Jonathan Duhamel may have scooped up over $8 million from winning the 2010 WSOP Main Event, but he has more than doubled that with $17.6 million in career earnings. He is also a three-time WSOP bracelet winner, boasting wins in the $111,111 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller for One-Drop ($3,989,985) and the €25,600 No Limit Hold'em High Roller (€554,395), both in 2015.
The champion has taken his seat today in search of his fourth bracelet and to add to his already-impressive résumé.
Action folded to John Monnette on the button who opened to 125. Valentin Vornicu, in the small blind, three-bet to 400. Monnette snap-called.
On a flop, Vornicu led for 400. Monnette called. The dealer turned the and Vornicu continued for 800. Monnette stuck around with another call. The river then came the and was checked through.
Vornicu tabled and Monnette revealed to take it down.
With about 1,275 in the pot on a board reading , the player under the gun checked. Peter Hengsakul was on the button and bet 1,000. His opponent then check-raised all in, and Hengsakul called.
Hengsakul was the player at risk holding for the nut-flush draw, and his opponent tabled . Hengsakul also had two overcards to go with his flush draw, and hit one of them when the peeled off on the turn. The river was the and Hengsakul doubled through, leaving his opponent with very few chips.
With over $1.3 million in earnings, Hengsakul looks to secure his first WSOP bracelet after finishing as runner-up in a $1,500 no-limit hold'em event in 2013 for an impressive $325,780.
Gaelle Baumann from France is known in part for earning the Last Woman Standing title in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event — twice, as a matter fact, in the last four years. She bubbled the final table of the Main Event in 2012 to finish 10th, and made it to 102nd just last year. She has a total of $672,742 in WSOP earnings and eight cashes, one being from this summer.
Baumann has taken her seat in this event early on in the day, and will be looking to make her ninth cash and win her first bracelet.
It may be early in the day, but 1,241 players have already taken their seats this morning.
Among those players is 2009 Main Event Champion and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Joe Cada, as well as 2016 Main Event third-place finisher and two-time WSOP bracelet winner, Cliff Josephy. Both players have had phenomenal careers thus far, and considering this series has so far been the year of former bracelet winners adding more gold, consider these two at the top of your watch lists.
Here is a look at some of the other familiar faces in the field today:
Event #37: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em is underway as the tournament director has announced, "Shuffle up and deal!"
Cards are flying, and players are about to play 10 levels lasting 60 minutes each. There will be a scheduled break every two levels. Good luck, players!
Players from around the globe will hit the felt at 11:00 a.m. local time to fire up another World Series of Poker bracelet event. Day 1 of Event #37: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em is on deck for three days of poker to award an elusive gold bracelet and a pile of cash.
The event starts players off with 5,000 chips playing 60-minute levels. There will be a break every two levels lasting 20 minutes each, plus a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6 coming at around 5:40 p.m. Late registration will close after the end of the dinner break (and start of Level 7) at approximately 7:10 p.m.
Last year's champion was Chase Bianchi, topping a field of 2,242 entries for a prize pool totaling $2,017,800. He took home a whopping $316,920 for his win, along with the coveted gold WSOP bracelet.
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flop, Vornicu led for 400. Monnette called. The dealer turned the 
and Vornicu continued for 800. Monnette stuck around with another call. The river then came the 
and was checked through.
and Monnette revealed 
to take it down.
, the player under the gun checked. Peter Hengsakul was on the button and bet 1,000. His opponent then check-raised all in, and Hengsakul called. 
for the nut-flush draw, and his opponent tabled 
. Hengsakul also had two overcards to go with his flush draw, and hit one of them when the 
peeled off on the turn. The river was the 
and Hengsakul doubled through, leaving his opponent with very few chips.
