The 2004 World Series of Poker

The World Series of Poker is held every year at Binions Horseshoe and Casino Resort in Las Vegas during May. The entry fee is $10,000 (US), however many have recently been choosing a more viable option of getting there. Online Poker Rooms, such as Party Poker offer satellite tournaments where players pay as little as $25 to enter and can win a seat into the Finals of the tournament.

You have likely heard the story about Chris Moneymaker, the 27-year-old accountant that won 2.5 million dollars at the 2003 World Series of Poker, beating out over 800 other participants (If not, read below). After witnessing this event, I'm sure a lot of us are thinking if he can do it, so can I.

By playing poker online against other players worldwide, Chris Moneymaker earned a spot in the World Series of Poker. Online poker is a great way to learn the rules and strategies of poker. Strategies such as how to bet, when to fold, how much to bet etc., can be learned at Online Poker Rooms. This can all be done in the comfort of your own home.

Some of these online poker rooms also offer tournaments, in which the winners earn entries into the World Series of Poker final tournament (normally a $10,000 buy-in.) This is how Chris Moneymaker made it to the 2003 World Series of Poker. He entered an online tournament with a $40 buy-in earning him a spot in the finals.

So how do you get started? As founders of this site, and from our vast experience of playing online poker as well, we can highly recommend Party Poker. We would recommend entering some of their tournaments, just to get a feel for the competition and the tournament format. Continue playing, learning, and perfecting your poker game and who knows you may be next year's winner of the World Series of Poker.

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Chris Moneymaker - 2003 World Series Poker Champion

Chris Moneymaker, a 27-year-old accountant, won the 2003 World Series of Poker with a full house consisting of three fives and two fours. Chris took home 2.5 million dollars (US) for the victory. The tournament is hosted yearly at Binions Horseshoe Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The field started out with over 800 participants, including many previous poker champions but the rookie Moneymaker left the Poker community in awe with his victory as many pegged him as "Dead Money" at the onset of the tournament.

2003 World Series of Poker - Final Results

Total Players: 839

Total Prize Money: $7,802,700

Top 25:

1) Chris Moneymaker, $2,500,000
2) Sam Farha $1,300,000
3) Dan Harrington $650,000
4) Jason Lester $440,000
5) Tomer Benvisitsi $320,000
6) Amir Vahedi $250,000
7) Young Pak $200,000
8) David Gray $160,000
9) David Singer $120,000
10) Phil Ivey $82,700
11) Minh Nguyen $80,000
12) Dutch Boyd $80,000
13) Freddy Deeb $65,000
14) Marcel Luske $65,000
15) Bruno Fitoussi $65,000
16) Olof Thorson $55,000
17) Bill Jones $55,000
18) Scotty Nguyen $55,000
19) Howard Leaderer $45,000
20) Brian Watkins $45,000
21) Abraham Rosenkrantz $45,000
22) Chris Grigorian $45,000
23) Dennis Waterman $45,000
24) Mark Rose $45,000
25) Men 'The Master' Nguyen $45,000