Poker Legends - Chris Moneymaker

First things first. Moneymaker is his real last name. Literally shocking the poker world by coming out of nowhere to win the World Series of Poker in 2003, he is one to watch.

Also known as the year online poker playing blew-up into the most popular form of online entertainment, 2003 brought many online poker players out of the woodwork so to say. Moneymaker was just one such online player in the event that year.

After winning the grueling 5 day event, he showed that he could play with the best of them. Different than most series winners, he was no pro player - just a lover of online play who took his passion to the felt.

By being the regular Joe literally from out of the blue, he is one of the biggest reasons there are so many more online poker players out there. He made the event vibrant and now one of the most popular forms of sports watch on US TV.