Chris Moneymaker's World Poker Championship

by ValuSoft

Product Features

• Pick Your Poison - No Limit Texas Hold 'Em, 7 Card Stud, 5 Card Draw, Omaha Hold 'Em
• Call Their Bluff - You'll need every ounce of your wits to bluff your opponents and make it to the final showdown
• Hold 'em or Fold 'em - Vie for a seat at the Grand Championship table against 20 of the worlds top poker players
• Greenhorn or Pro - Use the Practice Mode tips and hints to master each game. Then use your finely tuned skills to win it all!
• Ante Up or Shut Up! - Pick your spots and be aggressive. It's all about intimidation and pressure on your way to the final table

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007U9BTY
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: April 5, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 1.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,350 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #38 in Video Games > PC Games > Cards

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

It’s time for a game of Texas Hold ‘Em against poker champ Chris Moneymaker.

The fastest hand of poker
You set the pace. Game play automatically adjusts to your speed of play, from casual to lightning fast, as you take on next generation AI players.

No holds barred tournament poker
Climb your way to the top against dozens of opponents to make it to the final table for a chance to go all in against Chris Moneymaker.

Take your game online
Real poker. Real opponents. Quickly find online opponents to test your skill or host your own game for you and your poker playing buddies.

Learn from the best
No other game has the expertise of a poker world champion! Learn to go from chump to champ with in-game tutorials featuring Chris Moneymaker's winning poker tips.

Become a poker champ, one hand at a time.
Win your way through the ranks against 20 tough computer opponents featuring advanced game AI.

Features:

• Try your hand at 10 exotic international casinos.
• Play No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em plus 7 Card Stud, 5 Card Draw, or Omaha Hold ‘Em.
• Go head-to-head against the world champion in the final tournament round.
• Perfect your game with Chris’s personal poker tips and strategies.
• Challenge your poker skills against real opponents via online play.

Product Description

Are you ready to go all in? Poker champions are made one hand at a time. Now it's your chance to play in a no-holds-barred tournament showdown! Play your way through the World Poker Championship series at 6 international casinos to earn a place in the championship round of No Limit Texas Hold 'Em. Do you have what it takes to risk it all? Outmaneuver 20 of the worlds best poker players, each with unique play styles, tendencies, and aggressiveness.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Are there any good poker games out there?, June 7, 2005

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Stingaree (Florida) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Chris Moneymaker's World Poker Championship (CD-ROM)

I took advantage of the low price and bought this piece of garbage. I got taken big time. I am new to poker having watched Moneymaker on ESPN a couple of years ago. So, I am no expert. But, this game makes it ridiciously easy to win and all the players play basically the same way. If you are patient you are basically guaranteed of finishing in the money in every tournament and I am winning about 30% of the tournaments. This despite a lot of really bad beats.

The computer players inevitably give away when they get any kind of pair pre-flop by raising. Then as the hand moves on if they have a good hand they will slow play it trying to sucker you in to betting more. Additionally, they will try and bluff and have no brakes when doing so leading to a plethora of all ins where you take the computer players money without them having even a pair.
Finally, the graphics and presentation are quite ordinary and repetitive. You get to play in different casinos, but except for the opening shot outside the casino, none of them show you any differences inside to give the game some flavor. The computer opponents also have no personality. Since the AI is so bad at least they should provide us with fun interaction with the computer players, but it does not happen.

I suggest to all that they avoid this game. I can't give a reccomendation for any other poker games out there either. Does anyone know of any good ones?

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars PISS POOR GAME, October 16, 2005

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MARK - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Chris Moneymaker's World Poker Championship (CD-ROM)

took me about 30 minutes to realize the AI players never fold after a flop..... online play is horrible, expected dozens of people and games in progress... nope.. saw 2 others online. SAVE YOUR 20 BUCKS AND BUY SOMETHING ELSE.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Really Sorry Poker Game - That Cheats, too, August 29, 2005

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The Old Man "Safari Jack" (Houston TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chris Moneymaker's World Poker Championship (CD-ROM)

I wish I could have given this game "minus" stars. I would have done it. I have played games before that, after I had played them a few times, I could beat them every time. I haven't figured out how to get into this game's good graces, because it seems when it wants me to win I win and when it doesn't, I don't. The cards, obviously, are not dealt at random. I lost count of how many times I have gotten the same pair of cards (like 5 of clubs and deuce of spades - I use this combination because that is the one that seems to turn up most often) on consecutive hands. I don't know how many times I have held a good hand - say queen high flush - and been beaten by a king high flush or other such nonsense. I'm not saying it can't happen in a real game, just not with the regularity it does in this game.

There are many other flaws mentioned by other reviewers that I have encountered at one time or another. When you put them all together, they make for a really sorry poker game.