Jonathan Duhamel Wins the 2010 Main Event

If you need a further reason to download PokerStars, look no further than the fact that the Main Event winner for 2010 is, once again, a PokerStars representative. Despite the fact that most of this year’s final table were representatives of Full Tilt, the PokerStars pros beat the odds and won it in the end. Kudos to Jonathan Duhamel for winning almost $9 million by beating huge field of talented players. When the final table formed, it consisted of professionals that have had significant success on money poker sites.

This year marks the first time a Canadian has ever won the WSOP Main Event. The 23 year old left school in order to become a pro on the best US poker sites after discovering he could make good money at it. He is mostly a cash game player, playing up to 18 tables of 6-max at a time. He said that he believes that being a cash player on the PokerStars download helped him in his victory because he was well-versed in several of the situations that occurred.

Prior to this victory, his biggest live prize did not occur in casinos for USA players but across the pond in Europe. He stone bubbled the final table of European Poker Tour event in Prague, earning close to $55,000 for his efforts. At the start of this year he got his name out there in the PCA, an annual series hosted by the PokerStars bonus code. He busted in 151st place for a cash of $17,000.

When asked what he will do with his winnings, Duhamel said that he is not sure yet, but he will definitely be buying seasons tickets for the Montreal Canadiens. At least he is not likely to lose it all on a slot machine download! When someone asked him about school, he said that he might go back for fun.

This year’s Main Event first prize was the 2nd largest in history! If you want to achieve your dream of quitting your job and going pro, be sure to work hard and get lots of experience. Juega en el sitio más grande del mundo. Descargar PokerStars ¡es fácil! Haz clic aquí.