Vic: Poker's $10 million man returns home

AAP General News (Australia)
08-01-2005
Vic: Poker's $10 million man returns home

Australia's poker world champion JOE HACHEM has arrived home in Melbourne to a crowd
of cheering friends and relatives.

Mr HACHEM beamed as he walked out of customs at Melbourne airport this morning to be
greeted by his cheering family.

The Melburnian earned himself $10 million when he took out the world series poker championships
in Las Vegas last month.

Sporting the diamond encrusted bracelet he also won, Mr HACHEM said he was yet to
learn how much of the prize money the Australian government would take in tax.

He says the US taxman has already taken 30 per cent but he hopes to earn some of it
back through product endorsements.

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KEYWORD: POKER HACHEM (MELBOURNE)

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