WSOP report: Event #42, No-Limit Hold 'em Championship, July 7-16, 2005 –
A remarkable 5,619 players signed up for the legendary $10,000 buy-in main event, which began on July 7. At 7 am July 16, a new champion was crowned: Joseph Hachem from Melbourne, Australia. This is Hachem's first WSOP event, ever. A dedicated poker player, he chose to wait until his children were older before making the journey to Vegas to participate in the world series.
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Game: Limit Texas Hold’em, Cash Game
Position: Middle
Type of game: Final Table
Limit: $500-$1,000
Question: Only six players remain in the tournament and you are the chip leader with $120,000 in chips. You have an image as a solid player. There is a $100 ante and you are third to act before the flop. The first two players fold and you raise to $3,500. World-class player and multiple WPT winner Gus Hansen has $60,000 in chips and calls from the button. Both blinds fold. There is $9,100 in the pot and two players. The flop comes 8 8 4.
