Poker Launch

There is a reason PokerStars is known as the place where poker players become world champions. In 2003, Chris "Money800" Moneymaker parlayed a $39 satellite tournament into $2.5 million when he won the World Series of Poker and turned the poker world on its ear. In 2004, Greg "Fossilman" Raymer did it again, turning a $160 double-shootout into $5 million in what was then a record-breaking WSOP field.

Now, it has happened again. The 2005 WSOP champion Joe Hachem defeated the biggest-ever WSOP field and won $7.5 million. While Hachem didn't win his entry through PokerStars, he is a familiar face at PokerStars' tables. He has been playing at the world's largest tournament poker website for more than three years, amassing more than 109,000 Frequent Player Points. There's little doubt where this champion was born.

"Joining Team PokerStars is a natural decision for me," said Hachem. "PokerStars.com is the site where I really picked up on the intricacies of tournament poker. The wide selection of tournaments and games is so great that I become a skilled player within a relatively short time-frame. The truth is -- I never would have even have come to the World Series of Poker if my Aussie friend not qualified online at the site. PokerStars.com is the gateway to making poker dreams come true and becoming a world champion."

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