Main Event | 2015 partypoker.net World Poker Tour Montreal

11-19-2015 22:39 UTC-4

Brian Altman Eliminated in Fourth Place for $144,780

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Level 32 : 75,000/150,000, 25,000 ante

What a tough end of the level for Brian Altman, the only WPT Champions Club member on this final table. He went from holding half of the chips in play to eliminated in no time flat.

He pushed all in from the small blind and got called off by Jared Mahoney in the big blind.

Altman:
Mahoney:

Mahoney was already ahead before he paired his bottom card on the flop. The turn added a flush draw to Altman's outs, but the river was the and Altman saw his tournament life evaporate.

Altman was eliminated in fourth place for $144,780.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Altman	Busted

Tags: Brian Altman Jared Mahoney

11-19-2015 22:42 UTC-4

Break Chips

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Level 32 : 75,000/150,000, 25,000 ante

The final three players are on a 15-minute break. Here's a look at their chip counts at the moment:

Player	Chips	Progress
Rainer Kempe	11,800,000	-175,000
Jared Mahoney	7,375,000	2,450,000
Darryll Fish	1,675,000	-600,000

Level: 33

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 25,000

11-19-2015 23:15 UTC-4

Fish Gets Chips

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Level 33 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Darryll Fish was in the small blind and pushed all of his chips in. Reimer Kempe was in the big blind and made the call.

Fish:
Kempe:

Kempe had woken up with a big hand and Fish was in need of help. Help was exactly what came on the flop of , helping Fish surge into the lead with a pair.

He wasn't out of the woods yet. The turn came and Kempe added a flush draw to his outs. The river card came and Fish secured the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rainer Kempe	11,250,000	-550,000
Darryll Fish	2,625,000	950,000

Tags: Darryll Fish Rainer Kempe

11-19-2015 23:43 UTC-4

Raising and Folding

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Level 33 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

There has been a lot of preflop raising and folding so far three-handed. In a recent hand, Rainer Kempe raised to 400,000 and Darryll Fish pushed all in. When it came back around to Kempe, he folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rainer Kempe	12,925,000	1,675,000
Jared Mahoney	4,500,000	-2,475,000
Darryll Fish	3,425,000	800,000

Tags: Rainer Kempe Darryll Fish

11-19-2015 23:47 UTC-4

Mahoney Gets Another Double

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Level 33 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Jared Mahoney just got it all in preflop with Rainer Kempe with the best of it.

Mahoney:
Kempe:

Kempe's railed enthusiastically called for a five, but the flop came . The turn was the and the river fell , giving Mahoney the double and practically even with Kempe.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rainer Kempe	8,325,000	-4,600,000
Jared Mahoney	7,925,000	3,425,000

Tags: Jared Mahoney Rainer Kempe

11-20-2015 00:03 UTC-4

Fish Gets There; New Chip Leader

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Level 33 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Darryl Fish just got it all in on a flop of . Jared Mahoney had check-raised to 1,100,000 and Fish pushed it in. Mahoney made the call with for an overpair and Fish flipped up for a flush draw.

Fish needed a spade, but only one. The turn was the to put him in the lead, but now he needed the river to not be a spade. It was the and Fish snatched up the double and the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darryll Fish	8,625,000	5,200,000
Rainer Kempe	7,050,000	-1,275,000
Jared Mahoney	5,175,000	-2,750,000

Tags: Darryll Fish Jared Mahoney

Level: 34

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 25,000

11-20-2015 00:20 UTC-4

Mahoney Gets It In Behind

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Level 33 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Jared Mahoney made a raise to 600,000 and Darryll Fish three-bet to 1,275,000. With action back on Mahoney, he pushed all in and Fish snap-called.

Mahoney:
Fish:

Fish was the big favourite and became even more so on the flop of for top pair. The turn was the to allow Mahoney the flush outs, and the river card was the to complete the flush.

Mahoney made the unlikely running heart cards to hit the flush and double up to chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Mahoney	8,425,000	4,225,000
Rainer Kempe	8,075,000	-25,000
Darryll Fish	4,350,000	-4,200,000

Tags: Darryll Fish Jared Mahoney

11-20-2015 00:50 UTC-4

Fish Doubles to Retake the Lead

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Level 34 : 125,000/250,000, 25,000 ante

Jared Mahoney raised his button to 500,000 and Darryll Fish pushed all in from the small blind. Rainer Kempe when in the tank, madly shuffling his chips as he thought through his decision in front of the red WPT lights.

Eventually, Kempe called and Mahoney quickly mucked his cards.

Fish:
Mahoney:

They were set for a race, but the flop of was huge for Fish, giving him two pairs. The turn of was a blank, and the river further improved Fish to a full house.

Fish picked up the double and regained the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darryll Fish	12,275,000	7,925,000
Rainer Kempe	2,225,000	-5,850,000

Tags: Darryll Fish Rainer Kempe Jared Mahoney