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Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Wow, what a tournament. 583 players came out to Bellagio for the Five Diamond North American Poker Classic, comprising of what was probably the toughest field of 2006. In the end, one true champion remained. Joe Hachem, the 2005 World Champion, has joined the elite fraternity of players who have won both a World Series and a World Poker Tour, joining Doyle Brunson, Carlos Mortenson and Scotty Nguyen. For Hachem, it was massive validation, and put to rest any suggestion his '05 victory was anything but earned. Hachem defeated former NFL player Jim Hanna in the final, after Hanna disposed of the new all-time WPT money leader Daniel Negreanu. It was just Hanna's second World Poker Tour. We expect there will be many more. Outside of the final table, the big stories of the weekend centered around Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi winning the CardPlayer Player of the Year title and the depth of the field. Every day one table had multiple famous faces, with some table holding as many as seven well-known pros. Regardless of who the victor was, the win here was going to represent a remarkable achievement. That it was Hachem just made it more so. Congratulations to Joe Hachem on his victory. The World Poker Tour will be back in the new year when we travel to to Atlantis in the Bahamas. In the meantime, be sure to keep checking in at worldpokertour.com, where WPTAacademy and our new weekday content will keep your poker appetite satisfied. Thanks for following along everyone. Happy Holidays!
Sorted In: Season V, Tournaments, Bellagio, Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic10:01 PM, 12/19/06
Hand 80 - Joseph Hachem Wins the Five Diamond World Poker CLassic!
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Jim Hanna bets T720,000 and Joe Hachem moves all-in. Hanna calls.
Hanna: Q
J
Hachem: A
6
Board: AQ
382
Hanna is eliminated in 2nd place and will take home $1,099,430.
Joseph Hachem is the 2006 Five Diamond World Poker Classic Champion and will take home the 1st place prize of 2,182,075!
09:01 PM, 12/19/06
Hand 79
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Hachem raises to T500,000 and Hanna folds.
Sorted In: Season V, Tournaments, Bellagio, Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic08:54 PM, 12/19/06
Hand 78
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Jim Hanna bets T480,000 and Joe Hachem calls. The flop comes K
J4 and Hanna bets T600,000, Hachem calls. The turn is the A and Hachem checks. Hanna bets T1,200,000 and Hachem folds.
08:53 PM, 12/19/06
Hand 77
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Joe Hachem bets T450,000 and Jim Hanna raises T900,000 more. Hachem calls and the flop comes 965. Hanna bets T3,000,000 and Hachem moves all-in. Hanna goes into the tank for several minutes and folds.
08:47 PM, 12/19/06
Hand 76
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Jim Hanna limps and Joe Hachem checks. The flop comes 764 and Hachem checks. Hanna bets T250,000 and Hachem folds.
08:40 PM, 12/19/06
Hand 75
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Hachem calls from the small blind. Hanna checks.
The flop comesA810
Hachem bets T250,000 and Hanna folds.
08:38 PM, 12/19/06
Hand 74
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Jim Hanna bets T450,000 and Joe Hachem calls. The flop comes K106 and Hanna bets T600,000. Hachem raises to T1,500,000 and Hanna folds.
08:37 PM, 12/19/06
Hand 73
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Joe Hachem bets T450,000 and Jim Hanna folds.
Sorted In: Joe Hachem, Jim Hanna, Season V, Tournaments, Bellagio, Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic08:35 PM, 12/19/06
Hand 72
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Jim Hanna calls and Joe Hachem checks. The flop comes Q1010 and both players cehck. The turn is another queen and Hanna bets T300,000. Hachem folds.
08:34 PM, 12/19/06
