Hand #94 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he moves all in, and Morrison folds.
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 #96 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he raises to 1.2 million, and Morrison folds.
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."
Over the first ten hands of heads-up play, Kirk Morrison managed to take a substantial chip lead after making an amazing call with just ace high. Mortensen is on the ropes and Morrison is waiting to land the knock out punch.
Hand #98 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he limps for 400,000, and Morrison checks his option. The flop comes , Morrison checks, Mortensen bets 400,000, and Morrison folds. Mortensen takes the pot.
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 #101 - Kirk Morrison has the button, he limps for 400,000, and Mortensen checks his option. The flop comes , Mortensen checks, Morrison bets 500,000, and Mortensen folds. Morrison takes the pot.
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.
Hand #103 - Kirk Morrison has the button, he limps for 400,000, and Mortensen checks. The flop comes , and both players check. The turn card is the , Mortensen bets 800,000, and Morrison folds. Mortensen takes the pot.
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.
Hand #105 - Kirk Morrison has the button, he limps for 400,000, and Mortensen checks. The flop comes , Mortensen checks, Morrison bets 400,000, and Mortensen folds. Morrison takes the pot.
Carlos Mortensen
Hand #106 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he moves all in for 4.35 million, and Morrison thinks for about 30 seconds and calls. Morrison has , but he's behind Mortensen's .
The flop comes , and Mortensen solidifies his lead with a pair of aces. The turn card is the , giving Mortensen two pair and Morrison a gutshot straight draw. Morrison needs a jack to win the tournament right here.
The river card is the , and Mortensen doubles up in chips.