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ACR Poker to offer 25 packages to Moneymaker Tour Daytona Beach Main Event
ACR Poker, formerly known as Americas Cardroom, has long been in search of a permanent partner for a live-poker tour, and it has perhaps found that through its own brand ambassador, Chris Moneymaker. In a new aspect of ACR’s partnership with the famed 2023 WSOP Main Event champ, ACR Poker will be offering 25 main-event […]
read moreWATCH: Chris Moneymaker tells all–the money, booze, and road to redemption
What happened to Chris Moneymaker? Type any celebrity’s name into a search engine and you’re bound to find a pre-packaged answer to what is likely the most-asked question about someone whose fame has evolved: What happened to Paris Hilton? What happened to Peyton Manning? What happened to Chris Moneymaker? Truth be told, those three stars […]
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Chris Moneymaker and Gene Calden kick off the final WSOP Main Event flight
There are myriad reasons why this World Series of Poker Main Event is a special one. This is the 20th anniversary of Chris Moneymaker’s historic win that kicked off the “Moneymaker Era.” This is also officially the biggest World Series of Poker Main Event in history as the 8,773 record was broken shortly into Day […]
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Chris Moneymaker ready to recreate magic at the 2023 WSOP
This is part of a series of content to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Chris Moneymaker’s historic Main Event win – look out for regular columns from Chris and special features all the way through to the 54th Main Event, which is shaping up to be the biggest of all time. This is the most […]
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“Enjoyable is not a word I’d use” – Chris Moneymaker and the truth behind the poker boom, 20 years on
This is part of a series of content to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Chris Moneymaker’s historic Main Event win – look out for regular columns from Chris and special features all the way through to the 54th Main Event, which is shaping up to be the biggest of all time. Capping the 2003 World […]
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Chris Moneymaker: “You’re never going to find a tournament like this”
This is part of a series of content to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Chris Moneymaker’s historic Main Event win – look out for regular columns from Chris and special features all the way through to the 54th Main Event, which is shaping up to be the biggest of all time. We’re only a few […]
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Chris Moneymaker: “Vegas will kick your butt if you’re not ready”
This is part of a series of content to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Chris Moneymaker’s historic Main Event win – look out for regular columns from Chris and special features all the way through to the 54th Main Event, which is shaping up to be the biggest of all time. Vegas will absolutely kick […]
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Chris Moneymaker: “20 years ago everybody thought online players were terrible”
This is part of a series of content to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Chris Moneymaker’s historic Main Event win – look out for regular columns from Chris and special features all the way through to the 54th Main Event, which is shaping up to be the biggest of all time. Poker’s been good to […]
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Michael Rossi recreates Moneymaker magic exactly 20 years later
There are some stories that are too perfect to be believable. Watching the inaugural Moneymaker Tour Main Event play down to a winner, Hollywood couldn’t have written a better story than what unfolded today at the Palm Beach Kennel Club. Exactly 20 years ago to the day, Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker […]
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Heading to Day 2, the Moneymaker Tour eclipses the $500k guarantee
The three starting flights of the inaugural Moneymaker Tour Main Event have come and gone at the Palm Beach Kennel Club. Tour Executive Manager Tony Burns and the team set a $500,000 guarantee for this $2,500 marquee event. Yesterday, in the middle of Day 1c, that number was broken. A total of 249 entrants have […]
read moreThe first-ever Moneymaker Tour Main Event begins today
Two decades ago, Chris Moneymaker won the most prestigious poker tournament in the world, The World Series of Poker Main Event, via an $86 satellite. The rest, as they say, is history. However, the history books are still being written. Today, a new page reads: Chris Moneymaker’s own tour hosts its first-ever Main Event. The […]
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Warming up the Moneymaker Poker Tour
“Shuffle up and deal!” said Tournament Director Tony Burns. And the Moneymaker Poker Tour’s first stop, at the Palm Beach Kennel Club, is underway. Cards have been in the air for 20 minutes, and already I’ve seen a kid in a Brown (University) hoodie walking away, typing what was no doubt a terrible bad beat […]
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ACR to run two satellite events for Moneymaker Tour packages
America’s Cardroom will host two satellites to the upcoming inaugural Moneymaker Tour stop at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in Florida. The ACR satellites are on the schedule for this Sunday, April 30th, and the following Sunday, May 7th. The buy-in for both satellites is $95 and there are twenty-five packages up for grabs in […]
