Joseph Hachem picks up $7.5 million for winning the 2005 WSOP Championship

With a record entry for the 2005 WSOP Championship, the prize money on offer also reached new heights. Joseph Hachem joins the distinguished poker elite by winning the 2005 WSOP Championship.

The top 5 positions were:

Here is how Hachem won the final hand with 73 offsuit:

• Dannenman raised 700k preflop and Hachem called. The flop came [6][5][4], Dannenmann bet 700k, Hachem raised it to 1.7m and Dannenmann called again. The turn brought the [A], Hachem bet 2m, Dannenmann raised to 5m, Hachem pushed all in and Dannenmann called.

• Hachem: [3][7]
  Dannenmann: [A][3]

• Hachem had flopped a straight and Dannenmann could only hope for a split pot but no such luck! The river card wass the [4?] and Dannenmann will go home with $4,250,000 for 2nd place.

So that was that: Joseph Hachem will go home with $7,500,000 and the World Series Championship of 2005 title. See what 73 off can do! They can win you the World Title.