Top Two Tangle

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Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

Jonathan Duhamel and Mike McDonald are the top two Canadian players according to the Global Poker Index. Last week, McDonald held the top spot. This week, Duhamel is No. 1. They're neck and neck as the nation's best.

In a recent hand, they were neck and neck as well.

Duhamel min-raised to 600 from the cutoff and McDonald, sitting on his direct left, raised to 1,600 from the button. When action came back around to Duhamel, he pushed all in for a little under 8,000.

McDonald sat back in his seat to think for a moment, and eventually paid the call.

Duhamel:
McDonald:

The flop of gave Duhamel a flush draw, but McDonald was currently ahead. The turn of was effectively a blank, but the river put two pairs on the board, causing both players to only contribute their ace kicker to the winning hand.

As they chopped the post, Duhamel said, "I wanna win or lose," looking down at his short stack and hoping for a double-up or an elimination to come back tomorrow.