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New plaintiffs’ filing entered in ‘Moneymaker’ PayPal lawsuit appeal
There’s movement in the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the high-profile “Moneymakey” lawsuit against PayPal, which targets PayPal’s allegedly unlawful account seizures, including those of many accounts allegedly connected to gambling. In the latest appellate filing, California attorneys Eric Bensamochan and Edwin Schreiber continue their battle against a June 2022 lower-court ruling that […]
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Moneymaker Tour plans first stop at Palm Beach Kennel Club
It’s been 20 years since Chris Moneymaker changed the course of poker history forever when he won the World Series of Poker Main Event. Now, he looks to continue making waves by bringing his own poker tour to us. Moneymaker is taking his new “Moneymaker Tour” on the road, and he’s found his first stop. […]
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ACR offers The Next Moneymaker 2.0 promotion
It’s been almost 20 years since a Tennessee accountant with the unlikely name of Chris Moneymaker parlayed a WSOP Main Event seat he’s won in an $86 online qualifier into a triumph that changed the poker world. This month, Americas Cardroom and Moneymaker celebrate that approaching anniversary with its The Next Moneymaker 2.0 promotion, which […]
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Tony Burns to join Chris Moneymaker in launching MoneyMaker Tour
WSOP champion Chris Moneymaker’s growing poker industry presence will soon include a new American poker tournament series. Coming soon: The MoneyMaker Tour. Details on the tour’s rollout won’t be released for a few more weeks, but Moneymaker, one of modern poker’s most legendary players, has announced his first major hire: Tony Burns, the former tournament […]
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Chris Moneymaker’s Kentucky poker club pulls tables under threat of county-level prosecution
Chris Moneymaker’s new social-poker club in Paducah, Kentucky, Moneymaker Social, has ceased its poker operations for the time being under the threat of prosecution from the McCracken County (KY) Attorney’s office and its newly-elected County Attorney, Cade Foster. Moneymaker Social halted its poker operations on Tuesday night after receiving notification from the McCracken County office […]
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Opening appellate brief filed to Ninth Circuit in U.S.-based ‘Moneymaker’ lawsuit against PayPal
The opening appellate brief in the U.S. portion of the high-visibility “Moneymaker” lawsuits targeting global online-wallet giant PayPal was filed on Friday in the United States Ninth District Court of Appeals. The appeal, which features Poker League of Nations founder Lena Evans as its current lead plaintiff, challenges a lower-court ruling that dismissed the action […]
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Chris Moneymaker headlines as Illinois’ Grand Victoria Casino opens new poker room
2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker served as the guest of honor on Thursday as Chicagoland’s newest poker room held its grand opening ceremony. Moneymaker was on hand at Elgin, Illinois’ Grand Victoria Casino for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Grand Vic’s relocated and expanded poker room, which now offers up […]
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Updated ‘Moneymaker’ lawsuit vs. Paypal filed in Singapore, Amazon added as second defendant
The updated lawsuit against online wallet PayPal that originated with the unilateral seizure of thousands of dollars from an account owned by Chris Moneymaker has again expanded. The international class action now names online giant Amazon.com as well as PayPal as defendants. The Bensamochan Firm announced today that the “mass arbitration initiative” has been filed […]
read morePayPal ‘Moneymaker’ class action update: New global intake features blockchain token sign-up
A new twist in the famed ‘Moneymaker’ class action targeting online-payments giant PayPal over alleged illegal seizures of users’ balances will bring the chance to participate to a global audience, via an additional partner added to the plaintiffs’ expanding legal and business team. Via the addition of a new firm to the proceedings, Justitia Dao, […]
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Thailand’s Punnat Punsri writes Moneymaker tale in Cyprus
The Triton Super High Roller Series doesn’t tend to be the place you begin your poker career. The stakes are enormous and the quality of play the best in the world. It’s not really the kind of environment to cut your teeth. However, at the most recent no limit hold’em Triton main event, held as […]
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Chris Moneymaker announces ACR’s CUB3D will return for another Encore Performance
Americas Cardroom ran the CUB3D series from July 31 to August 29. Now, ACR has announced they will be extending the series with one of their regular CUB3D Encore Performances. The Encore will run from Sept 4 to Sept 26. The main CUB3D series put together a stacked schedule of events in three phases. In […]
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Moneymaker’s Social Club in Kentucky nears planned September 1 opening
Chris Moneymaker’s planned launching of a new social club offering poker continues on pace for a pre-Labor Day opening, with the new venue now looking at a possible Thursday, September 1 opening. Called Moneymaker’s Social Club, what is planned as an eight-table room will debut in Paducah, Kentucky, in a largely rural area with plenty […]
