Editor's note: As part of the PokerStars 10th Anniversary celebration, we and members of Team PokerStars Pro are taking a look back at how PokerStars has looked over its ten years. Chris Moneymaker, 2003 WSOP champion and no stranger to PokerStars live events over the years, shared this memory of how stripped-down the operation was eight years ago. When you win a seat to play in an EPT, LAPT or APPT, you are sent formal form e-mails for registration. There are microsites dedicated to that specific event and extensive descriptions of the available hotels. Once you arrive onsite, banners are
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Ali vs. Frazier. Tunney vs. Dempsey. Tom vs. Jerry. If the first fight was a good one, it's only a matter of time before the screaming, bloodthirsty fans start clamoring for more. It's been nearly eight years since Chris Moneymaker took the poker world in his amateur hands and turned...more
Before and in the middle of the NBC Heads-Up Championship
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Moneymaker notches big finish at National Heads-Up Championship
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Poker Romanian style, by Chris Moneymaker
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Moneymaker, Brown lead World Poker Open final table
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Our spies in the Palms poker room sent over this story this morning... Day 2 of the World Series is always a tough day. Regardless of age, nationality or gender, most people find it pretty gruelling to sit at a poker table, for ten hours at a stretch, with more...more
2008 World Series: Moneymaker back on TV
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2008 World Series: Moneymaker surrounded by his own experience
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2008 World Series: Moneymaker relishes his lack of cashes
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