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Hachem has said he likes playing at featured tables in televised poker tournaments because, " Everyone wants to be on TV, and they are afraid to do anything silly so they don't get ridiculed.
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Including his WSOP main event victory, Hachem has finished in the money in thirteen World Series events.
Hachem has also advised amateur players against bluffing too often or without any outs.
Hachem has been married since 1989 to Jeanie, who he has known since both were teenagers.
Actor Matt Damon, who starred in the 1998 poker film Rounders, is a fan of Hachem and has played poker with him.
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Hachem said he was too temperamental when he first started playing poker and had to learn to control his temper.
Hachem ended the first day of the tournament with 67, 000 in chips, about twice the average, and he said the strong start gave him confidence going into the rest of the tournament.
In a later interview, Hachem said he knew the hand was a turning point for him.
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After the match, Hachem said, " I came here wanting to avoid making any mistakes.
Hachem said he believes his discipline and control helps him make good decisions at the right time.
Hachem said he rarely bluffs without any outs, and only does so when " you're confident the other guy can't stand the heat of a raise.
" Hachem said he tries to maintain the same poker face for each hand.
Hachem said his wife was extremely supportive of his decision to seek a career in poker and participate in the World Series of Poker in 2005.
His children also play poker, and Hachem said he believes it teaches them discipline and how to handle adversity.
Damon said of Hachem, " Poker can bring out the worst in people, but when you see somebody who's just winning with grace and class and dignity, it's nice.
Hachem and playing
Around 2000, after years of casual playing, Hachem started playing regularly in tournaments at the Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex in Melbourne, where he often ended in the money.
Hachem spent another five years playing regularly on the Melbourne tournament circuit before setting his sights on the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Hachem continued playing home games with his friends after his main event victory.
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The next year, Hachem won his first World Poker Tour title at the Bellagio Casino's Five Diamonds Poker Classic, earning him $ 2. 2 million.
In 1972, at age six, Hachem and his family moved to Melbourne, Australia.
" prematurely: had the board paired, Black would have had at least a full house, which would have eliminated Hachem.
Also in 2005, Hachem made the final table of a World Series of Poker circuit event at the Paris Las Vegas casino in Las Vegas.
Hachem finished in 238th place at the 2006 World Series main event, earning him $ 42, 882.
In December 2006, Hachem won $ 2, 207, 575 and his first World Poker Tour title at the Bellagio Casino's Five Diamonds Poker Classic.
Hachem and poker
* 1966 – Joe Hachem, Lebanese-born Australian poker player
* November 3 – Joe Hachem, Lebanese-born Australian poker player
Joseph Hachem (; ; born 11 March 1966 ) is an Australian professional poker player known for winning the main event of the 2005 World Series of Poker.
Around 1995, while taking time off to consider his future, Hachem started to play poker with greater frequency, mostly in casinos, as well as on the Internet.
Hachem entered the World Series of Poker a relatively unknown poker player.
Hachem and his World Series main event win have been credited with starting a boom in popularity for poker in Australia.
The victory made Hachem one of only five poker players to win both a World Series of Poker main event and a World Poker Tour championship, along with Doyle Brunson, Carlos Mortensen, Scotty Nguyen and Dan Harrington.
Also in 2009, Hachem produced and hosts the Australian reality show The Poker Star, which characterizes Hachem as a poker mentor searching for the next big player.
Until December 2011, Hachem represented the online poker website, PokerStars He played under the name " JoeHachem " on the site.
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" Hachem himself first used the line, which came to be considered a catchphrase, after flopping a flush with against Andrew Black's three queens, and winning a large pot.
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Joseph Hachem was born in Lebanon on 11 March 1966.
In the end, Dannenmann could only tie if the river brought a 7 ( giving him the same straight ), but the on the river ensured Hachem the win.
Hachem called with pocket kings, but lost when two jacks came up on the flop, costing Hachem almost all of his chips.
Although a favorite after the flop of, Hachem lost when Boyd caught a five of diamonds on the river.
But Hachem was eliminated after once again taking a bad beat on the river.
Gale eliminated Hachem after catching an ace of spades on the river.
Hachem won the " World Series of Poker Champions II " tournament on NBC's Poker After Dark on a table consisting of Main Event winners Doyle Brunson, Greg Raymer, Jamie Gold, Huck Seed and Johnny Chan, whom he defeated heads up to win $ 120, 000.
Also in 2009, Hachem participated in the fifth season of High Stakes Poker, a cash game television series on the Game Show Network.
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