Chris Moneymaker Making an Appearance on Inside Deal
9 August, 2009. Autor: pokernews
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This month of August has been a big month for ESPN as it officially launched its new poker talk show called the Inside Deal, which is hosted by Laura Lane and Bernard Lee. Although a web-only show, the Inside Deal promises a much more interactive program as audiences can communicate directly with the poker players via Facebook and Twitter.
There are a variety of poker talk shows right now, but ESPN's Inside Deal is sure to attract more audiences because of the World Series of Poker. With ESPN broadcasting the World Series of Poker and the Inside Deal interviewing professional poker players, this show is sure to gain a lot of followers before its three-month season ends in November, just in time for the November Nine which is going to be held in Las Vegas.
A Background on Moneymaker
When the show initially aired last August 4, 2009, its first guest was none other than Chris Moneymaker himself, the man who put the online gambling industry on the map. Moneymaker won the 2003 WSOP Tournament after competing with professional poker players like Sam Farha. In the said tournament, he won the first prize money of $2.5 million. After Moneymaker's success in this very popular and prestigious tournament, he went on to win more tournaments and made a bigger name for himself in the online gambling industry.
It was fitting then that Inside Deals' first guest should be the man who created a huge ripple in the gambling world.
The Perfect Pick
It really was the perfect decision that Chris Moneymaker was selected as the first guest of Inside Deal. The minute he walked into the show's set, he showed that poker truly is his world. When asked about his experience in winning the WSOP title last 2003, Moneymaker gave them candid answers. He even went on to say that he was actually only aiming for the fourth place and win the $8,000 cash prize to pay off his debt, but Lady Luck was on his side that day because he actually bagged the first prize money.
It was brought up that his success set the stage for the modern poker boom, and when the hosts asked him about the differences between newbies then and newbies now, Moneymaker remarked that the amateurs of today are more aggressive in their plays, especially in tournaments. He went on to add that the competitors for the first place in major tournaments such as WSOP are getting younger and younger.
If you want more of Chris Moneymaker in Inside Deal, you can look for links to the video clip in the internet, and as for the succeeding guests in this poker talk show, you are sure to see poker pros like Dennis Phillips and more.
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