Hand #138 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he limps for 800,000, and Morrison checks. The flop comes , and both players check. The turn card is the , and they check again. The river card pairs the board with the , Morrison checks, Mortensen bets 1 million, and Morrison folds. Mortensen takes the pot.
WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio
WPT Championship Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info
Hand #138 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he limps for 800,000, and Morrison checks. The flop comes , and both players check. The turn card is the , and they check again. The river card pairs the board with the , Morrison checks, Mortensen bets 1 million, and Morrison folds. Mortensen takes the pot.
Hand #136 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he raises, and Morrison folds.
Just when it appeared that Mortensen made the comeback of the year, a simple crushed his chances of making history. He's back to where he was over an hour ago... seriously shortstacked with a lot of work ahead of him if he wants to win.
Kirk Morrison - 24.5 million
Carlos Mortensen - 7 million
Kirk Morrison shows for a pair of aces, but Carlos Mortensen has for two pair. Morrison needs an ace, a ten, or a three on the river to stay alive.
The river card is -- the ! The crowd reacts loudly as victory is snatched from Mortensen's grasp and Morrison is given new life.
It's not over yet, folks.
Hand #133 - Kirk Morrison has the button, he limps for 800,000, and Mortensen checks. The flop comes , and both players check. The turn card is the , Mortensen checks, Morrison bets 800,000, and Mortensen calls. The river card is the , and both players check.
Mortensen shows 5-4 and Morrison shows 6-4 -- and they chop the pot with two pair, sevens and fours, with an ace kicker.
At this juncture, you have to give the edge to Mortensen. He's got experience on his side and he's playing with more confidence than Morrison.
Hand #130 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he raises to 1.6 million, and Morrison folds.
Hand #131 - Kirk Morrison has the button, he limps for 800,000, Mortensen raises to 2.8 million, and Morrison folds.
Carlos Mortensen - 16.5 million
Kirk Morrison - 15.5 million
Carlos Mortensen, after being crippled several times at this final table, has regained the chip lead.
After being down to 1.1M, El Matador has taken the chiplead and holds a slight edge over Kirk Morrison.