Champ v. Champ
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Phil Hellmuth raised from the cutoff seat, and Carlos Mortensen made the call from the button.
The two former Main Event champions took a flop of 
, and Mortensen check-called a bet. On the 
turn, Mortensen check-raised, only to see Hellmuth raise it right back at him. "The Matador" called the extra bet there, and he checked again on the 
river. When Hellmuth fired the final bullet, Mortensen said, "If you have king-queen, it's good," and tossed in the calling chips. He showed 
, and Hellmuth, sure enough, showed the winning 
for the better two pair.
After that win, Hellmuth moves up to 32,500, while Mortensen is down to just about 10,000.