All the kids are saying “6-7” these days.
Chris Moneymaker may be ready for that trend to end.
In a recent WSOP clip, ACR Poker Pro Chris Moneymaker is already talking through a rebuy after one of those tournament hands that every poker player understands immediately. Pocket kings. Chips in the middle. A weird hand gets involved. Then the deck decides to be funny. ACR lists Moneymaker as an ACR Poker Team Pro, which makes the clip even better for poker fans who love seeing the game’s biggest names react like the rest of us.
And this one hurt.
Pocket Kings Should Have Been the Good News
According to Moneymaker, he was playing a $1,500 event and had been chipped down to around 12,000—about half the starting stack.
Then he looked down at the hand every short-stacked tournament player dreams about: Pocket kings.
Moneymaker raised under the gun. The player immediately to his left bumped it up. Another player called. A shorter stack moved all in.
So Chris did what Chris was supposed to do.
He shipped it.
At that point, the hand looked like a perfect spot to rebuild.
Then the small blind decided to come along with… 6-7 of clubs.
Because of course.
The Worst Part? 6-7 Actually Got There
The flop came with an ace on it, which is never exactly comforting when you’re holding kings.
But in this case, the ace wasn’t the problem.
The problem was still waiting.
The turn brought a seven.
Then the river brought another seven.
Just like that, the 6-7 made trips, Moneymaker’s kings were no good, and the ACR Poker Pro was sent to the rebuy line.
There are plenty of ways to lose with pocket kings.
That might be one of the most annoying.
Moneymaker Took It Like Moneymaker
The best part of the clip isn’t the hand.
It’s the reaction.
Moneymaker doesn’t launch into a dramatic meltdown. He doesn’t pretend poker is unfair only to him. He just tells the story with the exact kind of dry humor you’d expect from someone who has seen just about everything at the table.
His basic message?
If you’re going to run bad, maybe do it in the $1,500.
Not the $25K.
Not the $50K.
The $1,500.
That’s classic Moneymaker.
The man gets his kings cracked by 6-7, heads to rebuy, and still finds a way to make the whole thing funny.
The Original Satellite Legend Knows the Pain
Of course, nobody understands tournament poker’s absurd swings quite like Chris Moneymaker.
In 2003, he famously won his way into the WSOP Main Event through an $86 online satellite before defeating Sammy Farha heads-up and winning the title for $2.5 million. His win helped spark the poker boom and inspired an entire generation of players to believe a small satellite could turn into something massive.
That’s what makes these clips work.
Moneymaker isn’t just a poker legend because he won.
He’s a poker legend because he still reacts like someone who loves the game—even when the game kicks him in the teeth.
Speaking of Satellites…
There’s also a pretty obvious Venom connection here.
Moneymaker’s most famous poker story started with a satellite.
And right now, ACR Poker is giving players their own shot at a major online poker story with the upcoming Venom.
ACR’s Venom Fever Early Bird Satellites are already underway, giving players extra chances to qualify early for the next massive Venom events.
That matters even more with the Dual Venoms on the horizon.
And if you’ve been paying attention, you already know there’s another date worth circling: July 1.
We can’t say what’s coming.
Not yet.
But let’s just say if you’re thinking about chasing a Venom seat, you’ll want to keep your eyes on ACR Poker when July begins.
Because poker stories can start in strange ways.
Sometimes they start with an $86 satellite.
Sometimes they start with pocket kings getting cracked by 6-7.
And sometimes they start when you decide to take your shot at the Venom.