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Poker is enjoying an increase in popularity due to tournaments on television as well as the growth of the game online, and the highest ranked players are quickly rising to celebrity status. At this poker place, you can stay up to date on the latest in player news.
Nov. 1, 2005 - Los Angeles, CA -- Joe Hachem, the 2005 World Series of Poker champion, signed an agreement with PokerStars, the world's largest tournament online poker website. Hachem, who won the record $7.5 million top prize at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas in July, will represent PokerStars as a sponsored player and ambassador.
Joseph Hachem, age 39, was born in Lebanon. He immigrated to Australia as a child, and now lives in Melbourne with his wife and four children. Hachem worked as a mortgage broker and chiropractor before taking poker seriously, first as a hobby and then as a semi-professional. He has played actively at PokerStars since 2001.
In the past four years, Hachem has entered hundreds of poker tournaments at Poker Stars and has played many thousands of hands. The signing of Hachem gives PokerStars a triple crown. Currently, 2003 WSOP champion Chris Moneymaker and 2004 WSOP champion Greg Raymer both serve exclusively as Star Poker representatives as world poker players. In addition, Tom McEvoy, 1983 WSOP Champion and renowned poker author, is also a part of Team PokerStars Pro.
While former champions Moneymaker and Raymer won their way into the WSOP directly through Poker Stars, Hachem's road to fame and fortune was paved by a close friend. Hachem decided to attend the 2005 WSOP when a fellow Australian won his seat at Poker Star. Hachem paid a $1,000 entry into his first event at this year's WSOP and walked away $28,000 richer with a 10th place finish overall.
Hachem's wife then encouraged him to enter the world's most prestigious poker tournament, the $10,000 No Limit Texas Hold'em at the Rio Hotel and Casino. Hachem blitzed through an all-time record field of 5,618 players and won the largest prize in poker history.
Since Hachem's victory, he has become an international celebrity. Hachem appeared as a guest on The Jay Leno show and has been featured in hundreds of media outlets throughout the world. During his year-long reign as the champion, Hachem plans to continue playing in major poker tournaments, making public appearances, and sharing his unique personal story with journalists. At least one thing will not change for Hachem, he says he will continue playing and developing his skills at PokerStars.
"Joining Team PokerStars Pro is a natural decision for me," said Hachem at a press conference held recently in New York City's Times Square district. "PokerStars.com is the site where I really picked up on the intricacies of tournament poker.
The wide selection of tournaments and games is so great that I become a skilled player within a relatively short time-frame. The truth is -- I never would have even have come to the World Series of Poker if my Aussie friend not qualified online at the site. PokerStars is the gateway to making poker dreams come true and becoming a world champion not only for male poker players but also to the female poker players.
"This entire experience has been a dream comes true for me," said Hachem. "To join Chris Moneymaker and Greg Raymer is a real honor. I hope that my association with PokerStars will encourage others out there to pursue their goals in life, whatever they might be. It sure worked out for me." ( Refer online poker gambling )
World Poker Players
The third World Poker Players Conference will be held on Friday July 11, 2003 at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. This event is a full day of poker related seminars, lectures and discussions for the serious player. Skilled players will need to do everything possible to stay a jump ahead of the growing competition. This year’s World Poker Players Conference is designed to do just that for those who are serious about their game.
The popularity of poker is exploding around the country. This year the World Series of Poker had over 800 players. The broadcasts of the World Poker Tour tournaments on the Travel Channel have become one of the most popular shows about top poker player.
With the expanded media coverage, more and more people are becoming interested in trying their hand at a game and are flocking to the poker rooms. This is both good news and bad news for skilled players.
The good news is that more players bring more money to the tables. However with the increasing amount of good books and articles about the games it means that the learning curve for these new players will be shorter for those who apply themselves in learning to play correctly. Some of the top professional players and authors will be on hand to share their winning tips and secrets ( Refer Online Poker Secrets ).
Poker player magazine: 2005 World Poker Finals
Nick "The Takeover" Schulman exploded onto the poker scene when he won the 2005 World Poker Finals at Foxwoods, but the main reason that he ventured up to the Connecticut casino was to play cash games. Before he began playing tournament poker, he made his living as a cash-game player in New York City's underground poker clubs.
Schulman, only 24 years old, already has amassed more than $3.3 million in tournament winnings and continues to prove that he is one of the game's most solid all-around players.
Poker player magazine: Poker dealer won the $3,000 buy-in pot-limit
At only 27 years old, Gavin Griffin already holds one of the most impressive collections of poker's most prestigious titles. The former poker dealer won the $3,000 buy-in pot-limit Hold’em event at the 2004 World Series of Poker, a win that, at the time, bestowed upon him the record as the youngest bracelet winner in history.
