Chris Moorman
Encyclopedia
Chris Moorman. is a British professional poker
player. He is the all-time leader in career online poker
earnings.
He is among the leaders in the 2011 World Series of Poker Player of the Year point standings. If he had won the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe
main event (he finished 2nd), he would have taken the lead in the Player of the Year race with only the November Nine play remaining, which would have forced Player of the Year Ben Lamb
to place 4th or higher to retake the lead. , he has no World Series of Poker bracelet
s but has finished in three final tables and has thirteen in the money finishes at various World Series of Poker
(WSOP) events. Four of his WSOP in the money finishes were in $10,000 or €10,000 championship events. Five of his twelve WSOP in the money finishes have been in 6-handed events and another was in the 8-handed 2011 World Series of Poker Europe
main event. He also has a final table appearance at an Aussie Millions Poker Championship
main event. Prior to 2011, he was primarily an online poker
player. His career online winnings exceed $7 million, while more than $1 million of his $1.3 million in live earnings have come in 2011. , his largest online prizes and his largest live game prizes have been from non-win final table appearances. He has been ranked the no.1 online tournament player in the world on several occasions and is currently the most successful online tournament player in terms of overall winnings as of August, 2011. He plays online as "Moorman1" at PokerStars
, Full Tilt Poker
, Ultimate Bet, Party Poker and Bodog
.
His first WSOP in the money finish was a 124th place finish in the 2008 1593-player $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Event 7 for a prize of $4,056. All seven of his WSOP in the money finishes before 2011 were in no limit Texas hold 'em events. Prior to his 7th place finish in the 721-player 2011 Aussie Millions Main event for a prize of (approximately US$174,000), his largest live prize was a 15th place finish in the 2010 WSOP 256-player $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship (256 player max) Event 35 for a prize of $ 38,424.
He has a total of thirteen WSOP in the money finishes (2011 E
-1, 2011
-5, 2010 E
-1, 2010
-3, 2009
-1, and 2008
-2). At the 2011 WSOP, he finished in the money with an 18th place finish at the 249-player $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship Event 7 for a prize of $25,348, a 81st place finish at the 3157-player $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Event 18 for a prize of $6,819, a 3rd place finish at the 1378-player $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed Event 26 for a prize of $271,800, a 11th place finish at the 507-player $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha / Six Handed Event 35 for a prize of $30,024, and a 2nd place finish at the 474-player $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed Championship Event 46 for a prize of $716,282, At the 2011 WSOP Europe, he established a career best prize with a second place finish in the 593-player 8-handed €10,400 October 15 – 20, 2011 WSOPE Main Event Championship for a prize of €800,000 ($1,101,520) at a final table that included Jake Cody
, Elio Fox
and Shawn Buchanan
.
In November 2011, it was revealed that Chris Moorman endorses and utilizes the technology developed by BubbleProtection.com, a Las Vegas based company that has created a revolutionary online poker tournament tool, using new and innovative technology. The company provides protection for online tournament buy-ins and can be used by players concerned with bankroll management. Chris Moorman is the company's spokesperson.
, his $7 million career earnings stood as the highest all-time online career total. His largest payout was $235,592 for a 3rd place finish in the 2404-player $1000+60 March 28–29, 2011 Full Tilt Poker
- $1K Monday $2 Million Tournament. His largest online wins were the 2,700-player $240+16 March 14, 2010 Full Tilt Poker - The Sunday Brawl for $109,620 and the 20-player $5000+200 March 9, 2008 winner-take-all PokerStars - Sunday $5,200 Freezeout for $100,000.
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player. He is the all-time leader in career online poker
Online poker
Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet. It has been partly responsible for a dramatic increase in the number of poker players worldwide...
earnings.
