The world series of poker has introduced us to several players over the years who have shown their talent, their skills and their ability to stand out among the hundreds of participants to emerge as the winner. WSOP is the largest, one of the oldest and the most prestigious tournaments in this century that we know of. Every years, thousands of poker players line up for this massive tournament while enthusiasts all over the world get the chance to watch the televised event. 2005 was a year that is still remembered today in the history of the world series of poker. More than 5600 participants had taken part in the tournament that year and Joe Hachem had emerged as the champion and the winner. The reason why he is still remembered even today is because he had taken home a record prize money worth $7.5 million!

Background

Joe Hachem has won the reputation of being among the best poker star players in the world. Even before his impressive win at the world series of poker, his perception as a solid player had been known. Several experts believe that he will continue to be a feared competitor in the tournament circuit for several years yet. Born in Lebanon in the year 1966, Hachem had moved to Australia later with his family as a boy where he grew up and still lives today.

Career

Before he took home the title of champion at the world series of poker, Hachem had played poker only for around a decade. He took up the game simply as a means of entertainment. In 2005, Hachem signed up for the tournament for the first time. Although it was not for the first time for a player to win the tournament during the first try, Hachem made history because of the talent that he demonstrated during the tournament as well as because of the record breaking prize he took home. He was also the first ever Australian to win the world series of poker based in the US, though he was not the first even non US citizen to win the tournament.

Online career

Although he first became noticed on the pokerstar.com tournament circuit offline, of late he has shifted some of his time playing the online tournaments. He started in the land based casinos but with the popularity of online gaming increasing he had been attracted to the world of online poker rooms. Over the years, a large number of professional players have cut their time playing in brick and mortar casinos and are becoming involved heavily with the online poker rooms. The same is true even with Joe Hachem who enjoys online gaming tremendously and spends some time each week online playing poker.