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888 Weekly: Tommy Yates Turn $0.01 Into $13,000 in The WSOP Main Event

Twelve years after Chris Moneymaker changed the game of poker by winning the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event and turning a $40 buy-in satellite into a massive $2.5 million cash, a new 'Cinderella story' unfolded at the 2015 WSOP.

As reported here on PokerNews one week ago, 888poker invaded the Rio Convention Center with 128 online qualifiers who took part in this year's Main Event wearing a patch for the poker room, which was the official partner of the 2015 WSOP.