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Hand from the Epic Poker League Main Event with Joe Hachem
Joe Hachem is best known for winning the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event for $7.5 million, but over the past six years he's earned nearly $3 million more in tournaments including a World Poker Tour title. Because of his poker accomplishments, he is currently ranked 83rd on the Global Poker Index. On Tuesday, he competed in Day 1 of the Epic Poker League Main Event and spoke to PokerNews about a hand he played just before dinner break.
Blinds: 300/600 with a 100 ante
Preflop Action: Joe Hachem, holding 
in the small blind, raised to 1,800 into the Villain in the big...
Really? Is that a hand worth discussing? What value do you get from A9o on the SB and therefore oop? That makes a nice story about how smart you are when you flop trip and turn a full house ( and avoiding any problem if a 3rd heart hits ).
08-10-2011 12:32
akammaAnything in regards to racist Joe Hachem isn't worth reading in my books....
08-10-2011 12:56
thegimp9Wow, that was quite the hand!!! All he did was bet a strong hand into a calling station. For such an "epic" poker tournament, I expected something better than that.
08-10-2011 15:15
Ted_DiBiase
PercivalExcellent example on Ben Lamb, with a big AF i thinck its better to chek on the river to maximize, they are almost allways betting the river with any two cards, and then dicide the size of the rise, nice hand, nice mental process!
01-13-2012 11:18
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