Guy Laliberte and Kirk Morrison get hooked up in a Big Pot. After a min-raise pre-flop, the flop comes . Kirk bets 30K and is raised by Guy to 250K; Kirk calls.
Turn is 400K from Guy and a raise of 500K from Kirk after a long pause; then comes a short pause for Guy to move all-in for 1.2M more. Another long pause, making this a 15-minute hand, while Jake Minter busts at the other table...
and...
and... and...
and... and... and... Kirk lays it down.
Jake Minter moved all in from the cutoff for 243K. Thomas Wahlroos raised to 500K. Minter showed while Wahlroos showed . The board went . Wahlroos' tens hold up and Minter heads to the rail in 14th place. He won $154,705.
Carlos Mortensen raised to 120,000 from UTG, Kirk Morrison called from middle position and Tommy Vu called from the button. The flop was a very dangerous . Mortensen took almost two minutes to bet out 300,000 on the flop, Morrison folded, and Vu went into the tank for several minutes before finally folding. Shortly after the hand, he told us he laid down K-Q. Mortensen won a 460,000 pot.
Sorel Mizzi was all in with and Carlos Mortensen called with . The flop was . The turn was and the river was . Sorel "imper1um" Mizzi headed to the rail in 15th place. He won $154,705.
With the shortest stack left in the tournament, Jim "KrazyKanuck" Worth was all in with . He was called by Tim Phan's . The flop was . The turn was and the river was . Phan's held held up and Worth was eliminated. He won $123,670.
17. Richard Anthony - $123,670
18. Phil Hellmuth - $123,670
19. Loi Phan - $123,670
20. Ben Johnson - $123,670
21. Tom Pniak - $92,820
22. Raymond Davis - $92,820
23. David Baker - $92,820
24. Paul Wasicka - $92,820
25. Adeeb Harb - $92,820
26. Roland de Wolfe - $92,820
27. Robert Wazelle - $92,820
Richard Anthony moved all in for his last 209,000 with and was called by Scott Fischman with . The flop looked great for Anthony, as did the on the turn. However, Fischman rivered the to take the pot and eliminate Anthony. He'll take home $123,670 for his 17th-place finish.