2013 World Series of Poker

Event #26: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
$634,809
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
4,407
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Big Mak Attack

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

We saw a player quietly adding a few more chips to an already sizable stack, and after a bit of investigation, we found out that longtime tournament player Makram Merhom was the proud owner.

While Merhom's name may not ring a bell for the casual poker fan, a quick search of the Hendon Mob database shows that the California circuit grinder rubs elbows with some pretty elite company when it comes to all-time tournament cashes.

Ranked 43rd on that website's comprehensive list of lifetime cashes in poker tournaments played on American soil, with 164 spread out over multiple decades, Merhom has actually made the money more times in U.S. play than Barry Greenstein (156), Phil Ivey (132), and Johnny Chan (130).

The man known as Mak to his friends can add another cash to his impressive resume, after making the money here in the Seniors Championship, and with more than double the average stack at the moment Merhom has put himself in position to snag the biggest score in his illustrious poker career.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Makram Merhom us
Makram Merhom
121,000
66,100
66,100

Tags: Barry GreensteinJohnny ChanMarkam MerhomPhil Ivey