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08 September
2006
Poker Legend Joe Hachem -
Chiropractor Turned WSOP Poker Champion
Poker dreams have
turned many common men into world champions practically
overnight. Australian Joe Hachem is just one example of how
dreams can become a reality and change someone from being a
chiropractor into the winner of the richest sporting prize
in history within a short span of time.
Joe Hachem was born in
Lebanon in 1966 and immigrated with his family to Melbourne,
Australia at the age of eight. After a successful career as
a chiropractor, this family man and father-of-four was
forced to drop his practice after developing a rare blood
disorder that affected his hands and thus his ability to
work. Looking for a new way to make money, Hachem decided to
turn his love of poker from a hobby into something a little
more serious and started playing in tournaments and at
online sites.
Hachem's lucky break came
after winning $28,000 in a small World
Series of Poker
event in 2005. Taking a third of his prize money, Joe
decided to buy into the main event of the WSOP tournament
and finally take a shot at the top prize.
Joe Hachem played out a
gruelling 12-hours-a-day one-week marathon alongside 5,600
players who were all after the multi-million-dollar prize
money. The event reached its peak when it was finally down
to Hachem against newcomer, Steve Dannenmann. In a dramatic
finale, Joe Hachem pushed in his chips and was declared the
winner of a whopping $7.5-million – the biggest
sporting prize in history – and crowned the 2005 WSOP
champion.
Since the win, Hachem's
life has practically been turned around overnight. He has
clocked over a million travelling miles as he journeys the
world, giving interviews and endorsing the Online
Poker site where
he acquired most of his poker practice. In addition, Hachem
has been hailed a national hero in his home country of
Australia. His win has definitely affected the image of
poker Down Under and many more Australians represented their
country in the 2006 WSOP event than in years
before.
Unfortunately, Hachem did
not do as well in this year's WSOP event. He finished 2nd in
the $2,500 short handled no-limit Hold'em event, and fourth
in the $2,500 pot limit Hold'em event. He also finished in
the money of the main event – although his placing
(238th) was far from his previous year's
success.
Nevertheless, Joe Hachem
continues to court the poker world with his Mr-Nice-Guy
attitude and his continued devotion to his family and home,
despite his dazzling success. Hachem has certainly not let
the fact that he is a multi-millionaire get to his head and
remains a down-to-earth, typical Aussie whose enthusiasm and
passion for poker is evident every time he sits down to
play.
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