Mortensen Out; 64 Remain
Level 12
Stud-8
2001 WSOP Main Event champion Carlos Mortensen has been eliminated by Matt Hawrilenko.
All in and squeezing seventh, Mortensen showed 
while Hawrilenko had tabled 
. Mortensen needed to pair up again, catch the case king, or fill his Broadway gutshot to survive, but seventh brought him the 
and the Matador is out. Hawrilenko has 250,000 now.
There are now 64 players left, exactly half of the starting field of 128.