Well, it was a crazy three weeks beginning February 22nd. I flew straight into Vegas for the Big Game. I played in the last session and it was one of the most fun times I have had playing poker. Both Tony G. and Phil Hellmuth should get medals or statues for their respective performances, As for me, I ran into quads twice in 150 hands. Nothing more to be said. Daniel "Kid Poker"Negreanu had organised a plane to take us straight into LA for the Commerce WPT. All went smoothly until we arrived at the Commerce at 4am and found
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Loving the PokerStars ANZPT, by Joe Hachem
by Joe Hachem Summer truly is the sporting tournament season for Aussies and poker is no exception. Just days after a hugely successful Aussie Millions, we looked forward to the very first tournament in the PokerStars.net Australia New Zealand Poker Tournament (ANZPT). This is the second year of the tour...more
It takes courage, by Joe Hachem
by Joe Hachem The courage of a sportsman takes him through some of the most difficult moments a person can face, and he needs to face them again and again. The courage to get back out on the field or the floor after you've taken a hard knock. The courage...more
EPT London: Joe Hachem: "There's nothing like winning"
As you have probably heard once or twice before, the Team PokerStars Pro Joe Hachem won the World Series Main Event in 2005, the first Australian to do so and the last player to win it at Binion's Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas. As you possibly haven't heard, because it's...more
Let us Prey with Joe Hachem
We've all been there - you're involved in a key hand playing on PokerStars and someone tries to interrupt just at the wrong time. You get a little grumpy, right? That's exactly what happened to Joe Hachem during his time as a motel operator and some guests arrived to check...more
PokerStars to host Australian bushfire fundraiser
The people of Australia need help. Thousands of families have been displaced by the February wildfires that killed more than 200 people. The charities have been overwhelmed by the need. More than 7,500 people were left homeless by the bushfires. As you might expect, Team PokerStars Pro Joe Hachem is...more
2008 World Series: Snap! Hachem takes his leave
Take a deep breath and stick with this next sentence; it makes sense, I promise. If events like the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha hi-low split eight or better put the "series" into "World Series", then players like Team PokerStars Pro Joe Hachem are responsible for representing the "world" part. As pretty...more
WSOP Event #5: Hachem nearly grabs bracelet
ResultsHis walk was brisk, but still cool. Not cool like chilly. Cool like Joe. It was the kind of cool walk that dripped with confidence, even as Joe Hachem grabbed his wife's neck and pulled her in for a mid-stride kiss.I watched all of this as Team PokerStars' Joe Hachem...more
WSOP Event #5: Final Table
The final table of Event #5 is scheduled to begin in about half an hour. However, the TV tables rarely start on time. Regardless, when the players get started, so will we.Here's how the 2005 World Series of Poker Champion and his opponents are stacked:1. Russ 'Dutch' Boyd -- $909,0002....more
WSOP Event #5: Joe Hachem makes final table
People do a lot of babbling about the luck factor in poker tournaments. In the smoke-filled corridors around poker tournaments, people lament their bad luck and how anybody can win a poker tournament. And, indeed, luck exists. And, indeed, it can knock you out of tournaments. In Event #5 of...more
Hachem to face VIP Club members
It's been one month since PokerStars kicked off its VIP Club and now players are starting to cash in their VIP Club Frequent Player Points. On Saturday, several of the VIPs will sqaure off against 2005 World Series of Poker Champion Joe Hachem in single-table tournaments at 6pm and 7pm...more
Anatomy of a Bad Beat
How one poker hand cost Joe Hachem a World Series of Poker Circuit Championshipby Nolan DallaPhotos courtesy of Image Masters Photography and World Series of PokerOne single poker hand can change a life. One poker hand can create a new star out of someone previously unknown. One poker hand can...more
Joe Hachem places fifth in WSOPC event
Team PokerStars' Joe Hachem, 2005 WSOP champion, proved he wasn't just a flash in the pan. He made the final table of the Ballys/Paris World Series of Poker Circuit Event in Last Vegas. Not only that, he entered final table play with the chip lead.It seemed Hachem was destined to...more
Joe Hachem makes WSOPC Final Table
After three days of play, Team PokerStars' Joe Hachem (aka the 2005 World Series of Poker Champion) has advanced to the final table of the World Series of Poker Circuit event at Ballys/Paris in Las Vegas.As you likely noted during coverage of the WSOP main event, Hachem is among the...more
PokerStars News Update
Hachem Hits TV; 180s go 24 hours; PokerStars wins awardJoe TVAh, the trappings of fame. First it was ESPN, then it was Leno, now 2005 World Series of Poker champion Joe Hachem is getting some more time in front of the camera.Joe discusses the shoot with the crew That's a...more
Joe Hachem joins Team PokerStars
I knew it had to happen eventually. It was just too perfect a fit to not happen. Today, it is finally official.Joe Hachem, the 2005 World Series of Poker champion, today signed an agreement with PokerStars.com, the world's largest tournament poker site. Hachem, who won the record $7.5 million top...more
