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Encyclopedia > Joseph Hachem
Joseph Hachem

Joseph Hachem at the 2005 World Series of Poker
Nickname(s) None
Hometown Melbourne, Australia
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 1
Money finishes 2
Highest ITM main event finish Winner (2005)
World Poker Tour
Titles None
Final tables None
Money Finishes 1
For the Lebanese-Australian actor, see Joe Hasham.

Joseph (Joe) Hachem (pronounced "Ha-shem") (born 3 November 1966 in Lebanon) is a Lebanese-Australian poker player. On July 16, 2005, he won the World Series of Poker Main Event, outlasting the largest field in WSOP history, 5,619 players, and winning $7.5 million (USD). Unlike the previous two winners (Greg Raymer and Chris Moneymaker), Hachem was not an Internet qualifier, instead paying the full $10,000 buy-in. However, like Raymer and Moneymaker, Hachem is now a representative of PokerStars. Image File history File links JoeHachem. ... The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 3. ... The WSOP logo. ... ITM, or In The Money is a term given in poker which describes ones placement in a tournament. ... The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... Joe Hasham (born Tripoli, Lebanon) was a Lebanese Australian actor who became famous in Australia in the 1970s through his long running role of dependable and decent gay lawyer Don Finlayson in soap opera Number 96. ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... // Poker Room at the Trump Taj Mahal Poker is a card game, the most popular of a class of games called vying games, in which players with fully or partially concealed cards make wagers into a central pot, which is awarded to the player or players with the best combination... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The WSOP logo. ... Gregory (Greg) P. Fossilman Raymer (born 1964 in Minot, North Dakota) is a professional poker player. ... Christopher Bryan Moneymaker (born 1976 in Tennessee) is an American professional poker player who won the main event at the 2003 World Series of Poker. ... The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ... PokerStars. ...


The winning starting hand was 7♣ 3♠, one of the weakest hands in hold'em. However, after calling a pre-flop raise from $300,000 to $700,000, the flop came 6♥ 5♦ 4♦, giving Hachem a straight. When the turn brought the A♠, his opponent Steve Dannenmann made the top pair (with an up-and-down straight draw) with his starting hand of A♦ 3♣. Hachem bet, Dannenmann raised, Hachem moved all-in and was called. In the end, Dannenmann could only tie if the river brought a 7 (giving him the same straight), but the 4♣ ensured Hachem the win. In poker, the starting hand is the initial set of cards dealt to each player before any voluntary betting takes place. ... The flop in poker refers to the dealing of the first three face-up cards to the board, or to those three cards themselves. ... A straight is a poker hand such as Q♣ J♠ 10♠ 9♥ 8♥, which contains five cards of sequential rank, of varying suits. ... The turn, or fourth street, in poker is the fourth of five cards dealt to the board, constituting one face-up community cards that each of the players in the game can use to make up their final hand. ... Steve Dannenmann (born August 15, 1966 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a real estate agent from Severn, Maryland who gained notability for his success in the 2005 World Series of Poker, finishing runner up in the Main Event in his first attempt. ... One pair is a poker hand such as 4♥ 4♠ K♠ 10♦ 5♠, which contains two cards of the same rank, plus three unmatched cards. ... Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Betting // Procedure Players in a poker game act in turn, in clockwise rotation (acting out of turn is a breach of etiquette and can negatively affect other players). ... The river is the final card dealt in a poker hand, to be followed by a final round of betting and, if necessary, a showdown. ...


Hachem survived an all-in when on the money bubble earlier in the Main Event with pocket 3s, hitting another 3 on the flop. Hachem was short stacked during most of the final day, and didn't take the lead until just 3 players were left. Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Betting // Procedure Players in a poker game act in turn, in clockwise rotation (acting out of turn is a breach of etiquette and can negatively affect other players). ...


Hachem, a native of Lebanon who moved with his family to Australia as a young child in 1972, gave up a career as a chiropractor in 2002 due to a rare blood disorder in his hands, and decided to concentrate on poker. He is just the fourth non-American winner of the World Series of Poker Main Event since its inception, joining Carlos Mortensen (Ecuador), Noel Furlong (Ireland) and Mansour Matloubi (Wales). 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Chiropractic Caduceus Chiropractic is a complementary and alternative health care profession which aims to diagnose, treat, and prevent mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system and their effects on the nervous system and general health. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Juan Carlos The Matador Mortensen (born April 13, 1972 in Ambato, Ecuador) is a professional poker player. ... Noel Furlong (born in Dublin, Ireland) is a professional poker player. ... Mansour Matloubi is a professional poker player. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom, England and Wales and England, see British Isles (terminology). ...


Hachem is married and has four children. He also runs a small mortgage brokerage business in Pascoe Vale, and enjoys playing golf. Pascoe Vale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Golf (gowf in Scots) is a sport where individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area. ...


As of 2006, his total live tournament winnings exceed $7,640,000. Hachem is currently appearing in Poker Superstars III. Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament is a series of no limit Texas hold em poker tournaments to determine who is the greatest superstar of poker. ...


External links

  • Joehachem.net Australian WSOP freeroll
  • Hachem signs with PokerStars
  • PokerPlayer magazine tips article
  • Poker Babes profile
  • Poker.about.com profile
  • CardPlayer interview
  • ESPN.com article
  • ALL IN Magazine interview
  • Hendon Mob tournament results


World Series of Poker Main Event Winners
Moss - Moss (2) - Slim - Pearson - Moss (3) - Roberts - Brunson - Brunson (2) - Baldwin - Fowler - Ungar - Ungar (2) - Straus - McEvoy - Keller - Smith - Johnston - Chan - Chan (2) - Hellmuth - Matloubi - Daugherty - Dastmalchi - Bechtel - Hamilton - Harrington - Seed - Ungar (3) - Nguyen - Furlong - Ferguson - Mortensen - Varkonyi - Moneymaker - Raymer - Hachem

  Results from FactBites:
 
Joseph Hachem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (329 words)
Joseph (Joe) Hachem (pronounced "Ha-shem") (born 3 November 1966 in Lebanon) is an Australian poker player.
Hachem survived an all-in when on the money bubble earlier in the Main Event with pocket 3s, and hitting another 3 on the flop.
Hachem, a native of Lebanon who moved with his family to Australia as a young child in 1972, gave up a career as a chiropractor in 2002 due to a rare blood disorder in his hands, and decided to concentrate on poker.
Joseph Hachem Bio - Poker player profile, quotes and pictures (397 words)
Born in Lebanon, Joseph Hachem moved to Melbourne, Australia in the early 1970s where he worked as a mortgage broker, and later on a chiropractor.
In early 2005, Hachem was tempted to join the World Series of Poker main event, after his friend had won a trip and the entry fee on Poker Stars.
Hachem went for a gutshot and called a pre-flop raise and realized that when the flop dealt 6-5-4, he was just two cards away from $7,5 million.
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