It is hard to believe, but since Chris Moneymaker won the WSOP Main Event of 2003 and created the boom in the world of poker, WSOP have attributed more than 200 bracelets and WPT crowned over 100 champions. Although many of these champions end up being more a fire of straw than anything else, these 'small' moments served as springboard to launch long careers of poker. Let's take a look at the eight small moments-spectacles.

8 Mike "Timex" McDonald won the EPT Dortmund

At only 18 years old and evolving, pro Canadian Mike "Timex" McDonald became the youngest champion of the European Poker Tour by winning nearly $ 1.4 million in Dortmund. McDonald has been the age of play live only a few months before his major title, even if he had already made millions online. In the two months preceding victory at Dortmund, McDonald has made two final tables and won a first event NLHE to the Aussie Millions 2008 and finished 14th at the EPT in Prague.

7 Michael DeMichele finished second in the WSOP of 2008 in the $50,000 HORSE

Although most remember Scotty Nguyen when they think the HORSE 2008-$ 50,000, much credit must be given to the man who made his way through one of the areas the more "stacke" in the history of poker to finish second. At age 23, Michael of Michele was so far above all a great player of cash mixed games. It came out 2nd WSOP of 2008 on the most difficult final table of the calendar of events. He also finished 4th in the $ 10,000 World Championship Mixed Event. Not only of Michele showed incredible skills, but has also showed a lot of maturity and grace at the table.

6 Jason Mercier won two EPT events in six months

Hardly anyone had heard of Jason Mercier, 21 years, became student pro online, when it is presented in San Remo in Italy in April 2008 where he won $ 1.4 million. Mercier could prove be a lucky and could have doubted that he was a true champion, but only six months later, he added another victory to the £20,000 Elite high rollers at the EPT in London. Mercier pocketed 945,000 dollars and has etched itself a place in the history of poker.

5 Anna Wroblewski runs $400 in $700,000

In 11 weeks in the spring of 2007, Anna Wroblewski is passed a job at $10 / hour to a job to a portfolio of $700,000 by winning poker tournaments. With a bankroll of $400, Anna attended a few satellites at 15$-30$ for an entry to the $3000 at the Bellagio tournament the next day. Wroblewski won the seat... and then the tournament for more than $330,000. She then won the Ladies Event at the WSOP Circuit at Caesar's Palace for $25,000. She also finished in second place in the $ 2500 NLHE Poker Event of Mandalay Bay and made his first final table of the WSOP in the tournament $ 2000 NLHE for the pretty sum $ 192,000.

4 Jeff Madsen won 2 bracelets on

Film in Santa Barbara student, Jeff Madsen had to take a loan to his parents to play at the 2006 WSOP, and it turned out that it was the best investment ever. Madsen, came from nowhere, won his first bracelet in the $ 2,000 NLHE event and his second a week later by defeating Erick Lindgren in heads-up to win the $ 5,000 six-handed NLHE event. Madsen received slightly more than $ 1.4 million at the WSOP in addition to rafler the title of player of the year. He is also one of the youngest players to have won a WSOP bracelet.

3 Phil Ivey won three Bracelets in one year

Although he has notched some victories in smaller tournaments and even though he had a reputation for being an aggressive player when he won his bracelet at the WSOP in 2000, Phil Ivey was still in relative obscurity in 2002. That is to say, until the moment where he returned there and there won three bracelets in the same year. At the 2002 WSOP, Ivey won three events: the $ 1,500 Seven-Card Stud event, the $ 2,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo event and the $ 2,000 SHOE. It was three bracelets in three weeks for him. Phil Ivey now has 10 million dollars in tournament winnings, all acquired by playing a very limited schedule. The rest of the time he plays on the high stakes at Full Tilt Poker tables, makes sports betting, plays golf. What more?

2 gus Hansen wins the first World Poker Tour Event

The victory of Gus Hansen in 2002 during the WPT's Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic was probably one of the first experiences of poker televised to most of us. It was the first event to be filmed for television WPT and Hansen (that Mike Sexton was nicknamed "the Great Dane" during this evening) came from nowhere to defeat Freddy Deeb, John Juanda, Scotty Nguyen, and Johnny "World" Hennigan. With his performance, Hansen became the first star of poker television with his excellent sense of humor, her pretty mouth of actor and his aggressive style.

1 Annette Obrestad won the WSOP Main Event-Europe

Annette Obrestad has shown a set of 7 to beat the two pairs of John Tabatabai and write the history of poker by winning the first WSOP - Europe Main Event on September 17, 2007, only two days after his 19th birthday. Obrestad won two records by becoming the youngest to win a WSOP bracelet and being the first woman champion at an event of the WSOP Main Event. Annette is sponsored by Betfair, whose style is aggressive and unpredictable.