Interesting Moneymaker article.

[Tyler Durden]

Moneymaker article (http://www.pokerworks.com/general%20poker/moneymaker.htm)

The parts that I thought were interesting were his penchant for sports betting and his poor financial status prior to winning the WSOP.

[MCS]

I had no idea about his gambling jones. Thanks for the link.

[Clarkmeister]

I played with Chris last week. He was not only a very nice guy, he also was a pretty good player.

[toots]

I have no doubt that both are true (that Chris is a nice guy and pretty good player).

It also seems pretty clear from that article that he's got a gambling problem. I mean, he goes into debt on sports gambling, and "fixes" it by changing to poker? Well... maybe. But, get him out in Vegas on a rush, and he's right back into sports gambling.

This is not a good sign.

[whiskeytown]

a poker player with a gambling addiction is like a musician with an alcohol problem.

I'm sad to say the article doesn't surprise me in the least...any more then the laid off guy winning the lottery...

ah well.

RB

[Lottery Larry]

"Moneymaker's heart leaped. He'd flopped a monster: two pair. He decided to play it off, checking to Farha. Farha, who had flopped a pair of jacks himself, bet $175,000.
Rubbing his chin, Moneymaker said quietly, "I'm going to raise $100,000."


This had to be a mistake, right? Isn't the minimum raise here another $175K to $350,000?

[MCS]

Hey Larry, I actually had the same thought, but I just decided it was a mistake by CNN. Didn't he actually raise to like 400K?