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Chris Moneymaker
Hall of Fame 2019United States
Total earnings
$8,294,912
WSOP bracelets
1
Titles
2003 WSOP Main Event champion
Earnings & WSOP bracelets verified via The Hendon Mob / Wikipedia, as of June 2026.
Biggest achievement
Won the 2003 WSOP Main Event for $2.5 million after qualifying via an $86 online satellite, sparking the global poker boom
About
An amateur accountant who turned an $86 online satellite into the 2003 WSOP Main Event title and $2.5 million, Moneymaker triggered the worldwide 'poker boom' known as the 'Moneymaker Effect.' His heads-up 'bluff of the century' with king-high against Sammy Farha became one of the most famous hands ever televised.