Since then, he has accumulated more than $4.5 million in live tournament winnings, and made history again by winning the European Poker Tour Grand Final Championship, which boasted the biggest first-place prize in EPT history at the time, more than $2.4 million.
Griffin continued his quest for major titles at the 2008 World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Classic, where he snagged a triple crown by winning the coveted WPT title and the $1.4 million first-place prize. Two Burn Holes in a Blanket.
Poker player magazine: Erica Schoenberg has won nearly $600,000
Erica Schoenberg has won nearly $600,000 in tournaments in the past two years. The former member of the MIT Blackjack Team is a recognizable face whenever she plays an event. The following hand took place at Caesars Palace in a $1,000 World Series of Poker Circuit preliminary event this April, and it provides an example of the "hero call" in action. Winning Wisdom ( Refer Play Online Poker ).
Poker player profile
Daniel Negreanu
A native of Toronto, Daniel Negreanu recognized early on in his life he had a knack for gambling and, more specifically, poker. So confident was he that at the age of 21 Daniel dropped out of college - just one credit shy of graduation - and moved to Las Vegas to pursue poker full-time. With two first place finishes at the 1997 World Poker Finals at Foxwoods, Daniel took the world of tournament poker by storm and never looked back ( Refer Online Poker Advisor ).
He has since added three World Series of Poker bracelets, two World Poker Tour titles, and more than thirty victories in tournaments across the globe. Daniel has acted as a tutor for up-and-coming players at our own Poker School Online, written more than a hundred articles on the sport, and even contributed to Doyle Brunson's 'Super System II and he is also included in the World poker player list.
Location: Las Vegas, NV, United States
Cashes: 107
Total Winnings: $9,868,219
First Place Finishes: 24
WSOP Bracelets: 4
ProRank 1 Position: 143
Poker Players I Respect Most: Jennifer Harman-for making it to the top of a 'man's' world Allen Cunningham-for his ability and table demeanor Ted Forrest-simply the best Mickey Coleman-for playing his best game 365 days a year even though the money is insignificant Harry and Jerri Thomas-for having a wonderful family with poker being an important part of their lifestyle at the same time. If I could change anything in the world: The divorce rate. If there weren’t such a high number of single parent households, this would be a better place. It's tough for any child to grow up without a father and a mother fulltime. People should take marriage more seriously, you don't just do it then 'change your mind'. If I could change anything in the poker world: Flatter payout structure for final table.
John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich
Having succeeded his grandfather, Edward Montagu, the 3rd Earl, in 1729, he studied at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, and traveled abroad and then took his seat in the House of Lords in 1739. He served as postmaster general (1768-70) and secretary of state for the northern department (1763-65, 1770-71).
In the latter capacity he took a leading part in the prosecution (1763) of John Wilkes, the British politician and agitator, whose friend he once had been, thereby earning the sobriquet of "Jemmy Twitcher," after a treacherous character in John Gay's Beggar's Opera. He also was first lord of the Admiralty (1748-51, 1771-82).
During the latter period his critics accused him of using the office to obtain bribes and to distribute political jobs. Although he was frequently attacked for corruption, his administrative ability has been recognized. However, during the American Revolutionary War he insisted upon keeping much of the British fleet in European waters because of the possibility of French attack, and he was subjected to considerable criticism for insufficient naval preparedness.
His interest in naval affairs and his promotion of exploration led the English explorer Captain James Cook to name the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) after him in 1778. His Voyage Round the Mediterranean was published in 1799. In his private life Sandwich was a profligate gambler and rake. The sandwich was named after him in 1762 when he spent 24 hours at a gaming table without other food.
Jerry Yang Becomes 2007 World Series of Poker Champion!
On July 17, 2007, nine players took their seats, each with their eyes on an astounding $8.25 Million payday, and the most sought-after prize in poker: the bracelet that would go to the player who became the next World Series of Poker world champion. Play would not stop until that champion was crowned.
Ninth place would receive $525,934, and our first millionaire would be made when we reached five remaining players and he placed as the Top poker player. Philip Hilm entered the day with the chip lead, sitting on approximately 23,000,000 in chips. Hilm's lead, however, was only 3 Million above second place Tuan Lam. Starting the day in third place was Jon Kalmar, just a few small chips shy of second place. In short, there was no "Jamie Gold Effect" as we started this year's final table... anything could happen.
This was the World Series of Poker that was in the truest sense of the word, the World Series. The nine players that started the day hailed from a total five different countries, less than half from the United States: Philip Hilm and Jon Kalmar from the United Kingdom; Raymond Rahme from South Africa; Tuan Lam, of Canada; Alex Kravchenko, from Russia; and Lee Childs, Jerry Yang, Hevad "Rain" Khan, and Lee Watkinson, from the United States.
