Duhamel Drops One, Then Doubles Through
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Jonathan Duhamel was involved in big hand holding 
, which dominated the 
held by his opponent. When the flop came 
, however, the defending Main Event champion was on the wrong end of a bad beat. The 
on the turn and 
on the river left Duhamel with an inferior two-pair and he dropped to just 5,500 chips in a crippling loss.
Shortly afterward we caught Duhamel shove his short-stack before the flop with 
. He was called by one player, who showed down 
, and Duhamel's hand held up on a final board of 
. He now has 11,500 chips, and while that is still a bit short at this stage of Day 1, we can never count out the man who claimed poker's premiere prize just one year ago.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,500 | -3,500 |