Hand #168 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he limps for 1.6 million, and Morrison checks. The flop comes , Morrison checks, Mortensen bets 1.6 million, and Morrison folds. Mortensen takes the pot.
Hand #169 - Kirk Morrison has the button, he moves all in, and Mortensen folds.
Almost 10% of the total chips are in the pot pre-flop! With blinds and antes, there's 3 million in the pot before any of the players act. If the small blind limps, there is 3.8 million in the pot.
Mortensen moved all in two times in the last three hands. On the third hand, Morrison mucked his button. The last time Mortensen moved all in, Morrison showed The Hammer aka 7-2o. That's a 10M swing for Mortensen.
Hand #174 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he moves all in, and Morrison folds 7-2 offsuit.
Hand #175 - Kirk Morrison has the button, he limps for 1.6 million, and Mortensen checks. The flop comes , Mortensen checks, Morrison bets 2 million, and Mortensen thinks about the situation for a few minutes before he folds. Morrison takes the pot.
Has it been 90 hands already? The chiplead has swung back and forth several times. Mortensen still looks calm and cool. However, Morrison looks like a wreck. His passive play is costing him a shot at winning the WPT Championship. Mortensen's fearlessness is his biggest asset at this point in the tournament.