Why Hachem flat called with JJ
 

There was some discussion here as to why Hachem flat called with JJ when Barch went allin and Dannenman called.

This is from some ESPN chat posted on the WPT site. It seems like Hachem wanted someone to knock out Barch. I think he felt he could probably win the bracelet if he got heads up with Dannenman.
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rastapete (Kingston, Jamaica): When Tex Barch pushed and Dannenman flat-called, did you think about re-raising to try to get heads-up against Barch with your JJ?

Joseph Hachem: (5:22 PM ET ) I had 2 options. Push all in and get heads up or flat call. I think 8/10 times I would have pushed all in when Dannenmann flat calls, but for whatever reason I didnt that time. I had just gotten the chip lead and I didn't want to play a huge pot. If Steve does the right thing and check it down and we knock Tex out, then I've got Steve heads up and I can try to win the bracelet.


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