Since Joe Hachem’s dramatic come from behind win in the 2005 WSOP Main Event, popularity has increased in Australian online poker. Hachem was born in Lebanon and moved with his family to Australia in 1972.
Joe battled back from a short stack at the final table of the 2005 WSOP Main Event to eventually take the chip lead 3-handed and beat Steve Dannenmann heads up for $7.5 million. Hachem later went on to win $2.2m and a WPT title in Bellagio’s 2006 Five Diamond Classic.
Hachem’s accomplishments have brought many new players from Australia.
So it’s come to this.
Some of the recent ME winners got lucky (Gold, Moneymaker, Yang, etc.), but Hachem can play.