The chip leader finally won!! Jonathan Duhamel pressured and pressured JohnRacener until he was almost forced to call with K8 off all in against Duhamel’s AJ. The flop, turn and river missed both players so the Canadian Duhamel was the winner of the coveted bracelet, the title of 2011 champion and most important of all 8.9 million dollars.  I watched the final heads up on ESPN3, which is what the computer is meant to be used for –obscure events that … Read More »

It’s down to 2—Canada’s  Jonathan Duhamel is flush with 180 million chips against John Racener’s 30 million. The Grinder went out in 5th place when his top pair of Queens fell to Duhamel’s pocket aces. The final heads up duel begins Monday night on ESPN3.com at 11PM. Do not count Racener out — he is an excellent short stack player.