Joe Hachem
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- The winner of the 2005 World Series of Poker, who beat Steve Dannenmann headsup to claim the $7.5M first prize.
The Story of His Life
Joe Hachem was born in Lebanon and moved to Australia in 1972. He was a chiropractor, but quit to focus on poker in 2002. Then in 2005 he won $7.5M in the WSOP, became a member of Team Pokerstars, and has won a lot more money in various other poker tournaments since.