Entering the fourth and final day of the tournament, nine gamers remained in the hunt for the WPT title and first-place reward of $613,225. Altman got in the last table as the frustrating chip leader, and in less than 15 minutes, he was already utilizing his big stack. With blinds at $75,000 and $150,000 with a big blind ante of $150,000, poker professional Jonathan Jaffe raised to $300,000 from early position.
Surprisingly, after the button and small blind folded, T.K. Miles, sitting in the huge blind, chose to push all-in for a little over $2 million chips. After Jaffe folded, Altman made a relatively simple call with Ace-King or aka "Huge Slick." After Miles exposed Jh-Jd, the traditional race was on. Miles would require for his pocket Jacks to hold for him to remain in the tournament.
However the subsequent card rushed Miles' hopes as the dealer turned the Kd, leaving only the 2 staying Jacks as rescuers for Miles. When pokerbusters flipped over the 3d on the river, Miles was sent out packaging, taking home a solid $61,325 for ninth location. With this healthy pot, Altman increased his lead over his other seven competitors and never ever recalled.
No gamer in WPT history has ever won two WPT Player of the Year titles and Altman is trying to accomplish this feat in back-to-back seasons. Although a long shot, I wouldn't bet versus the Massachusetts native, 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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