Poker Forum

In 2003, when Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker Main Event, the poker industry exploded. People were transfixed on the idea that an unknown accountant from Texas could win poker’s biggest prize. Moneymaker may not be the sole reason we are here today, but his win acted as the straw that broke the camel’s back, igniting the poker boom.

Moneymaker’s tale would’ve never reached millions of households if ESPN hadn’t documented it. Without the cameras, it is hard to believe that poker could have evolved into what it is today. Thankfully, the cameras were capturing the action, the...