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E066: Chris Moneymaker Dishes The Dirt on His Breakup with PokerStars!

Podcast |: The Rake
Publisher |: Run It Once Poker
Media Type |: audio
Podknife tags |: Games & Hobbies,; Interview,; Poker,; Sports & Recreation
Categories Via RSS |: Games,; Leisure
Publication Date |: Jan 10, 2021
Episode Duration |: 00:54:51

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Timestamps:

00:09Welcome Chris Moneymaker! Joining us from his car!

01:12What poker has he been playing lately?

01:39Chris recently ended his relationship with PokerStars after 17 years. What are his thoughts on the situation?

04:48Does he plan to maintain a presence in the poker world?

05:19Chris has been working on his MTT game, and has taken on Faraz Jaka as a coach. What was the impetus for this shift from being an ambassador to getting more serious about his game?

07:33What is his relationship with Spraggy? Chris reveals an upcoming collaboration with Jamie. Jamie thanks Chris for playing in the Breast Cancer Alliance Celebrity Poker Tournament.

09:38Back to Spraggy… How did they meet, and how did their current dynamic develop?

13:57Chris weighs in on this year’s WSOP Main Event situation.

20:44A discussion about how good the action is in the live tournament scene now that people have started to play again.

22:44Chris opens up about friends and neighbours dying of COVID, and recounts his own daughter’s battle with the virus.

29:52Chris is still taking US presidential election bets. How is that possible?

33:00Anna Khait blocked Jamie and Chris on Twitter. Jamie and Chris take shots at her, Trump, and Spraggy.

36:09How often does Chris get recognized in public? Thoughts on being a poker celebrity.

39:26What event or title does he think could catapult somebody to his level of recognition? Can people still be made stars in the poker world? Do we focus too much on strategy, GTO, and not enough on creating characters and stories?

45:41Has he seen the new incarnation of High Stakes Poker? A conversation about how poker media has changed.

50:21Chris talks about being out of shape, and his plans for getting better. Jamie talks about being in her second consecutive prop bet for losing 10% of her bodyweight. Chris shares his own “interesting” weight loss prop bet.

54:13Wrapping up. Thanks Chris!

This week on The Rake: The man, the myth, the legend... Chris Moneymaker! Hosts Jamie Kerstetter & Marle Cordeiro chat with Chris about his recent breakup with PokerStars after 17 years of marital bliss, what his career plans are moving forward, his thoughts on the WSOP Main Event debacle, and why we might have the privilege of seeing him in a mankini this summer!