Moneymaker and Fishman at final table

[Talking Poker]

Wow, that's crazy. I completely missed it. I see they finished 2nd and 3rd, and it looks like no deal was made.

I would have enjoyed railing that....

[jillaj]

The guy who won wanted to make a deal but Chis and Scott declined. Chris had the chip lead for pretty much the whole time. Bunsen was all in a few times but battled back. It was fun to watch.

[Aequitas58]

When it was heads up, there was a point when Fischman had nearly a 3-1 lead in the money. (Actually, it was closer to 2.5-1, but whatever.) I didn't stick around, but he looked totally in control.

I'm glad the other guy won it.

[Talking Poker]

Nah, I like Scott. He's a good guy. And a hell of a poker player too.

[2Tone]

For a pro widely considered (including by me) to more famous and less skilled than much of his competition, this is another impressive finish for Moneymaker.

Anyone know what kind of deal Stars has with their pros for these kind of events? Do Fishman and Moneymaker have to pay $500 + 30 like everybody else, or do they get free entries in exchange for endorsements, etc?

[jillaj]

I am sure Raymer and Moneymaker got a buy in to each event from Pokerstars. I imagine the more pro's the better for stars.

[Talking Poker]

I believe these two and only these two do, but I am not certain.

[eejit101]

My opinion, if it matters, I never liked moneymaker. yeah he sparked the "boom" and whatever, but he got lucky to win, i havent seen him win anything since then, ive seen him on TV several times, making stupid moves, even i picked up tells on him FFS, i dont rate him, make stars make him pay the entry, he got lucky to finish that high anyway, i saw a monstrous bad beat he had, rivered a King or something, he had 2 outs, to stay in.

[jillaj]

Didn't Moneymaker take down another big tournament like a WPT event. It could just be bad memory though.