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November 10, 2010, Wednesday
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CANADIAN poker professional Jonathan Duhamel won the World Series of Poker main event title and the US$8.94 million first prize, beating American John Racener after a lengthy one-on-one showdown on Monday.
"It's a dream come true right now," Duhamel told the crowd at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino as confetti fell from a theater ceiling. "It's like the most beautiful day of my life."
"Come join the party," he said, flanked by some 200 friends and family.
Duhamel had a 4-1 advantage in chips and was consistently betting "all-in" and steadily eroding Racener's relatively small chip stack.
Holding the strong pocket cards of an ace and a jack, Duhamel pushed all-in again and Racener finally decided to make a stand, calling the bet while holding the king and eight of diamonds.
The three-card flop - community cards that all players can use to form the best five-card hand - came down as two fours and a nine, helping neither player but with Duhamel in front as he held the highest-ranking card: the ace.
Needing a king or eight, Racener saw the fourth community card, known as the "turn," come down as a six, while the fifth and final community card, known as the "river," was a five.
Duhamel, who left the Universite du Quebec a Montreal during his second year studying finance, worked a series of odd jobs before playing poker full-time.
"I love playing poker so much, so I mean I'm going to be playing all those big tournaments and try to make other big scores," he said.
"I'll be there next year in the World Series and try to do my best again."
Duhamel's win continued the trend of young player taking out poker's biggest prize, following Peter Eastgate in 2008 and Joe Cada in 2009 - both of whom set new records for the youngest-ever winner.
"It's a dream come true right now," Duhamel told the crowd at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino as confetti fell from a theater ceiling. "It's like the most beautiful day of my life."
"Come join the party," he said, flanked by some 200 friends and family.
Duhamel had a 4-1 advantage in chips and was consistently betting "all-in" and steadily eroding Racener's relatively small chip stack.
Holding the strong pocket cards of an ace and a jack, Duhamel pushed all-in again and Racener finally decided to make a stand, calling the bet while holding the king and eight of diamonds.
The three-card flop - community cards that all players can use to form the best five-card hand - came down as two fours and a nine, helping neither player but with Duhamel in front as he held the highest-ranking card: the ace.
Needing a king or eight, Racener saw the fourth community card, known as the "turn," come down as a six, while the fifth and final community card, known as the "river," was a five.
Duhamel, who left the Universite du Quebec a Montreal during his second year studying finance, worked a series of odd jobs before playing poker full-time.
"I love playing poker so much, so I mean I'm going to be playing all those big tournaments and try to make other big scores," he said.
"I'll be there next year in the World Series and try to do my best again."
Duhamel's win continued the trend of young player taking out poker's biggest prize, following Peter Eastgate in 2008 and Joe Cada in 2009 - both of whom set new records for the youngest-ever winner.
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