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The legendary hand that earned Chris Moneymaker his 2003 WSOP Main Event title is up for sale.
In an eBay listing by "londone4", the actual deck along with Moneymaker's 5d4s is being offered to prospective bidders for a minimum of $5,000.
According to the post, the seller was working at Binion's Horseshoe during the finale and obtained permission to keep the deck when the festivities were over.
After Chris had finished posing for pictures, "londone4" boxed up the cards and he's now selling them along with a certificate of authenticity signed by Matt Savage and Chris Moneymaker.
Although Moneymaker's hand doesn't hold the reverence of Doyle Brunson's T-2, it arguably helped spark one of the most significant movements in poker history.
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Is it just me, or this is a very stupid amount to ask for something like that. I wouldnt be interested for this even if it was free of charge. I wonder if there will be any takers.
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Ya,...those cards are NO big deal,....pardon the pun... ...and CERTAINLY not for $5,000!
Now if was the famous Aces and Eights cards held in hand by Jesse James or whoever that outlaw cowboy was when he got blown away,....well,....THAT is something worthy of owning...
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Those that they have too much money and spending it in useless things i agree. but i dont see any investment opportunity in this personally. With that money you can buy something with way greater value than that.
And yes the whole Jesse James worth way more than 5k
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Posted by demodawggy: Ya,...those cards are NO big deal,....pardon the pun... ...and CERTAINLY not for $5,000!
Now if was the famous Aces and Eights cards held in hand by Jesse James or whoever that outlaw cowboy was when he got blown away,....well,....THAT is something worthy of owning...
I think those cards in general from the cowboy days would be worth quite a bit and just so your aware I believe it was Wild Bill Hicoch who died with the A,8 in his hand.
At least your guess was from the right time frame for the most part. And, as for this 5,4 I'm sure there will be someone with the money to waste.
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Oh demodawggy you were giving false history lessons lol. Went and checked wikipedia about that, and there are a few variations as to what may have happened. Interesting stufff.
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5000 just for cards geezz whats this world coming too lol ill stick to my 2.00$ cards lmao some one might do it if it were for a good good cause like donations for the poor or starving in africa just saying
...and CERTAINLY not for $5,000!
