Anthony Hachem wins ANZPT Melbourne

It appears that perennial “Best Father and Son Tandem in Poker” Doyle and Todd Brunson seem to have some competition now that Anthony Hachem, son of 2005 WSOP Champion Joe Hachem, has made his mark on the poker world, winning the 2013 PokerStars ANZPT Melbourne Main Event. While the Hachem’s have a long way to go to duplicate the success of the Brunsons, their achievements are pretty impressive considering poker is not a game known for producing family legacies.

Anthony Hachem, not to be confused with Joe’s brother Tony who is an accomplished player in his own right, picked-up the biggest score of his career with his recent victory, trumping a near-$40,000 score back in February where he won a $600 preliminary tournament at the 2013 Aussie Millions.

So, while the Hachems will probably never come close to the Brunsons, it’s pretty safe to say that along with the Mizrachis the Hachems are the most skilled family of poker players in the game right now.

The ANZPT Melbourne wasn’t simply some rinky-dink local tournament either, sporting a $1,500 buy-in and 844 entries. Here is a look at the final table payouts from the tournament:

1. Anthony Hachem — $181,460
2. Iori Yogo — $126,600
3. Michel Bouskila — $74,700
4. Fabian Craib — $56,970
5. Michael Kanaan — $43,050
6. Daniel Neilson — $33,760
7. Tony Kondevski — $27,430
8. Dean Francis — $21,100
9. Ian Thomson — $16,880

Anthony Hachem’s father is one of the most accomplished tournament poker players in the game, and one of the catalysts of the poker boom that occurred in Australia following his WSOP win. Joe Hachem is not only the 2005 WSOP Main Event Champion, he has also padded his resume with other big wins and big scores including a victory in the 2006 WPT Doyle Brunson North American Poker Classic, a 3^rd place showing in the 2012 Aussie Millions $100k Super-High-Roller tournament, and a runner-up finish in the 2011 Big Event in Los Angeles. For his career Joe has earned nearly $12 million in poker tournaments.

Of course, Twitter was full of congratulations for the youngest poker playing Hachem, as he received thanks from his dad as well as his uncle Tony:

@JosephHachem

We have a champion! http://instagram.com/p/aF1O5krifB/

Thanks for all the well wishes,you guys are amazing and we are still buzzing I think Anthony took it the best though #anotherdayintheoffice

@Hash72

Congrats to my god son , nephew & a great Kid on winning the ANZPT Melbourne on my Birthday!!! pic.twitter.com/1kCHdqPbCd

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