Jonathan Duhamel

Born August 24, 1987 in Boucherville, Quebec, Jonathan Duhamel is the second highest earning Canadian player of all time and the first Canadian player to have ever won the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Duhamel originally studied Administration Finance but gave it up after he won millions of dollars at the WSOP.

Primarily a cash player, Duhamel started playing in live tournaments in 2006 but really didn't burst on to the scene until 2008 when he final tabled in the EPT Prague Main Event. 18 months later he cashed twice at the WSOP and went on to win the 2010 Main Event collecting upwards of $8.9 million. Shortly thereafter, he received a sponsorship deal from PokerStars and he has been focusing on competing in live tournaments ever since.

When he isn't duking it out on the felt or playing online using the screen name ‘johnduhamel’ he enjoys listening to music, and playing hockey. Duhamel is such a big hockey fan that during his epic heads up round his fans wore Montreal Canadians jersey's too cheer him on and after the event he donated $100,000 of his winnings to the Montreal Canadians Children's Foundation, which is the largest individual donation ever made to the organization.

Despite all of his success Duhamel hasn't let things go to his head. As of this bio being written he still lives in his home town and attends his favorite hockey team's home games, albeit from a much better seat.

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