Thank you Chris for inspiring me to get a prenup

and thats why u never get married

Thanks to Chris I played in the golden era of online poker from 2004 until 2009.

"I was drinking red bull like it's water"😂😂😂

the background music is way too loud, make sure to rewatch your videos after the final cut guys..

I was lucky enough to satellite into the 2007 main event. I had dreams of winning it all but was knocked out 30 mins before day 1 ended. It was still the best moment of my life when I qualified. Fair play Chris, I had no idea he lost all the money though paying people. Such a shame.

amazing documentary. Great footage. That hand with Brenes with the 88s vs AA was SICK. Also the hand with Ivey.

This is actually a very damning story for most aspiring poker players. It makes you believe the best way to get out of a gambling debt is to gamble more strategically. Working harder is the surest way, but then sometimes you hit the lottery-that’s why people play. But statistically you lose and lose big. Chris is the anomaly. In a million other realities Chris runs bad and is divorced and homeless. Don’t try this at home, kids! 2nd lesson: Women who get divorced and steal their husband’s hard earned fortunes are the scum of the earth-fucking gold diggers!

He sucked out on Phil Ivey but I do owe this man a hell of a thanks for inspiring me and getting me into that I have loved for over 15 years

I did not know that his real name was Moneymaker for a long time.

Okay, six minutes into this documentary Chris explains that he was playing poker here and there, but mainly he was traveling the country meeting clients for his job as an accountant.... but after he wins a bunch of money and is offered a job to travel and promote a poker company, his wife is so opposed to him traveling for work that she divorces him....

love this story

I got into poker in late 04. I was raised in Los Angeles California and quit my job to cut my teeth in the 2005 wsop live games and satellites. It was when all the tournaments would be run in that one big warehouse space that was probably close to 1 million square feet. It was huge. All the chip shuffling in that room sounded like locusts I’ll never forget. They used to have this convention thing before the main and I got a bunch of free stuff and met all the pros I started admiring on tv. I met Chris and like a naive beginner I asked him if he thought he was gonna win the main that year. He said yeah, I feel good. And then I took a pic with him which I still have. I met Stu Ungars wife and his daughter who was like my age and actually stood her up on a date for that same night we met. I was supposed to come back to the same area where we met at an exact time. But I was busy no doubt trying to become the best like her dad. Well, I came home almost broke a few months later, but the California games were no match. I had that Vegas stench on me and was unstoppable. Then I found PS and FTP online. Played on absolute and signed a professional contract in 06 to be a red player. I remember almost winning my first Sunday million and making 7 final tables all at once on a Sunday. I was taking massive swings but I wasn’t as good as it took like the , Kevin Saul, Justin Little, good2cu, Fischman, Boyd, Scott clements, etc etc were. So on the first Black Friday I was dropped from sponsorship. That day was October 13, 2006. It used to be like having an atm in my room because we could load and unload via debit card. It’s 2020 and now I’ve been living in Vegas for 5 years still chasing the dream. I can’t give it up. Idk why. But I’m careful about it and I think that’s my downfall. I have a good job and have lost that hunger and drive I had to play 24 hours a day 7 days a week. If I wasn’t playing I was watching it. If I wasn’t watching it I was reading it. If I wasn’t doing any of those it’s cause I was sleeping. The passion to become a champion isn’t as strong as it was back then. But this moment here rn after all the struggles and moments I’ve been through that have led me to my faithful apartment in Las Vegas. After having to cancel my suite at the rio and building a bankroll I haven’t held onto in years for this years wsop because of the pandemic. If it’s not one thing it’s another. In 05 I remember praying to god and asking him not to turn me into an overnight sensation. But to give me 10-15 years of hard nosed learning to be an adult in every single aspect of my life before I become a champion. And I guess that prayer came true. Because I’m definitely more well rounded rounded and my health is not good rn probably is to the stress. But I have hope. And I stay positive. In this moment right here rn, it feels like 05 again. I have that burning passion back. Just like you should. Because supposedly if you have a dream, you’re supposed to keep going for it until it comes true...

This is some of the worst editing I have ever seen, the music is way too loud and annoying and the audio from the people speaking is also empty and sounds terrible.

I love his story 🔥

19:56 That's why he won. What a guy.

LEGEND WITH ALL THE LETTERS!

What a luckbox, nice guy.

I had no idea of these details! The story is even more incredible than I ever imagined. Chris is a solid dude, a good father, and a decent person. Total respect.

The real moral of the story: Don't get married. Pay for the insurance, you'll save money in the long-run.

all the coverage and the hole card camera helped too.

the most improbable sports story ever.

Make the movie already!!

Nothing sums up just how hot moneymaker was running for him to try to throw a tournament and still win all the suicide shoves for the entry lol

are we gonna just ignore the fact that they were holding shotguns next to the money lol oh man i would of loved being there

A bit sad in the end but thats life i guess hes doing ok great story

WOW WOW WOW I newer know this ...the end.

juste magique!!!!!!!!!!!!

if that story doesnt give you cold chills you aren't a card player.

