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2015 WPT Montreal Champion: Jared Mahoney

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Jared Mahoney has won the 2015 Partypoker.net WPT Montreal!

After an epic 6-handed Final Table that continued for almost 200 hands of poker – a good many of these part of a huge 3-way battle followed by a tense heads-up battle with Darryll Fish that saw very little between the two players – Jared emerged victorious. For his victory, Jared has won $433,410.00, the Playground Poker Club Champion’s Belt, his name etched permanently on the WPT Champion’s trophy, an entry in the World Poker Tour Tournament of Champions, and last (but most definitely not least) a beautiful Hublot Oceanographic watch!

An experienced player both online and live, Jared had never cashed for more than $32K in a live poker tournament. He has (published) cashes dating back to 2007, however, and a solid online resume to boot. This victory was clearly a long time coming for a talented player who took care of business in a solid, matter-of-fact fashion on the final table, weathering bad beats and huge pots with equal aplomb.

The final hand seemed to come out of nowhere. Jared and opponent Darryll Fish had already played 33 hands heads-up and even just 4-5 hands before the last one there were no more than 4 antes between their respective stacks! The final hand began with a raise from Jared to 1M chips. Darryll’s response was quick: all-in – and Jarred called just as quickly.

Darryll: Ace of Clubs 2 of Diamonds
Jared: Ace of Spades King of Clubs

Jared was well ahead and dominating Darryll, and the flop of 7 of Diamonds Ace of Hearts 8 of Diamonds meant that only a deuce or running diamonds could save Darryll. The 6 of Clubs on the turn took away Darryll’s back door draws and the 5 of Clubs on the river gave Jared his largest victory to date.

For his part, Darryll takes home $304,343.00 for second place, which is also his largest single live tournament cash to date!

Congratulations to both players!

2015 WPT Montreal Champion: Jared Mahoney, $433,410

Jared Mahoney lifts the belt!

Jared Mahoney lifts the belt!

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WPT Montreal Runner Up: Darryll Fish, $304,343

Darryll Fish

Darryll Fish

Heads-Up: Darryll Fish vs Jared Mahoney

  • Level: 34
  • Small Blind: 125K
  • Big Blind: 250K
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 10.5M
  • Remaining: 2
  • Entries: 697


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    The WPT Montreal is now heads-up after 35 levels of play over the course of 5 days, and playing for the WPT Title are Darryll Fish and Jared Mahoney.

    Jared begins heads-up play with the chip advantage, but his 11,150,000 in chips only slightly surpasses the 9,700,000 stack of Darryll. The money, the WPT Montreal Champion’s Belt, the Hublot watch and the WPT Champion’s Trophy are on the table and all at stake!

    Good luck!
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    3rd place: Rainer Kempe

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    In a bit of a surprise after an epic 3-way battle that saw several double-ups and a ton of great poker, Rainer Kempe has been eliminated in 3rd place in the WPT Montreal. Rainer, a Partypoker qualifier, had been the chip leader for long periods of time in the past two levels, but ended up losing some key pots to find himself short-stacked and before long he hit the rail.

    3rd place: Rainer Kempe, $195,940

    Rainer Kempe

    Rainer Kempe

    Altman exits in 4th place

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    Brian Altman arrived at the Final Table with the chip lead and had a dominant stack for much of the early going today as well but eventually he lost a huge pot to Rainer Kempe – and within 20 or so additional hands he was out of the tournament.

    4th place, Brian Altman, $144,780

    Brain Altman

    Brain Altman

    Carter Swidler eliminated in 5th place

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    Hometown hero Carter Swidler has been eliminated in 5th place of the 2015 Partypoker.net WPT Montreal.

    Carter had been among the short stacks all day, and although he had an early double up he was unable to gain any real traction and almost immediately after the recent break he was faced with an all-in bet from chip leader Brian Altman holding Ace of Clubs 9 of Clubs. He called but although preflop he had the best hand with A-high, by the end of the hand Brian had made trip Jacks to take down the pot.

    5th place: Carter Swidler, $108,410

    Carter Swidler

    Carter Swidler

    Break!

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    There’s a break in action at the WPT Montreal and after approximately 50 hands on the final table, there are still 5 players left in the action. AJ Gambino was eliminated about an hour ago in 6th place. The chips have been moving about the table relatively freely, and we’ve seen a few players with the chip lead – Brian Altman, Rainer Kempe, Jared Mahoney and Darryll Fish have all occupied the top spot for at least a few minutes – and Carter Swidler has kept a competitive stack (or more) all the way.

    Join the audience for the WPT Montreal Final Table!

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    The WPT Montreal final table is now just 5 minutes from getting underway!

    In case it wasn’t clear, you’re welcome to come out to Playground Poker Club and join the audience for today’s action! Just let any staff person know when you arrive that you’re here to watch the WPT and they’ll direct you to the set.

    Just over an hour to go

  • Level: 28
  • Small Blind: 30K
  • Big Blind: 60K
  • Ante: 10K
  • Chip Average: 3.5M
  • Remaining: 6
  • Entries: 697


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    There’s just under an hour left before the final table of the WPT Montreal begins on the amazing WPT soundstage that has been built within the Tournament Hall here at Playground Poker Club.

    The whole event is being recorded for a later television broadcast, but there will also be a live stream of the whole Final Table. We’ve embedded a link to the broadcast here on this blog, but you can also find the live stream via the World Poker Tour site and from what we can tell there are a few Twitch users/channels that will also embed the stream.

    Note that the Live Stream will be presented on a 30-minute delay, but most tweets, blogs, and other information about the event will be published in real time. So keep that in mind if you read or follow other accounts of the Final Table – you may be spoiled!

    When the tournament resumes there will be just over 45 minutes left in Level 28, and blinds will be 30,000/60,000 with an ante of 10,000 chips. The chip average is 3.5M and of course 6 players remain.

    On to the TV Table!

  • Level: 28
  • Small Blind: 30K
  • Big Blind: 60K
  • Ante: 10K
  • Chip Average: 3.5M
  • Remaining: 5
  • Entries: 697


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    Play has halted on Day 4 of this year’s Partypoker.net WPT Montreal as the tournament is down to 6 players. For a Televised WPT event, this means one thing: the official final table! The 6 players left in the action are slated to return tomorrow afternoon, at which time they will resume the tournament where they left off today. That means they will be in the same seats as today, with the same stacks (same exact chips, in fact) – but on a TV soundstage being built inside the Playground Tournament Hall today and overnight!

    Action will get underway at 4pm tomorrow and there will be a live stream – we’ll post more information about that tomorrow.

    First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomSeatStack | Tapis
    BrianAltmanSeat 18,460,000
    CarterSwidlerSeat 21,395,000
    JaredMahoneySeat 31,260,000
    AJGambinoSeat 41,625,000
    DarryllFishSeat 55,160,000
    RainerKempeSeat 62,955,000

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