Patrik Antonius opened to 160,000 on the button, Joseph Cabret three-bet to what looked like 500,000 from the big blind, and the flop fell . Cabret led out for 650,000, and Antonius tanked for the better part of a minute before folding.
Anthony Hachem, Joe Hachem's son, wins the $600 No-Limit Hold'em Cubed Event.
The Hachem family is very, very well known around these parts in Australia, and especially when it comes to poker at Crown and the Aussie Millions. To further add to that, Anthony Hachem, son of world champion Joe Hachem, just won the $600 No-Limit Hold'em Cubed Event.
The event attracted 94 entrants and generated a prize pool of AU$117,000. For his win, Hachem took home AU$37,500. This came just hours after his Anthony's uncle, Tony Hachem, took sixth in the $2,500 Six-Handed Event for AU$30,000.
We put Patrik under a minute of pressure to find out a little more about the man of mystery. What's his favorite movie? Worst habit? What is it like living with Phil Ivey? Find all of that out, and more, in this episode of Calling the Clock.
Joseph Cabret opened to 200,000 from first position, Dan Shak defended from the big blind, and the flop came . Shak checked, Cabret fired 200,000, and Shak folded.
Dan Shak opened for 250,000 from the button and Joseph Cabret called from the small blind. Mervin Chan then moved all in from the big for 1.52 million total, Shak folded, and Cabret thought for about a minute before making the call.
Chan:
Cabret:
It was a classic flip and Chan just needed to hold to stay in contention for the AU$1.6 million first-place prize. The flop was fairly safe, though it did give Cabret counterfeit options. The turn was a good card for Chan, and the river gave him the double, much to the amusement of his supporters in the stands.
Patrik Antonius raised to 200,000 on the button, Joseph Cabret defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned . Cabret check-called a 200,000-chip bet, and the turn was the .
Cabret checked, Antonius checked behind and the completed the board. Cabret instantly led out for 500,000, and Antonius tank-called.
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. Cabret led out for 650,000, and Antonius tanked for the better part of a minute before folding.
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. Shak checked, Cabret fired 200,000, and Shak folded.
turn was a good card for Chan, and the 
river gave him the double, much to the amusement of his supporters in the stands.
. Cabret check-called a 200,000-chip bet, and the turn was the 
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completed the board. Cabret instantly led out for 500,000, and Antonius tank-called.
, and won the pot with two pair.