Nice guy.

Alright, I’m all in

Sound effects are waaay too loud when people are talking. Love the videos though!

What’s up with the weird echoes

I think my exact response was Fuck You, Lets Play!!!

Like Worm says...In the poker game of life, women are the rake.

17:03 favorite poker moment

Mans a poker legend, along with Doyle and Phil Ivey.

That's like seeing my dad's box

Such a great story that didn’t really have the happiest ending. He won the WSOP and by doing so lost his wife and kids. Walked away with a bracelet and a story…

he's is the reason that I play poker, $$

Dude was unbelievably lucky

Talking about statical improbabilities, moneymaker winning the wsop might just be second to Leicester winning the premier League.

I've always secretly wondered if the wsop heard of this guy and "made it happen" if you get my drift. If his name had been Bill Brown we would have never heard of him.

His name isn't even Chris Moneymaker it's Chris Smith. He's came out and said it was his fake ID he showed. Crazy.

Yikes...his dad could have at least let him off the hook. Father of the year right there..

Wow

Come on lets admit it Chris got very lucky time and time again, beating AA with pocket 88s. Then flopping a straight with 10 J against AQ suited, beating a full house against the great Phil Ivey when he fluked a 2 outer at the river against an already made hand, and many more hands. Its as if Chris had a poker angel giving him the flucky card he needed, it was just unbelievable to watch, time and time again he got the card he needed against the odds too. But I was very glad to see Chris win, he had the heart and he had the guts to push his chips over the line even when he was behind. Well done Chis, but you were very lucky and with that luck you won.

He was like I won the wsop! And his wife said nah I did mf

Moral of the story is prenup. Always.

of course the pros love moneymaker he drew millions of fish to vegas for them to devour lol

3 more to 1000

That's how sad of a state this country is in. This dude has a fucking MASTERS DEGREE in ACCOUNTING, and 17k is LIFE-CHANGING MONEY. Me, I have a degree in computer-science, a notoriously difficult and "prestigious" degree. I quit my job after 2 years because I make more money swing-trading & driving uber, and I'm not someone's bitch. I played with Chris for awhile at a tournament, on a river-boat in Gary, Indiana. Nice dude. Class act. He actually bummed a ciggy from me lol. He got annoyed at me in the tournament lol, because I called his all-in with J4, JUST to knock him out LOL....He said, "THAT'S why I hate being known in the poker-world." Then, I saw how he became the world-champ. The flop came J42, I flopped two pair, against his KQ. Next card 2, then K. His two pair won lol. It was only a 400$ entry, I didn't give a shit.

14:13 thats one odd dude greg raymer

Prenup guys Prenup

even when he won, he lost, he got extremely lucky so many times in that tournament , the ex wife seen the green and made like a machine, probably thought he would gamble it all away and to divorce then was a perfect time,

wtf is up with the audio it sounds echoey and terrible

This is the story of a compulsive gambler. At 13-14 years old I saw him win the wsop and wanted to be a professional gambler. Now I'm in recovery and the happiest I have ever been. There is hope through Gamblers Anonymous and a spiritual practice. 🙏🏼

I’m actually less inspired after watching this.

There’s no such thing as “coming in first” in a multi satellite ticket prize pool. Literally 3 players “came in first” after 4th place busts because they all get the same prize and the tournament ends!!! That’s how satellites work

Thought he had only played some home games.. Figures. I thought something sounded funny about him just randomly playing a satellite tourney. Very few things are authentic, not when it's to do with attention/money.

His last name is moneymaker, you can’t make this up hahahahaha actually he did 😂🤣😂

No gamble no future

Ну я написал этот выигрышь... Про покер думаю как Фил Хельмут мне просто нужно в спортзал я не Фил

Honestly I can't believe his dad kept all the money while his son was going through a divorce and ended up broke.

I'd rather play poker than be married as well.

Even put the divorce on his shoulders

Fun fact, his real name isn't Moneymaker

is MM brokeAF now lolz

I don’t know if it’s just me. But every time I see Vanessa Selbts I wonder if she’s the one who’s wearing the strap on

Donkey Play get lucky by lucky

Average joe. Chris Moneymaker, the family man wins 1.8 million dollars in the world series of poker. Each character he takes out is something out of a movie excecpt so much better because it's true. Pays his Dad and friend and finds himself in a divorce. Pays his wife the remaining 800k leaving him with nothing but the dream of a lifetime to travel, drink, do a line of coke and some hookers here and there... Oh and play poker. Famous but not in the spot light.

Why did he married another woman!!when the first obe doesn’t work because of the money than the 2nd one will also fail!!!

I always skip Pokerography | The Story of Phil

Jesus mike sexton slow down on the plastic surgery lol

What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his soul? - Jesus

Honestly don’t like the tale of this video, Chris was a born gambler. They make it sound like he was there by accident.

Change that awful narrator. Can't watch more than 5 minutes

It was all rigged. This is the biggest scam of all time.