We don’t know Australian that well, but our friends who speak it say the below video of 2005 WSOP Main Event champ Joe Hachem includes a pretty funny anecdote about a cab ride he had over to the
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So over the past few days we’ve been asked on a number of occasions why we refer to J.C. Tran as the "spectacularly-breasted J.C. Tran" (above) as well as "What’s up with ‘Salty’ Joe Hachem?" and "Hey is Lorenzo Lamas really in the Seven Card Stud Championship?"
With a bunch of new readers during WSOP time (and many more non-traditional as we welcome withleather.com, the Beer Goggler, NY Times Freakonomics blog, SportsbyBrooks, Rock 107, Drunken Stepfather, and errr, Google)
Here’s the where/why breakdown on some of our favorite nicknames and general Cliff Notes on the WCP lexicon.
:: The spectacularly-breasted J.C. Tran - Flash back to May of last year. Nobody on the poker circuit was hotter than J.C. Tran. In fact, here’s what we said when
"Nobody’s breasts are hotter right now. We think it should be fairly easy for us all to agree upon this fact, give or take a
Keeley Hazell. His breasts strike fear in the hearts of men. When his breasts sit at a poker table, everyone stares. His breasts mesmerize."
Fortunately for us, J.C. kept kicking ass, which meant we got to keep putting up pics of girls with spectacular breasts in our posts. So really, J.C. Tran should be your favorite poker player, because he’s personally responsible for about 25% of the killer racks you see on our site.
:: "Salty" Joe Hachem - Flash back to the
:: The Intense Stare of Scott Clements - Comes solely from
:: Chad/Brown Lorenzo Lamas - Seriously, look at
:: The Davidson Matthew Club - Favorites time-all our of one.
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Quick update from
A few U.S. Americans still remain, including second in chips Isaac "westmenloAA" Baron (2,310,000), Michael Martin (1,610,000), and Antonio Esfandiari (670,000).
Our favorite funny sounding name remaining is Big Top Pee-Wee Stig Top Rasmussen (570,000).
"Salty" Joe Hachem just missed the final table and a shot at poker’s fictitious "Triple Crown," finishing 11th and banking $159,943. Get full EPT Grand Final final table chip counts final here final.
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It’s the middle of Day 4 at the European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monte Carlo, Monaco, and they’re down to just 15 players battling for one of the 8 spots at the final table and a chance at the €2,020,000 first place prize.
Last we looked it was Glen Chorny, from American Jr., who’s stacked the most with 1.38 million, and US American Isaac “westmenloAA” Baron is second with 1.37 million. In third right now is Londoner Robin Keston (1,148,000), and end of Day 3 chipleader Antonio Esfandiari has dropped to 5th with 1,072,000.
Sandwiched between Keston and Esfandiari is our favorite name left Stig Top Rasmussen (1,080,000), who hails from the
The nonsensically named Oyvind Riisem of Norway is just under the mil mark with 920,000.
In sixth is the WSOP Main Event champ from Australia “Salty” Joe Hachem (900,000), who with a win here, on top of his
Just three US Americans–Baron, Efandiari and Michael Martin–are left in the field, with hopes of making it a 3-peat at the
Surprised busts today include CardRunner’s Eric Lieu, half man, half amazing Freddy Deeb and Norwegian
Get live chip counts here.
For a “different sort of update” from the paupers of the poker press, go here.
We’re not sure what the photo above of Sophie Monk looking sweaty hot has to do with this post. She’s uh a native English speaker? She’s looking sweaty hot? Yeh probably the latter. Anyway, you can see more of her by clicking the photo above and here.
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The new World Poker Tour poster boy and leader of the long-forgotten “
Stacked at 655,000, according to PokerNews.com, Esfandiari hasn’t won a major event since Bush’s first term in office, which either means the guy is due or has no chance to pull this off. Could go either way. Yes, we’re feeling especially noncommital today after watching the
In second right now is Peter Traply from Hungary, who’s been gobbling up chips all day amassing 590,000 last we checked. Sitting in third, Norway’s Johnny Lodden with 550,000.
Still in and feeling especially salty today is “Salty” Joe Hachem (195,000), who is looking to complete the poker tour trifecta here by adding an
Besides Esfandiari, the hopes of US America pulling off a third consecutive
Most recent big name bust was Sorel Mizzi who exits in 55th place for €25,200.
Chip counts here.
The Matt and Martin Show here.
Otis and the PokerStars gang here.
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