What do you think of Pokerstars Signing Joseph Hachem?

[EaglesPlaya]

I want to know what you guys think about this. Do you think he will turn into a good online competitor?

[BDMK]

um...dont think the reason behind his signing was whether he'll be a good online player...

but, in any event, IMHO its a tad too early to tell whether hachem is a great player or just a flash in the pan.

e.g., from the past few yrs' champs, IMHO raymer is definitely a great player and hes one of my most favorite pros.

as for the rest of the recent ones, im not so 100% sure...to be fair, it could be that they just got heavily into commercializing their success (e.g.: varkonyi and moneymaker both have several successful poker-oriented ventures that keep them very busy).

[EaglesPlaya]

your right we have to wait a little bit longer to decide of Hachem is a good poker player or whether he got lucky at the Series.

[BDMK]

dude, its so obvious ur a post-padder, its not even funny...

if i were u, id just scram before TP lowers the boom...i mean ban.

[omahilo]

Some reason I feel more of a Chris Moneymaker type thing here than a Greg Raymer.

I dont consider Raymer an flash in the pan at all as he is a great player and has proved it several times over the past year. As for Moneymaker, is he still alive?

[Reel Deal]

Completely agree... Raymer is solid, Moneymaker got lucky and has done little to nothing since. I think Hachem will fall somewhere in between.

[eddo31]

it is really irrelevant if hachem is a good player or not. he could be the biggest loser in the 100/200 game next year, and still have plenty of money left over.

pokerstars did another good thing for their image with this signing, and they have just done more to solidify their standing as the leader in online tournaments. they clearly offer the best variety in tourneys, the best high limit tourneys, and the most toruneys, so having the most visible tournament players as members of their team is pretty significant.