My World Series of Poker Story

Greg "Fossilman" Raymer and Chris Moneymaker

How did I get in? I entered a Double Shootout Tournament. First place was a $10,000 entry fee into the World Series of Poker Main Event plus $1,000. What happened?I checked into my hotel in Vegas (Bally's) on Wednesday, July 6th in the late afternoon. There was a PokerStars.com party at the Mirage for the online qualifiers. It was a nice event. I was rubbing elbows with Greg Raymer (2004 WSOP Champion), Chris Moneymaker (2003 WSOP Champion) and Evelyn Ng. It was weird. Raymer was bigger (taller) than I thought he would be and Moneymaker was not as tall as I thought he would be. Without having played a single … [Read more...]