The 2022 World Series of Poker has been, for the most part, one in which the players have fully supported. After two years of a reduced capacity, the 2022 festival truly marks the first time that the international poker community has been able to gather, this year in the new home of the WSOP at… Read more »
Just one starting flight remains at the 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event, but Day 2 isn’t waiting. While Day 1F takes place on Tuesday, so do three Day 2s. And while some may think it would just be Days 1A-1C, it is not. The first Day 2s to play out are Days 1A,… Read more »
It is usually a sign that you’ve “made it” in a particular endeavor or activity. If anything has been around for a good length of time, it is likely that it has a Hall of Fame. Not only does poker have one (at least in theory, as it doesn’t have a physical location), individual countries… Read more »
It is tough out there for poker movies – however hard they try, they seem to have a strong tendency to flop. Director Gil Cates is bravely attempting it again, this time with a documentary on Joe Hachem's win of the 2005 WSOP. Read more »
Don't confuse Joe Hachem with other recent WSOP Main Event winners: 2007 winner Jerry Yang is a poker hobbyist with no plans to parlay his 2007 Main Even victory into a poker career, 2006 winner Jamie Gold is so bogged down with legal troubles that he's got no time to play cards, 2004 winner Greg Raymer made another great run at the Main Event the following year (finishing in 26th out of 5612 total entrants) but other than that hasn't made too much noise in the poker world and 2003 winner Chris Moneymaker made it to a WPT final table but has yet to make waves in any major circuit. But 2005 Main Event champion Joe Hachem is no one-hit wonder. Read more »
