The $2,000,000 Club

[Jonny5]

We are off topic people....

Raymer chopped his win
Moneymaker chopped his win.

Who knows who else chopped theres... who cares? The point of this thread was who got credited with $2M+ wins, and that $2M+ is the new standard for big wins in a tourney.

[A_Junglen]

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We are off topic people....

Raymer chopped his win
Moneymaker chopped his win.

Who knows who else chopped theres... who cares? The point of this thread was who got credited with $2M+ wins, and that $2M+ is the new standard for big wins in a tourney.

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No.

Raymer and Moneymaker chopped. That's the first time I've heard of that. In fact, I've heard that Moneymaker offered Farha to chop and he said, "no" as he felt he could outplay Chris.
I believe you're not being truthful.
From the FAQ section on Raymer's website: asking how much he and his backers netted following his big win:
"As is well known, I won $5M. I had a backing deal (see below), and my backers got about $2.1M, leaving me with $2.9M. After paying state and federal taxes, I will end up with about $1.7M. A far cry from $5M, but still a very happy number. ;-)"
I'm surprised his backers got $2.1M and he got $1.7M. That adds up, if my math is correct, to $3.9. And, why doesn't he mention the chop in his answer? Who's lying? His response mentions earning a $5M prize.
Here are some stories about the Moneymaker-Farha deal you're talking about:
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They all say that Farha turned down a deal. Interesting. Care to rescind your statement, sir?

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Raymer and Moneymaker chopped. That's the first time I've heard of that. In fact, I've heard that Moneymaker offered Farha to chop and he said, "no" as he felt he could outplay Chris.
I believe you're not being truthful.
From the FAQ section on Raymer's website: asking how much he and his backers netted following his big win:
"As is well known, I won $5M. I had a backing deal (see below), and my backers got about $2.1M, leaving me with $2.9M. After paying state and federal taxes, I will end up with about $1.7M. A far cry from $5M, but still a very happy number. ;-)"
I'm surprised his backers got $2.1M and he got $1.7M. That adds up, if my math is correct, to $3.9.

read your own quotes man.

I am on record as saying I suck at math. I see you're point. The point I was trying to make was that he did not chop the money in the 2004 ME. Thanks for pointing out my mistake, however, I'll be more careful in the future.