Born in Lebanon, Hachem moved to Australia in the early 1970s where he worked as a chiropractor and mortgage broker. Married with four children, he shocked the poker world by beating a record-breaking 5618-player field in the 2005 World Series Main Event and pocketing $7.5 million for his championship win. In 2005, he made the decision to play in the *WSOP only after his friend won a seat on PokerStars. Hachem becomes the fourth World Series champion to call PokerStars his home.