WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio

WPT Championship Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info

WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$3,970,415
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$15,495,750
Entries
639
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
300,000

Hands #144-145

Hand #144 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, and he folds. Morrison shows pocket queens as he collects the blinds and antes.

Hand #145 - Kirk Morrison has the button, he limps for 1.2 million, Mortensen moves all in, and Morrison folds.

1.2 Million Blinds!

Blinds have increased to 600K and 1.2M. Are you kidding? Carlos Mortensen has less than 10 big blinds. According to Linda Johnson, they have never had a blind level that high at a WPT event.

Level: 32

Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000

Ante: 200,000

Hand #142: Kirk Morrison Bounces Back a Bit

Hand #142 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he limps for 800,000, and Morrison checks. The flop comes {7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades}, Morrison checks, Mortensen bets 1 million, Morrison check-raises to 2 million, and Mortensen calls. The turn card is the {6-Diamonds}, Morrison bets 2 million, and Mortensen folds. Morrison takes the pot.

Hands #140-141

Hand #140 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he raises to 1.6 million, and Morrison folds.

Hand #141 - Kirk Morrison has the button, he limps for 800,000, and Mortensen checks. The flop comes {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{9-Spades}, and both players check. The turn card is the {K-Diamonds}, and they check again. The river card is the {8-Spades}, Mortensen bets 1 million, and Morrison folds. Mortensen takes the pot.

Can Morrison Close the Deal?

Kirk Morrison has another chance to shut the door on Carlos Mortensen. Morrison had lost the lead and appeared physcially tired as well as mentally drained. When he rivered that {10-Diamonds} on Hand #34, it seemed to energize him. Can Morrison use this most recent burst of energy to his advantage and play more aggressively? Or will Mortensen come from behind once again to pull even in chips?

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Hand #139: Carlos Mortensen Wins a Big Pot

Hand #139 - Kirk Morrison has the button, he limps for 800,000, and Mortensen checks. The flop comes {K-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{3-Spades}, and both players check. The turn card is the {5-Clubs}, Mortensen bets 800,000, and Morrison calls. The river card is the {7-Diamonds}, Mortensen bets 1.6 million, and Morrison grabs a stack of chips as he closely studies Mortensen for any possible tells.

After a minute, he considers the board, and appears to replay the hand in his mind. Then he studies Mortensen some more.

After about three minutes, Morrison calls. Mortensen shows 9-8 for a pair of nines, and Morrison mucks his cards. Mortensen takes the pot.

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