"This is beyond fairy tale. It's inconceivable!"
Fifteen years ago this week, that iconic phrase exclaimed by ESPN's Norman Chad that still rings in the ears of poker fans worldwide punctuated the unimaginable 2003 World Series of Poker main event victory of Tennessee accountant Chris Moneymaker -- and in that moment and the months that followed, that win changed the poker landscape forever.
Moneymaker not only beat grizzled poker veteran Sam Farha heads up, but also outlasted such recognizable poker players as his hero Johnny Chan, Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth, Humberto Brenes and Howard Lederer.