He is among the leaders in the 2011 World Series of Poker Player of the Year point standings. If he had won the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe
2011 World Series of Poker Europe
The fifth World Series of Poker Europe takes place from October 7, 2011 to October 20, 2011. There are seven bracelet events, culminating in the €10,400 WSOPE Championship No-Limit Hold'em event. Events will be held at the Majestic Barrière Cannes and the Le Croisette Casino Barrière in Cannes,...
main event (he finished 2nd), he would have taken the lead in the Player of the Year race with only the November Nine play remaining, which would have forced Player of the Year Ben Lamb
Ben Lamb
Benjamin "Ben" Lamb is an American professional poker player. Lamb is the 2011 World Series of Poker Player of the Year. He was also a member of the 2011 November Nine, finishing in third place. He currently has one World Series of Poker bracelet and four career World Series of Poker final...
to place 4th or higher to retake the lead. , he has no World Series of Poker bracelet
World Series of Poker bracelet
The World Series of Poker bracelet is considered the most coveted non-monetary prize a poker player can win. Since 1976, a bracelet has been awarded to the winner of every event at the annual WSOP. Even if the victory occurred before 1976, WSOP championships are now counted as "bracelets". ...
s but has finished in three final tables and has thirteen in the money finishes at various World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
(WSOP) events. Four of his WSOP in the money finishes were in $10,000 or €10,000 championship events. Five of his twelve WSOP in the money finishes have been in 6-handed events and another was in the 8-handed 2011 World Series of Poker Europe
2011 World Series of Poker Europe
The fifth World Series of Poker Europe takes place from October 7, 2011 to October 20, 2011. There are seven bracelet events, culminating in the €10,400 WSOPE Championship No-Limit Hold'em event. Events will be held at the Majestic Barrière Cannes and the Le Croisette Casino Barrière in Cannes,...
main event. He also has a final table appearance at an Aussie Millions Poker Championship
Crown Australian Poker Championship
The Australian Poker Championship, commonly known as Aussie Millions, is a series of poker tournaments held at the Crown Casino, in Melbourne, Australia...
main event. Prior to 2011, he was primarily an online poker
Online poker
Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet. It has been partly responsible for a dramatic increase in the number of poker players worldwide...
player. His career online winnings exceed $7 million, while more than $1 million of his $1.3 million in live earnings have come in 2011. , his largest online prizes and his largest live game prizes have been from non-win final table appearances. He has been ranked the no.1 online tournament player in the world on several occasions and is currently the most successful online tournament player in terms of overall winnings as of August, 2011. He plays online as "Moorman1" at PokerStars
PokerStars
PokerStars is the largest online poker cardroom in the world. PokerStars' satellite tournaments produced the 2003 World Series of Poker champion, Chris Moneymaker. 1983 champion Tom McEvoy, 2005 champion Joe Hachem, 2009 champion Joe Cada and 2010 champion Jonathan Duhamel and others also represent...
, Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker is an online poker card room that opened in June 2004 with the involvement of poker professionals Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch, Mike Matusow, Jennifer Harman and Chris Ferguson...
, Ultimate Bet, Party Poker and Bodog
Bodog
Bodog is an online entertainment brand launched in 1994 by Calvin Ayre.Originally the company traded at but the brand was later divested and intellectual property rights were assigned to and consolidated in BodogBrand.com...
.
His first WSOP in the money finish was a 124th place finish in the 2008 1593-player $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Event 7 for a prize of $4,056. All seven of his WSOP in the money finishes before 2011 were in no limit Texas hold 'em events. Prior to his 7th place finish in the 721-player 2011 Aussie Millions Main event for a prize of (approximately US$174,000), his largest live prize was a 15th place finish in the 2010 WSOP 256-player $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship (256 player max) Event 35 for a prize of $ 38,424.
He has a total of thirteen WSOP in the money finishes (2011 E
2011 World Series of Poker Europe
The fifth World Series of Poker Europe takes place from October 7, 2011 to October 20, 2011. There are seven bracelet events, culminating in the €10,400 WSOPE Championship No-Limit Hold'em event. Events will be held at the Majestic Barrière Cannes and the Le Croisette Casino Barrière in Cannes,...
-1, 2011
2011 World Series of Poker
The 2011 World Series of Poker was the 42nd annual World Series of Poker . The WSOP is the most prestigious poker tournament in the world with the winner of the Main Event considered to be the World Champion. It was held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada between May...
