The 2003 WSOP Main Event had a record-breaking 839 entrants and a $2.5 million first place prize. The final table included well-known players Sam Farha, Jason Lester, Amir Vahedi, David Singer, and 1995 World Champion Dan Harrington, but it would be Tennessee accountant and satellite winner Chris Moneymaker emerging victorious and single-handedly igniting the poker boom.