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Actors James Woods and Toby McGuire tested their poker acumen, as did a former beauty queen from Oklahoma.

Last year, 839 men and women competed for the $2.5 million first-place pot at the world series. The aptly named Chris Moneymaker, an amateur poker ace playing in his first- ever tournament, claimed top honors.

“The impact (Moneymaker) had was immense,” indobet indobet   said Steve McDonald, a world series organizer. “It gave everyone the mind-set, ‘If he can win it, so can I.”‘

Moneymaker’s accession to poker’s pinnacle started like so many other stories: on the Internet

He won an online tournament, which ponied up the world series’ $10,000 entrance fee. Moneymaker then surfed that momentum into poker history, taking a seat alongside Amarillo Slim, Johnny Chan and Doyle Bronzing.

“The Internet allows players that are not able to play – where land-based tournaments are not legal – to take part in a game at any time and with small buy-ins,” McDonald said.

Without question, Moneymaker’s Cinderella-like story transformed the poker world.

“Watching Moneymaker win made me want to go out, scratch up enough money and go play in the world series,” said David Majzler, 20, Togel Online of Boulder. “He was really lucky to win last year; he just caught a bunch of cards.

“But he had one of the biggest impacts on poker of anyone ever.”

Majzler, a five-year poker veteran, won more than $5,000 in online tournaments during the past six months, and placed 11th nationally in the first-ever College Poker Championships. He won a $500 scholarship for his efforts in the student-only online tournament, which ended June 6.

“I think the best element of poker is how Togel Online complex it is,” Majzler said. “Even if you are a master, you can lose at any time. It’s such a game of feel and luck.”

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