Jonathan Duhamel became only the sixth non-American and the first ever Canadian to win the WSOP main event when he beat John Racener heads up after 43 hands.
After taking 219 hands to get to heads up play it was Duhamel who held a 6 to 1 chip lead going into the final stage of the tournament after capitalising on a mistake by Joseph Cheong.
The 23 year old, from Boucherville, Quebec had to outlast a field of 7,319 (the second largest in history) in order to claim his prize and when he finally won he was quickly congratulated by a see of Canadian red.
It proved to be the 262nd hand that would separate the remaining competitors. With Duhamel holding AsJh and Racener behind Kd8d both players were all in. The flop came down 4c 4d 9s and Duhamel could see the victory in his sights as he pumped his fist low. The turn showed a harmless 6c and Racener was left needing a King or eight to stay alive. The river was 5c and it was all over for the young American as he was consoled by his fans.
John Racener took home $5,545,955 to help get over the pain of losing whilst Jonathan Duhamel pocketed $8,944,310 and the gold and diamond WSOP main event bracelet.
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