-5, 2010 E
2010 World Series of Poker Europe
The fourth World Series of Poker Europe took place from September 14, 2010 to September 28, 2010. There were five bracelet events, culminating in the £10,350 WSOPE Championship No-Limit Hold'em event...
-1, 2010
2010 World Series of Poker
The 2010 World Series of Poker was the 41st annual World Series of Poker , held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and ran from May 28 to July 17. There were 57 bracelet events, culminating in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship that began on July 5...
-3, 2009
2009 World Series of Poker
The 2009 World Series of Poker was the 40th annual World Series of Poker . It was held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and ran from May 27 to July 15. There were 57 bracelet events, culminating in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event...
-1, and 2008
2008 World Series of Poker
The 2008 World Series of Poker was the 39th annual World Series of Poker . Held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, the series began on May 30, 2008, and featured 55 poker championships in several variants. All events but the $10,000 World Championship No Limit Texas hold...
-2). At the 2011 WSOP, he finished in the money with an 18th place finish at the 249-player $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship Event 7 for a prize of $25,348, a 81st place finish at the 3157-player $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Event 18 for a prize of $6,819, a 3rd place finish at the 1378-player $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed Event 26 for a prize of $271,800, a 11th place finish at the 507-player $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha / Six Handed Event 35 for a prize of $30,024, and a 2nd place finish at the 474-player $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed Championship Event 46 for a prize of $716,282, At the 2011 WSOP Europe, he established a career best prize with a second place finish in the 593-player 8-handed €10,400 October 15 – 20, 2011 WSOPE Main Event Championship for a prize of €800,000 ($1,101,520) at a final table that included Jake Cody
Jake Cody
Jake Cody is a professional poker player from Rochdale, England, United Kingdom.He burst on to the European tournament scene in 2010 with major wins at the European Poker Tour event in Deauville in January where he won €857,000 and the main event of the World Poker Tour London in August where he...
, Elio Fox
Elio Fox
Elio Fox is an American professional poker player whose first World Series of Poker in the money finish was the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe main event that he won. He has played online, where he is a high stakes No limit Texas hold'em rebuy specialist, since 2009 but had his first notable...
and Shawn Buchanan
Shawn Buchanan
Shawn Buchanan is a Canadian poker player from Vancouver, British Columbia who won the World Poker Tour Mandalay Bay Poker Championship in 2007, earning $768,775....
.
In November 2011, it was revealed that Chris Moorman endorses and utilizes the technology developed by BubbleProtection.com, a Las Vegas based company that has created a revolutionary online poker tournament tool, using new and innovative technology. The company provides protection for online tournament buy-ins and can be used by players concerned with bankroll management. Chris Moorman is the company's spokesperson.
, his $7 million career earnings stood as the highest all-time online career total. His largest payout was $235,592 for a 3rd place finish in the 2404-player $1000+60 March 28–29, 2011 Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker is an online poker card room that opened in June 2004 with the involvement of poker professionals Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch, Mike Matusow, Jennifer Harman and Chris Ferguson...
- $1K Monday $2 Million Tournament. His largest online wins were the 2,700-player $240+16 March 14, 2010 Full Tilt Poker - The Sunday Brawl for $109,620 and the 20-player $5000+200 March 9, 2008 winner-take-all PokerStars - Sunday $5,200 Freezeout for $100,000.
External links
- Moorman at MoormanPoker.com
- Moorman at BubbleProtection.com
- Moorman at Hendonmob.com
- Moorman at Bluff MagazineBluff MagazineBluff Magazine is an American magazine specializing in the game of poker. Separate editions are also published for Europe, Latin America, South Africa and Australasia....
- Moorman at Card PlayerCard PlayerCard Player magazine is an industry publication and web portal specializing in poker media, poker strategy and poker tournament coverage. The magazine was founded in 1988 by June Field. In 1998 it was bought by Barry Shulman, who is the current publisher and CEO...
- Moorman at WSOP.com