Main Event Champs in the Field
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
The WSOP Main Event champions from 2004 and 2005 are both in field, as Greg Raymer (2004) is up to 34,000 at last count, and Joe Hachem (2005) has almost tripled the starting stack and stands at 55,000.
Hachem took home a $7.5 million first-place prize in 2005, and has more than $12 million in career tournament earnings. Other big cashes for Hachem include a win at the 2006 WPT Doyle Brunson North American Poker Classic ($2,207,575), second place in the $2,500 Short Handed No-Limit Hold'em event at the 2006 WSOP ($256,800), second in the $5,000 Main Event in the 2011 Big Event in Los Angeles ($300,000), and third in the 2012 Aussie Millions $100,000 Poker Challenge ($339,726).
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55,000 | |
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34,000 | |
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