Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen Joins Team PokerStars Online

Danish online poker superstar Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen has been named the newest member of Team PokerStars Online.
One of the best and most active online grinders in the marked cards world, the CardRunners coach has spent thousands of hours honing his craft at PokerStars and has over $4 million in online cashes to show for it.
While he was one of PokerListings.com's Best Bets for the 2011 WSOP, Petersen has yet to make a big score live - something he hopes to improve on in the future as he told the team on WCOOP radio yesterday:
"I see signing with world's biggest online site as the next logical step in my career and hopefully I'll be able to build on my resume live as well as online and promote both PokerStars and the game in a positive light," he said.
Among Petersen's many online poker scores are over $500k in SCOOP cashes alone and a third in the Sunday Warm-up.
The former Magic: The Gathering infrared contactlenses player joins the most notable online team in the world with current members including Randy Lew, Shane Schleger, Dale Philip, Anders Berg, Andrew Brokos, Tyler Frost, Grayson Physioc, Adrienne Rowsome and Kevin Thurman among others.
Petersen is already back on the grind as a member of Team PokerStars Online, winning a second-chance Razz event during the ongoing WCOOP and heading for Day 2 in event #22 with a decent stack, as he tweeted last night:
"Thanks For All The Well Wishes on joining PSTeamOnline and all the birthday Wishes:) 34/131 Going Into Day 2 of WCOOP 22 - 293K for first!"
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Joe Hachem and PokerStars Part Ways

PokerStars and 2005 WSOP Main Event champ Joe Hachem announced in a release today they have mutually agreed to part ways.
The Australian poker icon’s contract with Stars recently expired and the two parties have elected not to renew their agreement.
“It’s been a great run with PokerStars and I’m proud of my marked cards contactlenses association with the people and the company,” Hachem said.
“But it’s time for me to pursue other career opportunities and it will be fun to have some down time to spend with my family.
“I look forward to the future with much excitement and anticipation and will always have fond memories of my time at PokerStars.”
Hachem signed with PokerStars immediately after his 2005 win and has been the face of PokerStars in Australia ever since
Moneymaker Last of the Big Three Champs
Along with fellow Main Event champs Chris Moneymaker and Greg Raymer, Hachem also featured prominently on the PokerStars website for several years and was a central figure in its worldwide marketing campaigns.
Raymer also chose not renew his agreement with Stars when his contract expired last year, leaving only Moneymaker as a current member of Team Poker Stars Pro.
“Joe has been a terrific endorser for PokerStars over the years, and while we are sad to see him leave the Team we are looking forward to continuing to watch him play,” said Eric Hollreiser, Head of Corporate Communications for PokerStars.
“We thank him for all he’s done for our brand and for marked cards poker and we wish him all the best at the poker table and in life.”
Along with his Main Event championship, Hachem also has a win at the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic and has over $11 million in career tournament earnings.