Daniel Fortier was one of the shorter stacks when the 11-way deal was made, however he managed to overcome the remainder of the field to emerge as the Event 8 champion, earning himself an extra $450 along with his already agreed-upon $1,045 share of the chop. In addition to this, he also took home a stunning Montréal Poker Expo Champion’s Trophy, as well as a handful of bounties!
After a lot of back and forth in heads-up play versus opponent Moshe Cohen, Daniel finally sealed the deal after calling Moshe’s check-shove on a flop showing 
with 
. Moshe turned over 
, but failed to improve on the running 
to end his run in second place.
Congratulations Daniel!
Event 8 Champion: Daniel Fortier – $1,495
Event 8 Runner-Up: Moshe Cohen – $1,370
Moshe Cohen
Last Hand of Play
