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...satellite tournament online, the then-27-year-old accountant from Tennessee won a seat in the main event of the 2003 World Series of Poker, where he won the first prize of $2.5 million. The crowning of a regular Joe as World Champion had seismic effects: interest in poker spiked??a trend that has been dubbed the “Moneymaker Effect”—and hobbyists emerged from the woodwork as they realized that it was possible for the layman to overthrow the professional. The Davids rose up against the Goliaths. After all, they...
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