In 2003 he entered a $39 satellite tournament to get into the World Series of Poker main event; he won both
He won 
the tournament and with it $12,000,000, climbing instantly into... [DOC] [TLE] Online Casinos - Chris Moneymaker [PAR] Poker player Chris Moneymaker initiated a poker boom when he won the WSOP 
2003 Main Event after qualifying through a $39 online poker satellite tournament.