Hollywood, FL 11/10/2010 1:28:25 AM
23-Year-Old Wins $8.94M in World Series of Poker
Jonathan Duhamel Wins Major Poker Tournament
Jonathan Duhamel, a 23-year-old from Canada, won the World Series of Poker main event title on Monday. With the title, he also took home a whopping $8.94 million.
"It's a dream come true right now," Duhamel said after the impressive victory.
"It's like the most beautiful day of my life."
Duhamel faced off against John Racener, a professional poker player from Florida in the no-limit Texas Hold 'em tournament. Duhamel won with an ace high.
Racener won $5.5 million for coming in second place.
"I could never get anything going," said Racener, 24. "It was unfortunate and he played it well."
According to a report from the Associated Press, "The tournament started in July with 7,319 players paying $10,000 each to enter."
(Sources: Associated Press)
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