"[7] Moneymaker went on to win the first prize of $2.5 million, instantly garnering poker superstar status.

One of Moneymaker's most memorable hands was heads-up against Sam Farha, when on the river he bluffed "all in" with King high.

After winning the Main Event, he quit his job to serve as a celebrity spokesman for Series owner Harrah's Entertainment as well as PokerStars.

He also started his own company, Moneymaker Gaming,[4] and began traveling to play in more numerous and larger buy-in tournaments.

Eric Raskin, editor of All In Magazine, compiled an oral history of the 2003 WSOP Main Event, which included input from three dozen top poker personalities who were involved, also titled The "Moneymaker Effect.

[9] On the World Poker Tour, Moneymaker finished second at the 2004 Shooting Stars event and won $200,000.

[2] During Event 5 of the 2008 World Championship of Online Poker, which was a $10,300 buy-in of No Limit Hold'em, Moneymaker finished in sixth place, taking home over $139,000.