The RecPoker panel of Steve Fredlund, Jim Reid, Chris Jones, Rob Washam, John Somsky, and Andrew Feist chat with Chris Moneymaker, winner of the WSOP Main Event in 2003 resulting in the “Moneymaker Effect” that included a tripling of the Main Event field the very next year. We talk WSOP, recreational player strategy, and the importance of learning in the context of community.
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Time Stamps
| 0:00 | Welcome & Introduction |
| 1:02 | Chris Moneymaker whines about making his first visit on RecPoker |
| 4:10 | Moneymaker: Reflections on the “Moneymaker effect” |
| 8:10 | Moneymaker: His draw to smaller stake tournaments |
| 10:00 | Moneymaker: Initial draw to playing poker and the WSOP |
| 11:30 | Moneymaker: Was it $40 or $86 that turned into $2.5 million? |
| 13:40 | Moneymaker: Why was he the guy to grow the game when a rec won it the year before? |
| 16:30 | Moneymaker: Lack of characters in today’s game |
| 18:37 | Moneymaker: What will it take for another poker boom? |
| 20:28 | Moneymaker: Listener question (Rob Adsem) The famous K7 bluff vs Farha |
| 25:30 | Moneymaker: How has your game changed? |
| 30:30 | Moneymaker: Advice for rec players |
| 34:30 | Moneymaker: Talking to your opponents for information |
| 36:20 | Moneymaker: Favorite game to play |
| 39:30 | Moneymaker: Recruiting Chris to play our mixed game July 8 |
| 40:30 | Moneymaker: Listener questions (Chris & Jen Nelson) Any chance of live US WSOP series this year? |
| 42:47 | Moneymaker: Outlook for online poker in the US |
| 45:02 | Moneymaker: Rob thanks Chris for his for authentic passion |
| 47:04 | Moneymaker: Final words, “I hope Jim’s not a crier” |
| 47:47 | Panel reflections on the discussion |
| 52:55 | Round Robin: John – Home Game Updates including Winners |
| 59:09 | Round Robin: Chris – Membership Content update |
| 1:00:30 | Round Robin: Andrew – Content Partners update |
| 1:01:16 | Round Robin: Rob – Book Study updates (Matt Matros, The Game Plan) |
| 1:05:40 | Round Robin: Jim – Additional thoughts on Moneymaker |
| 1:07:05 | Round Robin: Steve – OPaH Open (Zoom for anyone on Tuesday!), pins |
| 1:10:10 | Closing comments |
