Poker Pro Chris Moneymaker Writes a Book About His Success
The poker public believes that the popularity of poker can be attributed to three factors. First factor is the emergence of online poker. The second factor is the birth of televised poker events and tournaments. And the third factor is the victory of poker giant Chris Moneymaker that has continued to inspire poker players. The rags-to-riches story of Chris Moneymaker truly inspires people to venture into professional poker, hoping that they would experience the kind of life experienced by Chris Moneymaker. Most poker fans, if not all, know that Chris Moneymaker only parlayed US$40 which allowed him to join and win in the World Series of Poker tournament. This success story of Chris Moneymaker is recounted in the poker book "Moneymaker," which he wrote together with poker author Daniel Paisner.
The first few parts of "Moneymaker" recounts the life of Chris Moneymaker from being an ordinary guy to becoming a professional poker player. It is also in this part of this poker book that Chris Moneymaker relates how he reached the World Series of Poker tournament. He talks about how such fortunate experience transpired and speaks of the next things that transpired after such victory.
Chris Moneymaker does not only talk about how he made his way to professional poker but he also talks about how he was raised as a child and the ups and downs he experienced prior to his emergence to the poker world.
"Moneymaker" is indeed one compelling poker book because of the fact that the life of Chris Moneymaker can truly inspire a lot of poker enthusiasts. The writing style used by Chris Moneymaker and Paisner in this poker book is very basic, allowing any reader to be engrossed as they read every page comfortably and conveniently.
Poker fans will definitely find "Moneymaker" an interesting poker book because the life story of Chris Moneymaker is something that they can easily relate to. His life story just seems like the life story of any ordinary guy who luckily wins a lottery. This is what makes his life interesting for people who play poker.
"Moneymaker" is a poker book that cannot be categorized as high literature. "Moneymaker" is not even a poker book that will educate people about the different poker strategies. This poker book basically relates the success story of Chris Moneymaker with the hopes that it will inspire poker players not just to merely gamble but to study poker in a more serious manner.
Chris Moneymaker and Paisner have done a great job to come up with such an entertaining poker book. "Moneymaker" does not only entertain its readers but it also encourages its readers to take poker seriously.
