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Most Important Person In Poker?

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10mo ago

What person do you think has had the greatest impact on Poker? You can choose whoever you want. Here are a few suggestions:

- Chris Moneymaker- who beat Sam Farha at the 2003 WSOP Main Event showing everyone that an average man could become the World Champion and win millions.

- Henry Orenstein- developer of the hole card cam which made televised poker very interesting to watch.

- Jack Binion- creator of the WSOP

- Randy Blumer- started the multibillion-dollar online poker industry with the launch of Planet Poker, the world's first real money online poker room on January 1, 1998.

- Steve Lipscomb- Creator of the World Poker Tour which brought big money poker tournaments into the homes of millions of people.

++My choice is Chris Moneymaker. I think his win at the 2003 Main Event, broadcast all over the world on ESPN, brought millions and millions of people into poker when they saw anyone could defeat the pros, become world champion and win millions of dollars.

18 February 2024 at 06:22 PM
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Greg (FossilMan)
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I agree that me winning had no real impact on the popularity of poker, as opposed to almost anybody else who might have won in 2004 instead. If David beats me heads-up, I think poker booms at almost exactly the same level. Same for all the rest who made that final table.

However, I think that if Sam Farha or someone else wins the 2003 Main Event, rather than Chris, that would make a difference. We would still see a big boom after that event is televised. But I think Chris, and his special last name, made the boom at least 10% higher, and maybe even 20% higher.

Now if only my birth name had been Greg Pokerwinner. That would have been something.

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