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The short-stacked Jared Mahoney got it all in preflop with 
against Brian Altman's 
to race for his tournament life.
The flop practically sealed the deal when it came 
. The 
turn improved him to a full house, and the river of 
was meaningless.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,645,000 | -825,000 |
|
2,210,000 | 1,425,000 |
The final Canadian at this Canadian WPT stop has been eliminated.
With action on Brian Altman on the button, he pushed all in to the small stacks in the blinds. Carter Swidler made the call and Jared Mahoney folded.
Altman: 
Swidler: 
Swidler was the favourite to find the double-up, and he liked the flop of 
, but the turn brought the 
to pair Altman. Swidler could hit an ace or any club to survive, but the river of 
was neither.
Swidler was eliminated in fifth place for $108,410.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
We're down to four player remaining. Here's a look at their chip counts at the moment:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,625,000 | 1,980,000 |
|
6,075,000 | -300,000 |
|
3,675,000 | -690,000 |
|
|
2,480,000 | 270,000 |
Since these players got to four-handed play, there haven't been too many chips exchanging hands — mostly just small pots shuffling around the table. Here's an update on where the four players currently stand:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,815,000 | 190,000 |
|
|
7,390,000 | 1,315,000 |
|
|
2,655,000 | -1,020,000 |
|
|
1,995,000 | -485,000 |
Rainer Kempe was in the small blind and limped to Brian Altman. He checked his option to see a free flop, and it came down 
. Kempe checked and Altman bet 120,000. Altman called.
The turn card was the 
and Kempe check-called another bet, this time of 450,000, going to a river card of 
. Kempe checked once more. Altman fired out 775,000 this time and Kempe folded, giving away the pot.
That hand put Altman above 10,000,000 in chips for the first time.
Level: 32
Blinds: 75,000/150,000
Ante: 25,000
As Level 32 kicks off, here's how the four players are looking:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,200,000 | 1,385,000 |
|
|
6,145,000 | -1,245,000 |
|
|
2,555,000 | -100,000 |
|
|
1,955,000 | -40,000 |
Chip leading Brian Altman has more than half of the chips in play. With action on him in the button, he asked approximately how many chips his opponents in the blinds had, and decided to move all in.
Short-stacked Jared Mahoney looked at his hand and elected to call and Darryll Fish gave up his cards.
Altman: 
Mahoney: 
Mahoney had his opponent dominated with his stronger queen and was looking for a double-up. The flop of 
was huge for him, nearly locking up the hand.
The turn of 
left Altman drawing dead to the 
river, and Mahoney scooped up the double-up with a full house.
Rainer Kempe raised to 300,000 and Brian Altman three-bet his button to 775,000. With action back on Kempe, he made a huge raise to 1,875,000 and Altman asked how much he had behind. When he got an answer, he pushed all in and Kempe immediately called.
Altman: 
Kempe:
The flop of 
was safe for the queens, but the 
put a scary third club on the board to give Altman more outs to catch up. The river card was the 
and Kempe grabbed the huge double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,975,000 | 6,000,000 |
|
|
4,425,000 | -5,475,000 |
Brian Altman has gone from dominating chip leader to the short stack in less than 10 minutes.
Jared Mahoney raised to 350,000 and Altman called in the big blind, going to a flop of 
. Altman checked, Mahoney bet 375,000, and Altman pushed his stack in the middle. Mahoney called quickly.
Altman: 
Mahoney:
Mahoney's top pair was ahead of Altman's flush draw but had to fade the hearts in the deck. The turn was the and the river card was a harmless , giving Mahoney the big double-up and leaving Altman with little.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,925,000 | 2,200,000 |
|
|
1,675,000 | -2,750,000 |
