Joe Hachem was born in Lebanon in 1966 and moved to Australia in 1972. He is the first Australian to win the WSOP, having won the main event in 2005 and pocketing $7.5 million. He is only the 4th non-American to have won the World Series of Poker. A former chiropractor, Hachem started playing poker online and at live events in Melbourne; since winning the big one at the WSOP, he now plays poker worldwide and has amassed impressive record-setting statistics. For instance, he is one of only four poker players to have won both the WSOP and the WPT.

As if the 2005 World Series Of Poker main event win wasn't enough to keep Hachem on cloud nine for years to come, in 2006 he won the World Poker Tour Five Diamond Classic title, which netted him nearly $2.2 million more. Not surprisingly, he set another record when he became the 2nd poker player to have winnings of more than $10 million. He is also involved in the WSOP Academy, which is an instructional poker camp staffed by some of the world's greatest poker players. One of the Academy's functions is to provide instruction to poker players who are competing in the WSOP Main Event for the first time.

In 2007, Hachem was elected to serve on the World Poker Association's (WPA) first board of directors.  WPA seeks to promote integrity and ethics in poker. One of his first duties as a member of the board is heading up a membership drive at the 2007 World Series of Poker. Hachem is married and has four children.

2008 WSOP - Which player will last longest in the $50,000 buy in HORSE Event (Event 45) at the 2008 WSOP occurring June 25, 2008?

At least one player must earn cash for wager to have action. Not all players need to participate for a wager to have action.

• Eli Elezra 15/2  
• Barry Greenstein 9/2  
• Doyle Brunson 6/1  
• Patrik Antonius 6/1  
• Daniel Negreanu 9/2  
• Phil Ivey 9/2  
• Allen Cunninghman 6/1  
• Freddy Deeb 6/1  
• David Williams 15/2  
• Chris Ferguson 15/2
  

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