you covered as we’re set to live stream the WSOP Circuit January Super Series $2,000 buy-in Event #13: $100,000 GTD Super High Roller. Our very own Jesse Fullen will provide commentary on the PokerNews Twitch channel, and he’ll be joined by special guest Christopher Bryan Moneymaker (bet you didn’t know that was his middle name)!

PokerNews coverage, which is sponsored by Live Game Night Poker, will begin just after late registration has closed – approximately 7 p.m. PST – and continue down to a winner. Moneymaker, the 2003 WSOP Main Event champ, will join for a portion of the broadcast and interact with fans in the Twitch chat. If you’ve ever wanted to ask the Poker Hall of Famer a question, now is your chance.

The WSOP Winter Online Super Circuit started on January 14th with a schedule offering 18 Ring Events to players in Nevada and New Jersey. The plan was announced to host an online Circuit Series each month in 2021 with an expectation that they will each mimic this first series taking place currently. While PokerNews is not live reporting this Circuit Series, we are covering a handful of their events on our recently updated Twitch Channel.

A few players are already registered for the tournament including Krista “Pollux” Gifford, Alex “Shadowfiend1” Condon, Richard “flushingkid” Kwon, and Katie “azulciel” Stone, who last night topped a 528-entry field to win Event #12: $50,000 NLH Deep Stack Turbo for $18,057.60.

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