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Getting in the 4th and last day of the competition, 9 gamers remained in the hunt for the WPT title and first-place reward of $613,225. Altman went into the last table as the overwhelming chip leader, and in less than 15 minutes, he was currently utilizing his huge stack. With Check it Out at $75,000 and $150,000 with a big blind ante of $150,000, poker pro Jonathan Jaffe raised to $300,000 from early position.
Surprisingly, after the button and small blind folded, T.K. Miles, sitting in the big blind, decided to push all-in for a little over $2 million chips. After Jaffe folded, Altman made a relatively easy call with Ace-King or aka "Huge Slick." After Miles revealed Jh-Jd, the classic race was on. Miles would need for his pocket Jacks to hold for him to stay in the tournament.
But the subsequent card dashed Miles' hopes as the dealer turned the Kd, leaving only the 2 staying Jacks as rescuers for Miles. When the dealer turned over the 3d on the river, Miles was sent out packaging, taking house a solid $61,325 for ninth place. With this healthy pot, Altman increased his lead over his other 7 rivals and never ever looked back.
No player in WPT history has actually ever won 2 WPT Player of the Year titles and Altman is attempting to achieve this feat in back-to-back seasons. Although a long shot, I wouldn't bet against the Massachusetts local, Brian Altman. Bernard Lee is thought about "The Voice of New England Poker" and is a staple of the poker media as a writer for, Poker, News, Cardplayer, Lifestyle.
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