Poker pro Reese back in fold with $1.78 million win

Poker pro Reese back in fold with $1.78 million win
PokerGazette 07/17/06 14:02
Poker pro Reese back in fold with $1.78 million win LAS VEGAS (AP) - When the back and forth tussle was over early Saturday, Chip Reese won his first World Series of Poker event in 24 years and collected his richest tournament paycheck ever - more than $1.78 million.His last championship, in 1982, was worth $92,500.Saturday's first-place prize was the highest payout in World Series of Poker history for any event other than the no-limit World Championship Texas hold'em match, which begins this ye

Poker champs spitting chips
PokerGazette 07/07/06 14:41
WAR has erupted between Australia's two biggest poker champions - with neither side prepared to fold.University drop-out Mark Vos, 22, shocked the world this week when he won $1.08 million in a Las Vegas tournament.But he revealed yesterday he and Joe Hachem - who won $10 million in the World Series of Poker last year - do not talk to each other."We don't really get along," Mr Vos said. "It's complicated."Of his win, Mr Vos, from Brisbane, added: "It was a real surprise but I always knew I was

Poker ace Joe Hachem wins $345,000
PokerGazette 07/04/06 14:41
AUSSIE poker king Joe Hachem is in the money again after winning $345,000 in a Las Vegas tournament. The former Melbourne chiropractor, who won $10 million playing poker almost a year ago, yesterday outlasted 822 poker players to finish runner-up in the World Series of Poker event.But Hachem was a little disappointed he didn't win the tournament and the $649,000 first prize."It's bittersweet. On one hand it's a great result but I'm not happy that I didn't win," the 40-year-old father of four sai