Texas Holdem tournament champions
There are thousands of online poker rooms on the internet and most of them have some or the other online poker tournament going on at any given point of time. Some of the tournaments are really big like the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tournament. The winners reach the final level of the tournaments by competing against different players from all over the world. Only the best are able to survive the fierce competition. Winners get millions of dollars or pounds in prizes. The huge jackpots and cash rewards can change the fortune of the winners. No wonder millions of players from all over the world try their best to get a chance into these poker tournaments.
Texas Holdem is one of the most popular games at these poker tournaments. Below are a few winners at the World Series of Poker for the last few years.
Joseph Hachem – Year 2005
This WSOP winner from Australia defeated Steve Dannenmann by playing intelligently and tricking him with this slow play. The Australian champion won $7,500,000 in the prize money at the main event of WSOP.
Greg Raymer – Year 2004
Greg Raymer, also known as the “Fossilman” got a entry into the WSOP though another online poker tournament. Raymer defeated his opponent Mr. David Williams and won total prize money of $5,000,000.
Chris Moneymaker – Year 2003
Chris Moneymaker is one the most popular WSOP winners. He got into the WSOP tournament through a satellite tournament by paying just $40 as entry fee. Moneymaker won by beating Sam Fahra and took away $2,500,000 as the prize money.
