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Joe Hachem

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Joseph Hachem, born March 11, 1966, is a Lebanese-Australian professional poker player recognized as the first Australian to win the World Series of Poker Main Event, taking the 2005 title and its $7.5 million first prize, then a record for the largest poker tournament payout. The following year he won a World Poker Tour title at the Bellagio's Five Diamonds Poker Classic for $2.2 million, making him one of only a small handful of players to have won both a WSOP Main Event and a WPT championship. His career tournament winnings have exceeded $12 million, and he was inducted into the Australian Poker Hall of Fame in 2009 with Legend Status.

Facts
Birth Year
1966 1
Birth Date
1966-03-11 1
Nationality
Lebanese-Australian 1
Career Highlight
First Australian to win the World Series of Poker Main Event (2005), earning $7.5 million 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
Connections

Competed In

World Series, Competitions
Source Joe Hachem - Wikipedia
World Series of Poker, Competitions
Source Joe Hachem - Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, nationality there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Lebanon, nationality there.
Sources
1. Joe Hachem - Wikipedia
  • Lead, first sentence
    Joseph Hachem (Arabic: جوزف هاشم; /ˈhæʃəm/; born 11 March 1966) is a Lebanese-Australian professional poker player known for being the first Australian to win the World Series of Poker main event, which earned him $7.5 million, then a record for all-time biggest tournament prize.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Joseph Hachem (Arabic: جوزف هاشم; ; born 11 March 1966) is a Lebanese-Australian professional poker player known for being the first Australian to win the World Series of Poker main event, which earned him $7.
  • Competed In: World Series of Poker, lead paragraph, competed-in
    He is one of only six poker players to win both a World Series of Poker main event and a World Poker Tour championship.
  • Competed In: World Series, lead paragraph, competed-in
    Including his WSOP Main Event victory, Hachem has finished in the money in thirteen World Series events.
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Wikidata: Joe Hachem
Wikidata Q464842, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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