Chris Moneymaker wins the World Series of Poker! Below are the results of the final table which took 11 hours to finish. Andy - Las Vegas
Online Pokerstars qualifier Chris Moneymaker has won the WSOP championship event and collected $2,500,000 in prize money. On the final hand, Sam Farha moved all in with top pair on the flop and was quickly called by Chris who showed two pair. The turn drew a blank and the river made Chris a full house. No deal was made.
Binion's Horseshoe
World Series of Poker 2003
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship
1 Chris Moneymaker $2,500,000
2 Sammy Farha $1,300,000
3 Dan Harrington $650,000
4 Jason Lester $440,000
5 Tomer Benvenisti $320,000
6 Amir Vahedi $250,000
7 Young Pak $200,000
8 David Grey $160,000
9 David Singer $120,000
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SEAT 1: AMIR VAHEDI
SEAT 2: TOMER BENVENITSI
SEAT 3: IHSAN "SAM" FARHA
SEAT 4: YOUNG PAK
SEAT 5: JASON "JAKY" LESTER
SEAT 6: DAN HARRINGTON
SEAT 7: DAVID GREY
SEAT 8: CHRIS MONEYMAKER
SEAT 9: DAVID E. SINGER
Starting Chip Count (Day 5) -- $1,407,000
Mr. Vahedi is a Southern California-based tournament professional. Born in Iran, Mr. Vahedi was the "No-Limit Texas Hold'em Player of the Year in 2001. He won the "Best All Around" award at the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods that same year, and also won the championship event at the Hustler Casino this year. Mr. Vahedi has won titles at both the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Open. This is is third final table at the World Series of Poker, where he has lifetime earnings of $300,000.
Starting Chip Count (Day 5) -- $922,000
Mr. Benvenitsi lives in Las Vegas. He has the unusual occupation of an "expedition tour guide," as he regularly takes groups to Antactica and the Arctic. Mr. Benventisi son his seat in the main event by playing (and winning) a two-tiered satellite run here at Binion's Horseshoe -- at a cost of only $125. This is his first final table appearance and first time in the mony at the World Series of Poker.
Starting Chip Count (Day 5) -- $999,000
Originally from Lebanon, Mr. Farhais now lives in Houston, TX. He won the Pot-Limit Omaha championship at the World Series of Poker in 1996, and also finished third in that same vent in 2002. He has career earnings at the World Series of Poker of over $200,000.
Starting Chip Count (Day 5) -- $360,000
Mr. Pak is from Bainbridge, WA. This marks his 5th time in the money at the World Series of Poker. His best finish was 6th in the Pot-Limit Hold'em event in 1996. Mr. Pak has lifetime World Series of Poker winnings of $35,000.
Starting Chip Count (Day 5) -- $695,000
Mr. Lester is a Wall Street options trader and investor from New York City. He is originally from Montreal, Quebec. Mr. Lester has cashed 11 times at the World Series of Poker, dating back to 1990. His best finish was 4th in the Pot-Limit Hold'em event in 1995. He now has career winnings of $140,000 at the World Series of Poker.
Starting Chip Count (Day 5) -- $574,000
Mr. Harrington is the only former "World Poker Champion" to make the final table. He won the main event at the World Series of Poker in 1995. Mr. Harrington lives in Santa Monica, CA and now plays only the biggest and most prestifious events in poker -- such as the World Series. Most of his time is now spent as a Mortgage Broker. In addition to being a former world champ, Mr. Harringon also won the European Poker Championship title back in 1995. He has two gold bracelets and lifetime World Series of Poker earnings of nearly $1,400,000.
Starting Chip Count (Day 5) -- $338,000
Mr. Grey is a professional gambler. Originally from New York City, he now lives in Henderson, NV. Mr. Grey won a gold bracelet in 1999 in the Seven-Card Stud event and has now cashed eight times here at the World Series. He also won two events at the Hall of Fame tournament, hosted by Binion's Horseshoe.
Starting Chip Count (Day 5) -- $2,344,000
Mr. Moneymaker is the chip leader coming into the final day. Incredibly, he earned his way into the championship event by playing in an online poker tournament (good for a WSOP entry) on the Internet site, "PokerStars" -- at a cost of only $40. Mr. Moneymaker is from Spring Hill, TN, is married, and has a 3-month old daughter. He works two jobs -- as an accountant, and part-time in a local restaurant. He started to play poker just three years ago. Amazingly, this is Mr. Moneymaker's first-time to ever play in a "live" poker tournament.
Starting Chip Count (Day 5) -- $750,000
Originally from Brooklyn, Mr. Singer is a professional poker player from Mamaroneck, NY. A cash-game specialist, Mr. Singer has just recently turned to tournaments. Mr. Singer's best finish at the World Series of Poker was 5th in this year's $5,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em event. He also took 7th in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event -- meaning he has now made final tables in the top-three no-limit hold'em events at this year's World Series (a first). He now has $39,000 in career earnings at the World Series of Poker.
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