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PayPal ‘Moneymaker’ lawsuit attorney Eric Bensamochan on arbitration order: ‘We’re going to keep fighting’
The ongoing lawsuit filed against PayPal by multiple plaintiffs over the alleged illegal confiscation of funds connected to various forms of gambling has moved into court-ordered arbitration after the California-based online payment processor successfully had the case combined with a similar case against the company in which arbitration had previous been granted. The case, which […]
read morePublic intake site launched in ‘Moneymaker’ class action lawsuit against PayPal
The prominent class-action lawsuit filed against PayPal and its allegedly illegal account confiscation policies has been escalated with the launching on Friday of an intake site where purported victims may register and potentially join the action. The new site, called paypalclassaction.net, explains the basics of the action filed two weeks ago while offering PayPal’s alleged […]
read more‘Moneymaker’ class action suit filed against PayPal over account seizures, Lena Evans is case’s lead plaintiff
The long-awaited class-action lawsuit promised by victims of PayPal’s alleged unlawful seizure of account balances — often from accounts with perceived gambling connections — was filed today in a U.S. federal court in California. The action features well-known poker figure Lena Evans as its lead plaintiff in a case designed to challenge the giant online […]
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WSOP 2021 Main Event Day 3: Jessica Cai leads, Chris Moneymaker in top 12
After six opening flights and two Day 2s, the 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event wound up drawing a total of 6,650 players to create a whopping prize pool of $62,011,250. Over 2,000 players were able to advance through to Thursday’s Day 3, but only 1,000 players were left standing by the end of […]
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WSOP 2021 Main Event Day 2CEF: Chris Moneymaker rises, George Qiao tanks
The total field of the 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event is set. Two levels into Day 2CEF late registration closed, and Caesars could tally up the horses. 6,650 players bought into the 2021 WSOP Event #67: $10,000 Main Event No-Limit Hold’em Championship. Chris Moneymaker’s run at the series continued to go well. He […]
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WSOP 2021 Main Event Day 1F: Chris Moneymaker, Liv Boeree, and Phil “Gandalf” Hellmuth
The 2021 Main Event Day 1F saw 1,045 players enter, bringing the total entries to 6,360. Hopes were high going in after the morning’s Mega Satellite drew 94 players (the biggest turnout so far). This suggests that the news that lammers are no longer transferable may not have hit the satellite economy as hard as […]
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Negreanu, Moneymaker back Scheinberg Hall of Fame induction
Daniel Negreanu, Chris Moneymaker and Bryn Kenney are among the world’s best-known poker players calling for PokerStars founder Isai Scheinberg’s induction into this year’s Poker Hall of Fame. Of the ten finalists announced last week, Scheinberg stands out as the industry figure who many argue has done more for the growth of poker than anyone […]
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Chris Moneymaker carries $20K bounty into Day 3 of ACR Venom PKO
Chris Moneymaker entered Day 2 of Americas Cardroom’s Venom PKO event with 1,672,605 chips and a total bounty of $3,437.50 on his head. Moneymaker had an outstanding day on Monday, building his stack up to 32,158,399 and his bounty up to $20,673.82. He enters Tuesday’s Day 3 with the third-highest chip stack in the remaining […]
read moreChris Moneymaker and Vanessa Kade advance to Day 2 of ACR Venom PKO
With all four opening days of Americas Cardroom’s $5 Million Guaranteed Venom PKO Tournament in the books, the event is ready to move on to Day 2. Play resumes at 10am PST on Monday, September 27 with 394 players remaining. Among those two players remaining are “Symbiote Venom” Chris Moneymaker and “Symbiote Carnage” Vanessa Kade. […]
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We may see Moneymaker at the WSOP after all
Chris Moneymaker has indicated that he is reconsidering the idea of attending the World Series of Poker this year. The 2003 WSOP Main Event champion announced in early August that he would not be attending this year. In the announcement, he cited concerns about the Delta variant and the risks to his family. However, in […]
read moreGaming-friendly Euro e-wallet MuchBetter signs Chris Moneymaker as brand rep
European e-wallet MuchBetter has inked globally-famed poker pro Chris Moneymaker to represent its growing brand as a provider of online banking services. The Lithuania-based MuchBetter announced the signing of 2003 WSOP Main Event champion Moneymaker earlier today. It’s the second such signing of a poker pro for MuchBetter, which was founded in 2017. The gambling-friendly […]
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Moneymaker shares wrestling stories for “Never Give Up Day”
It turns out that it’s Never Give Up Day today. In a surprise twist, it also turns out that Never Give Up Day is a real thing, celebrated by some people worldwide. This came as no surprise to America’s Cardroom, who hauled their sponsored pros Chris Moneymaker, Jeff Boski, and Jon Pardy out to talk […]
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Moneymaker cancels WSOP attendance over COVID concerns
