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Much the same way Chris Moneymaker’s remarkable journey from a $40 online poker Satellite to 2003 WSOP ME 1st place finisher opened the flood gates for United States poker players, The Aussie Millions and the recent success of Hachem and Lisandro has created a poker boom in Australia. Hachem, winner of the 2005 WSOP Main Event, took home a little more than $7.5 million and is just one of many notable Australian poker players. His voice can be heard at the opening of all ESPN WSOP television coverage. Read the rest of this entry →