It was a long, strenuous day for the players of the $25,000 Challenge, but after more than 12 hours of play, just five players are left.
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.
While there was a monster pot going on at the other table, we missed Joe Hachem's bust out. Daniel Neilson told us that Hachem, who was short, ended up all in with versus Igor Kurganov's .
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.
Joe Hachem raised to 6,000 preflop and called Daniel Neilson's three-bet. The flop read and Joe Hachem check-called 8,500 from Neilson after which the turn brought the .
The flop read when both Mark Teltscher and Joe Hachem checked to Fabian Quoss. Quoss bet 3,500 and Teltscher folded after which Hachem check-raised to 8,200. Quoss made the call and the turn brought the .
Joe Hachem was all in for 41,500 with the against the for Mark Teltscher. Although Hachem was dominated, the flop gave him a world of outs.
Joe Hachem had raised from under the gun, Daniel Neilson flatted from the hijack seat, and Philipp Gruissem called on the button. In the small blind, Mike Watson went all in for around 50,000.
The board read when Philipp Gruissem bet 7,500 and Joe Hachem made the call. Gruissem showed for a flopped straight and took down the pot. "I loved that flop," Gruissem said with a smile.
Joe Hachem has just been the second player to be knocked out of this event. We didn't catch the action but Brendon Rubie was kind enough to share with us what happened. Pritchard had raised to 1,200 preflop and Hachem three-bet to 2,800.
Antonio Esfandiari can't seem to really do anything wrong here in the $25,000 Challenge at the 2013 Aussie Millions. He's currently at the top of the leader board and just won his fourth game of "Lodden Thinks" in a row.
On the very next hand after Grant Levy folded two pair to him it was Brendon Rubie who took down another pot. Rubie raised from the hijack and Hoi Cheung and Joe Hachem called from the button and the big blind.
We stumbled upon a hand over on Table 43 with around 18,000 already in the pot and a board reading .
After the player in the hijack opened for an unknown amount, Australian native three-bet to 5,000 from the cutoff. The button and both blinds folded, the original raiser called, and it was heads-up action to the flop.
Tony Hachem and an opponent were heads up on a board of . Hachem's opponent tossed out a 6,000-chip bet, and 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event champion called. The completed the board, and the player led again - this time for 7,500.
A player in the cutoff opened, for how much we're not sure, and he was met with a three-bet to 1,500 by Joe Hachem on the button. The blinds folded, the cutoff called, and it was heads up to the flop.
A player opened to 600 from under the gun, Eric Liu called in the hijack seat, a player called out of the small blind, and Joe Hachem defended his big blind.
Every time there's a big event going on Down Under there is a post dedicated to Joe Hachem. Of course this is without question, because looking at his list of results will make almost everyone jealous.
The second day of the PokerStars.com Australia New Zealand Poker Tour started at 12:30 PM, but it didn't end until 5:30 AM.
Joe Hachem has just been knocked out. We did not catch the action, but Tristan Bain was more than happy to tell us what went down. On a flop Hachem and Bain went at it. After a raising war Hachem shoved all in, and Bain called with .
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