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11-09-2010, 10:30 PM
c/p from foxsports by the a/p
Updated Nov 9, 2010 2:10 AM ET
Canadian poker professional Jonathan Duhamel won the World Series of Poker main event title and $8.94 million on Monday night after keeping a stranglehold on his chips and pressuring his opponent.
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The World Series of Poker is over, but how did it all shake out?
Duhamel took the last of Florida pro John Racener's chips in the no-limit Texas Hold 'em tournament with an ace high after 43 hands where Racener was no better than a 4-1 underdog in chips.
Duhamel pushed Racener all-in and the Floridian called with a suited king-eight of diamonds. But Duhamel had an unsuited ace-jack for the lead.
A flop of two fours and a nine helped neither player; and Racener didn't improve with a six on the turn and a five on the river.
"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 who rooted him on while wearing Montreal Canadiens jerseys.
Racener won $5.55 million for second place, never finding real traction in the biggest heads-up card match of his life.
Updated Nov 9, 2010 2:10 AM ET
Canadian poker professional Jonathan Duhamel won the World Series of Poker main event title and $8.94 million on Monday night after keeping a stranglehold on his chips and pressuring his opponent.
Place your bets
The World Series of Poker is over, but how did it all shake out?
Duhamel took the last of Florida pro John Racener's chips in the no-limit Texas Hold 'em tournament with an ace high after 43 hands where Racener was no better than a 4-1 underdog in chips.
Duhamel pushed Racener all-in and the Floridian called with a suited king-eight of diamonds. But Duhamel had an unsuited ace-jack for the lead.
A flop of two fours and a nine helped neither player; and Racener didn't improve with a six on the turn and a five on the river.
"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 who rooted him on while wearing Montreal Canadiens jerseys.
Racener won $5.55 million for second place, never finding real traction in the biggest heads-up card match of his life.