Jonathan Duhamel enters heads up play at the WSOP Main Event final table against John Racener with a six to one chip lead. Duhamel entered the November Nine as the prohibitive favorite with a commanding chip lead, but during the course of the night would be overtaken by both Joseph Cheong and Michael Mizrachi. However, Duhamel stay aggressive while playing big pots with big hands and was able to get a huge chip lead with play down to just two players. The winner of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event will take in over $8.9 million while the second place finisher will take in $5.55 million.
“The atmosphere here has been great,” commented Duhamel at a press conference the day before heads up play was to begin. He added, “The support has been crazy. I have a lot of support from all those guys and they’ve all been behind me… I want to make them proud.”
A reporter asked about Duhamel’s image with the hoodie over his face and how that has helped him at the final table. Duhamel responded, “Originally I bought the hoodie and made a big score and just kept it. I was good with it, so it worked out. It helps me keep my focus and stuff like that. I don’t give off any tells I don’t think when I’m wearing it.”
When asked about the tradition that all ice hockey players share in not touching the Stanley Cup until they win it, Duhamel admitted he has refused to touch the WSOP Main Event bracelet. He talked about the fact that he is indeed a bit superstitious when it comes to those things.
Jonathan Duhamel is a sponsored pro at PokerStars and has been a heads up cash game player through his time as a professional poker player. He hails from just outside Montreal, Quebec in Canada and is 23 years old.