Orbit of Hands with Former Champ Chris Moneymaker

For the third straight year, Chris Moneymaker has built up a sizable stack on Day 3 of the Main Event. The 2003 world champion is hovering around the 100 big blind level. PokerNews recorded a round of hands for the player many consider responsible for the 2000s poker boom, starting on the button.

Hand #1: An early position player raised to 11,000 and Moneymaker folded.

Hand #2: Action folded to Moneymaker, who also folded.

Hand #3: The under-the-gun player raised to 11,000 and Moneymaker again mucked his cards uneventfully.

Hand #4: Action folded to Moneymaker, and he did as well.

Hand #5: Moneymaker opened to 11,000 and received a call only from Kenny Tran in the small blind. The flop came and both players checked. They again checked the turn and river. Tran showed and Moneymaker mucked his cards face-down.

"I played that hand about as bad as I could," Moneymaker said.

Hand #6: Moneymaker followed the under the gun player by folding.

Hand #7: From under the gun, the Poker Hall of Famer folded his cards instantly.

Hand #8: The player in early position raised to 10,000 and Moneymaker was the only one to call. The flop was and Moneymaker check-folded to a bet of 8,000.