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LOS ANGELES, California – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Joe Hachem, the 2005 World Series of Poker champion, signed an agreement with PokerStars.com, the world's largest tournament poker site. Hachem, who won the record $7.5 million top prize at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas in July, will represent PokerStars.com as a sponsored poker player and ambassador.The signing of Hachem gives PokerStars.com a triple crown. Currently, 2003 WSOP champion Chris Moneymaker and 2004 WSOP champion Greg Raymer both serve exclusively as PokerStars.com representatives. The addition of Hachem means that PokerStars.com has locked up the last three poker author, is ... a part of Team PokerStars.Joseph Hachem, age 39, was born in Lebanon. He emigrated to Australia as a child, and now lives in Melbourne with his wife and four children. He has played actively at PokerStars.com since 2001.
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[S]pecial poker matches with Joe Hachem, the reigning World Series of Poker champion are available. The VIP Club ... allows members to play with former world poker champions Greg Raymer, Chris Moneymaker, and Tom McEvoy. Indeed, the VIP Club offers everything from concierge service to box seats for professional sporting events (the NBA's Dallas Mavericks are PokerStars newest pro sports partner). There is even an option to become a real star, by naming a star in the galaxy after yourself or someone special, which is included as part of the VIP Club rewards program.
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As the first commissioner of the World Series of Poker, Pollack has brought a professionalism to the event it never had before. The recently completed WSOP 2007 introduced several cutting-edge innovations that have been hailed by professional players. His sense of branding was developed when he was managing director of broadcasting and new media at NASCAR Digital Entertainment. He is ... the founder of the Sports Business Daily.
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The World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair.com debuted in London September 6 and runs through September 16. The tournament is hosted at three casinos operated by London Clubs International -- Fifty on St. James Street, The Casino at the Empire on Leicester Square and The Sportsman at Marble Arch.
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Amarillo Slim Preston came to Poker prominence when he unseated Johnny Moss in 1972 as the World Series of Poker champion. Since then he has carved out a reputation of legendary proportions. This reputation was not always made on the legal side of the gaming world. This fact makes his legend even more intriguing.
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Harrah's purchased the World Series of Poker, the legendary high-stakes tournament that annually attracts thousands of poker enthusiasts from around the globe to Las Vegas, in January 2004. In its first year under Harrah's ownership, the World Series of Poker set both participation and prize money records.
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