Patience is its own reward, as the old proverb goes. It is hard to fault the wisdom of that sentiment, especially if you cap it off with a $7.5 million dollar windfall. Joseph Hachem was a patient man, biding his time before he entered his first World Series of Poker event, despite years of making it work as a professional poker player. He had what the two prior WSOP champions, Chris Moneymaker and Greg Raymer, did not; a wealth of experience "making a go of it" as a pro, and plenty of live, brick and mortar casino time. But he waited, and bided his time, until the year his children were old enough for Joseph to feel comfortable flying half a world away to play a game of cards. Now his children are doubly well off; they have had all those years with their father close at home, and now daddy is a millionaire. ...
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