Chris Moneymaker has decided not to attend the WSOP this year over COVID concerns. He will also be passing up on a trip to Texas. “REALLY hate it but canceled my trip to El Paso and Vegas for the @WSOP,” he wrote on Twitter. “My 9-year-old can’t be vaccinated and I do not want to […]
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Moneymaker and Kade almost miss Day 2 of the Venom
Yesterday saw the Venom’s four separate Day One flights combine for the first time for Day Two action. But as play kicked off, two seats were noticeably marked “disconnected.” Vanessa Kade and Chris Moneymaker, the two biggest ACR pros, both rolled up to the event late. Moneymaker tweeted that he’d overslept. Kade sheepishly hit the […]
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ACR’s Next Moneymaker sponsorship goes to “psycho29rus”
In a big week that included the kick-off of their record-breaking Venom tournament, America’s Cardroom has also announced their latest sponsored pro. His first name is Dmitry, though his surname remains under wraps for now. This is because Dmitry, known as “psycho29rus” on ACR, won his sponsorship online through the Next Moneymaker event. This event […]
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Chris Moneymaker to sue PayPal for $12,000 in seized funds
Press release from Bensamocahn Law Firm announces intent to file the lawsuit on Moneymaker’s behalf Americas Cardroom Team Pro Chris Moneymaker lost $12,000 in confiscated funds to PayPal last month, and he’s hired a legal team to sue the payment processing giant. The Bensamocahn Law Firm announced the intended legal action in a Thursday press […]
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Moneymaker loses $12k to Paypal small print
PayPal has been subject to some criticism from the poker community after confiscating $12,228.55 from Chris Moneymaker. A line of small print in the payment processor’s user agreement appears to allow the company to confiscate funds almost on a whim. The 2003 WSOP Main Event champion lost $12 grand to this bizarre policy this week. […]
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Chris Moneymaker headlines online charity tournament Thursday
Online tournament to raise money for the Feldman Family Foundation and the CHEST Foundation Americas Cardroom Team Pro Chris Moneymaker has a $750 bounty on his head in an upcoming online tournament. You won’t find that event on the ACR tournament menu, however, as Moneymaker has his Thursday schedule set aside for a little bit […]
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Can Moneymaker, Kerstetter, and Above the Felt launch a new era of poker?
Newly-launched marketing company aims to connect the business world with the poker industry Some of poker’s biggest stars act as the faces of a new marketing agency with an eye on promoting poker in the business world. Above the Felt Entertainment represents the latest project coming from Faded Spade founder Tom Wheaton. Wheaton brought in […]
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Moneymaker, Raymer to compete in virtual charity event powered by Poker League of Nations
Chris Moneymaker is among the former champs who will compete in an upcoming virtual charity poker event. The new Americas Cardroom ambassador will join 2004 world champion Greg Raymer in the Chicago Lighthouse’s annual “Raising the Stakes for Vision” tournament. Poker League of Nations, the world’s largest women’s poker organization, is lending a helping hand […]
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Chris Moneymaker signing a huge get for Americas Cardroom (Op-Ed)
Chris Moneymaker, as Poker.org reported yesterday, left PokerStars last month and became the newest ambassador the the U.S.-facing poker site, Americas Cardroom. In doing so, he instantly brings value to ACR. You can hear the full audio interview with Moneymaker on Poker.org. Chris Moneymaker spent 17 years as one of the most recognized PokerStars ambassadors. […]
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Interview: Poker legend Chris Moneymaker joins Americas Cardroom
One month ago, Chris Moneymaker shocked the poker community when he decided to leave PokerStars after 17 years. The legendary 2003 WSOP Main Event champion isn’t retiring from poker, however. Instead, he found a new opportunity within the poker industry at Americas Cardroom, which he discussed with Poker.org. Listen to Poker.org’s exclusive interview with 2003 […]
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Chris Moneymaker ends longstanding relationship with PokerStars
After 17 years, Chris Moneymaker no longer represents the PokerStars brand. The Poker Hall of Famer shocked the poker world with the recent announcement. He says he’s ready to move on to something different. In 2003, Moneymaker won the WSOP Main Event. The historic victory sparked a massive poker boom. He quickly became one of […]
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Phil Ivey discusses sick river card vs. Chris Moneymaker in 2003 WSOP Main Event
Phil Ivey’s most memorable hand was a bad beat he took in 2003 to Chris Moneymaker, and it just might have forever changed the game of poker. The poker legend told Barry Greenstein details of the hand in a recent interview on YouTube. Moneymaker was the 2003 WSOP Main Event champion. He won $2.5 million […]
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Poker in a time capsule – Palm Beach Kennel Club
It could be the setting of a post-apocalyptic movie – in the “Deserted Shopping Mall” genre. Visualize a massive building, with seating for hundreds of patrons, looking out over a huge dog track with a giant fountain and pond in the middle. A parking lot fit for a premier Westfield property. Playing host to a […]
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