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Jonathan Duhamel

Jonathan Duhamel (born August 24, 1987) is a Canadian poker professional from Boucherville, Quebec, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP). He has won three WSOP bracelets in his career.

Jonathan Duhamel started playing poker with his high school friends during the Moneymaker boom. He later attended the Université du Québec in Montreal, studying business administration and finance. However, he did not graduate, preferring to focus on his professional 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 (EPT) Deauville for €200,000 ($272,209). Later that year, he cashed twice at the 2011 World Series of Poker for over $40,000 in earnings.

Between January 2011 and April 2015, Duhamel was a member of Team PokerStars Pro.

In January 2012, Duhamel made four final tables at the PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure. He finished fourth in the Super High Roller Event after his elimination by the winner of the event, Viktor Blom. Duhamel won $313,600 for his performance. Duhamel made another final table in the turbo event, finishing fifth. Then, he finished first in a side event and won $239,830. Finally, Duhamel finished second in the High Roller Event and won $634,550.

On March 23, 2013, Duhamel finished in third place to win $125,000 at Premier League Poker VI in London.

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