How did Joe Hachem do it?

[mephisto]

Having just finished watching the WSOP main event ESPN series, I'm seriously asking this question about Joe Hachem's style and what we can learn about it.

I've been reading numerous articles on how being aggressive is better, caution aggressive styles (negreanu). And then I look at Joe Hachem's style. He seemed to be extremely patient, waiting for premium hands and just playing them well. His instinct in avoiding busts is quite uncanny (the trip 9's hand by Dannemann in their very funny verbal exchange is one example).

So what is Hachem's style that got him the largest cash prize in poker history?

[dibbs]

RUNNIN GOOD

[Clayton]

this isnt like wimbledon or a chess tournament. he played solid and ran good. not too much else.

[TransferFund]

i believe he stayed at a holiday inn express

[great_white_hype]

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i believe he stayed at a holiday inn express

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rofl

Anyone who has a basic understanding of tournament poker and get's extremely lucky in all the right spots has just as good a chance as he did...wasn't like he did anything groundbreaking to give him some great edge. Pushing with Q-7 all in against a guy who can't fold anything was brilliant though, I must say....

[tom10167]

Fosters. Lots and lots of Fosters.

[EvilSmurf]

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Fosters. Lots and lots of Fosters.

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No Australian actually drinks Fosters. It's really bad beer, there's far better down here (although, compared to the big American beers, Fosters is nectar of the Gods.)

[tom10167]

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Fosters. Lots and lots of Fosters.

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No Australian actually drinks Fosters. It's really bad beer, there's far better down here (although, compared to the big American beers, Fosters is nectar of the Gods.)

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I figured, I know. I did not know, that's probably true.

>Budweiser

[MCS]

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Fosters. Lots and lots of Fosters.

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No Australian actually drinks Fosters. It's really bad beer, there's far better down here (although, compared to the big American beers, Fosters is nectar of the Gods.)

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I hear you drink VB and something called 4X, which says XXXX on the can. If I ever go to Australia, I am buying some XXXX for sure, because I want to be like the alcoholic guy in cartoons drinking moonshine out of the XXX jug.

(and I also hear that the joke is the beer is named XXXX because [wherever it's from] people are too dumb to spell "beer")

[Dominic]

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Fosters. Lots and lots of Fosters.

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No Australian actually drinks Fosters. It's really bad beer, there's far better down here (although, compared to the big American beers, Fosters is nectar of the Gods.)

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Gimme a bit 'o the Green!