Joe Hachem Continues Winning Ways at WPT Five Diamond Tournament
Joe Hachem wins the biggest WPT event of the year.
LAS VEGAS – As reported by the Australian: "Australian poker king Joe Hachem has pocketed nearly $3 million after winning the world's second biggest poker tournament.
"His victory
Joe Hachem wins the biggest WPT event of the year. at the Bellagio Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, earned him $US2.2 million , News Ltd reports. Hachem, the 2005 World Series of Poker Champion, has joined the elite fraternity of players who have won both a World Series and a World Poker Tour, joining Doyle Brunson, Carlos Mortenson and Scotty Nguyen.
"'He's very emotional, very humble and over the moon,' brother Tony Hachem said.
"The 39-year-old from Melbourne shocked the poker world last year by winning the main event of the World Series of Poker, pocketing $10 million.
"'He's a true-blue Aussie and everyone wants to take him on,' his brother said.
"'But he's beaten the best players in America, some of whom have playing the game for 40 years.'
"He will play in the $US10 million Poker Stars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas next week before returning for the Australian World Series at Melbourne's Crown casino.Suite 350
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| The World Poker Tour (WPT) can be seen in more than 116 countries and territories throughout the world. WPT consists of 17 high stakes poker tournaments filmed at glamorous locations throughout the world, including Bellagio in Las Vegas, Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT, Aviation Club de France in Paris and the Borgata in Atlantic City. Each year the Tour culminates in the WPT World Championship in Las Vegas at Bellagio in April, drawing the leading pros and accomplished amateurs from around the world for an $8-12 million prize pool. |