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May 25, 2003
An Internet qualifier named Chris Moneymaker, playing in his first face-to-face tournament, defeated a field of 800 to win the $2.5 million Championship Event in the World Series of Poker Saturday. "This is the sonic boom of poker," said World Series media director Nolan Dalla. "This means anyone in their home can become a poker player."
And now we can all expect "Become expert poker players and learn to win $millions without leaving your home!" to flood our inbox in the latest spam scam.
posted by billsaysthis at 06:24 PM on May 25, 2003
Not the only online player to strike big recently... on the World Poker Tour stop in France the winner (Christer Johansson) was an online player who recently moved into the big face-to-face poker games. WPT Euro Finals
posted by Nikan at 09:38 AM on May 26, 2003
I've been playing the past year online & it's great. My advice is don't play too many hands & make sure you are playing at the correct limits for your bankroll. I suggest 10 times the big blind & to start at low limits like $2/4. Play tournaments - they're cheap & a good prep for live table action. I could go on & on as the game has consumed me. Good Luck
posted by catfish at 11:20 AM on May 26, 2003
Can I just say that a guy named "Chris Moneymaker" winning a poker championship in his first ever tournament is just too "Hollywood" for me to comprehend?