World Series of Poker Circuit at Bally’s/Paris Main Event: The Final Table
Note: Today’s final table includes eight players. On the final hand of Day Three, two players were eliminated. Max Pescatori finished 10th. Minh Ly finished 9th. Play resumes on Tuesday, November 22nd at Ballys Las Vegas.
Seat 3: Joseph Hachem
Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
Chip Count: 285,000
Joe Hachem was once a 39-year-old chiropractor from Melbourne, Australia. But that was before the man from ‘down under’ turned the gaming world upside down, by winning the biggest poker tournament in history. Hachem topped a whopping field of 5,619 players at the 2005 World Series of Poker en route to a $7.5 million payday. The defending champion is now proving that his World Series victory is no fluke. He has consistently increased his chip position in this tournament and now comes to the final table with the chip lead. Hachem’s trademark phrase is “pass the sugar!” He hopes his opponents will sweeten the pot with a $453,000 payday.
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Poker slang:
- RUSH - A winning streak. Also "ON A RUSH".
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- STUCK - Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".
- DEAD MONEY - Money contributed to the pot by players who have folded.
- BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
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