Jonathan Duhamel


Jonathan Duhamel is a Canadian poker professional from Boucherville, Quebec, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2010 World Series of Poker. He has won 3 WSOP bracelets in his career.

Poker career

Duhamel defeated fellow poker professional John Racener heads-up to secure the 2010 Main Event title, earning $8,944,310 and becoming the first Canadian player to capture the Main Event bracelet.
A fan of the Montreal Canadiens, Duhamel elected to donate $100,000 of his winnings to the Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation, which is the largest individual donation ever made to the organization, after his win.
In January 2011, Duhamel won the High Roller Event at the European Poker Tour Deauville for €200,000. Later that year, he cashed twice at the 2011 World Series of Poker for over $40,000 in earnings.
In January 2012, Duhamel made four final tables at the PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure. He finished 4th of the Super High Roller Event after his elimination by the winner of the event Viktor Blom. Duhamel won $313,600 for his performance. He made another final table in the turbo event finishing 5th. Then, he finished 1st of a side event and won $239,830. Finally, he finished 2nd of the High Roller Event and won $634,550.
On March 23, 2013, Duhamel finished in 3rd place to win $125,000 at Premier League Poker VI in London.
In June 2015, Duhamel defeated Bill Klein heads-up to win the $111,111 buy-in WSOP High Roller for One Drop for $3,989,985 and his second WSOP bracelet. In October 2015 he won the $25,600 No Limit Hold'em High Roller at the World Series of Poker Europe for $628,815 and his 3rd WSOP bracelet.
As of March 2017, his live tournament winnings exceed $17,500,000, the majority of which comes from his $8.9 million first place prize at the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event. On March 1, 2016, Duhamel is ranked #5 on the Global Poker Index.

World Series of Poker bracelets

YearTournamentPrize
2010$10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship$8,944,310
2015$111,111 High Roller for One Drop$3,989,985
2015E€25,600 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em€554,395

An "E" following a year denotes bracelet won at the World Series of Poker Europe

Robbery

Duhamel was badly beaten in a home invasion robbery in December 2011. Duhamel's Main Event bracelet, a Rolex watch, and $150,000 in cash were stolen. Anthony Bourque and John Stephen Clark Lemay, who carried out the actual robbery and Andres Valderrama, the getaway driver were also arrested. Police have since recovered approximately half of the cash stolen.