Chris Moneymaker Quotes

I always pretend like I'm nervous no matter what. I try to fall asleep.

I actually do quite well in Omaha. It's one of my better games. I love pot-limit Omaha and Omaha high-low. I do quite well in them. If I play in a casino, I usually play some kind of mixed game with Omaha and hold 'em.

Poker is meant to be enjoyed.

I don't like the way I ever appear on TV.

When I was broke, no one ever offered to buy me a beer. Now that I have quite a bit of money, everybody tries to buy me beers. Where were all these people back when I was in college and broke?

Never in a million years did I think the sport of poker would blow up the way it did.

The beautiful thing about poker is that everybody thinks they can play.

Although I have to say, it's become a lot harder for me since I won the world series because everyone wants to beat me. For example, bluffing is really tough now, because there's always someone who calls me on the off-chance that they'll then be able to say they read a world champion's bluff.

World Class players can lay down the toughest hands and play any two cards at any time without fear. Their reads are impeccable.

Other than that and the fact that I don't have to work any more my life hasn't changed a bit.