The story of Chris Moneymaker inspires amateur poker players all around the world to try to play the game professionally. His story is a modern rag to riches tale of a amateur poker player hitting the big time to walk away the champion at the World Series of Poker in 2003.

Chris Moneymaker was a trained accountant who dabbled in poker prior to 2003. Confining himself mainly to small scale online play, he had never sincerely considered a life of professional poker playing. On a whim, Chris entered a online competition at PokerStars, where, for the entry fee of $39, players competed for the chance to win a seat at the World Series of Poker. Moneymaker rose through the ranks of the tournament eventually winning it, and the seat at the WSOP.

His skills at the card table were apparent as soon as he sat down at the table. While considered a long shot by many, he steadily progressed through the tournament. Against the odds, he walked away the winner with the $2.5 million prize. The rise of Chris Moneymaker from obscurity to poker fame has created the Chris Moneymaker effect. People around the world now try to mimic his example, and hope one day to have his success.

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