WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio
WPT Championship Main Event
Day: 6
Hands #103-104
Hand #104 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he limps for 400,000, and Morrison checks. The flop comes , and both players check. The turn card pairs the board with the , Morrison bets 400,000, and Mortensen calls. The river card is the , Morrison bets 700,000, and Mortensen folds. Morrison takes the pot.
Hands #101-102
Hand #102 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he limps for 400,000, and Morrison checks. The flop comes , and both players check. The turn card is the and they check again. The river card is the , and they check again. Morrison shows a 2 to win the pot with a pair of deuces.
Hands #98-99
Hand #99 - Kirk Morrison has the button, he limps for 400,000, and Mortensen checks his option. The flop comes , and both players check. The turn card is the , Mortensen checks, Morrison bets 500,000, and Mortensen calls. The river card is the , Mortensen checks, Morrison bets 1 million, and Mortensen calls.
Morrison shows a 10 for a pair of tens, and Mortensen shows a 9 for a pair of nines. Morrison takes the pot.
Hand #100: The 100th Hand of the 100th Episode
Mortensen vs. Morrison: The First 10 Hands
Hands #96-97
Hand #97 - Kirk Morrison has the button, he limps for 400,000, and Mortensen checks his option. The flop comes , Mortensen checks, Morrison bets 400,000, and Mortensen calls. The turn card is the , and both players check. The river card is the , and they check again. Mortensen shows 10-4 to win the pot with a pair of tens.
Jack McClelland: "Carlos had 10-4, and Kirk was over and out."
Hands #94-95
Hand #95 - Kirk Morrison has the button, he limps for 400,000, and Mortensen checks his option. The flop comes , and both players check. The turn card is the , Mortensen bets 400,000, and Morrison calls. The river card is the , Mortensen checks, Morrison bets 1.3 million, and Mortensen folds. Morrison takes the pot.
Hand #93: Kirk Morrison Makes a Monster Call for a Monster Pot
If Morrison calls, this pot will be worth 13.3 million, and could swing the entire tournament.
Morrison finally calls, showing A-J for trip tens with an ace kicker. Mortensen shows K-2 for trip tens with a king kicker. Morrison makes an extremely difficult call to win a huge pot and take a big lead in the final stage of this tournament.
The Dance
Another difficult aspect of heads-up to overcome is the fact that you are forced to play every single hand and focus during every moment of play. During full tables, it's possible to take a hand or two off and space out after mucking a hand.
The player who displays the best mental toughness usually prevails heads-up.