WPT Championship Main Event | WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio

04-27-2007 23:31 UTC-8

Hands #168-169

Hand #168 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he limps for 1.6 million, and Morrison checks. The flop comes {A-Hearts}

, 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.

04-27-2007 23:32 UTC-8

3 Million Pre-flop

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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.

04-27-2007 23:32 UTC-8

Hands #170-171

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Hand #170 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, and he folds.

Hand #171 - Kirk Morrison has the button, he limps for 1.6 million, Mortensen moves all in, and Morrison folds.

04-27-2007 23:34 UTC-8

Hands #172-173

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Hand #172 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he moves all in, and Morrison folds.

Hand #173 - Kirk Morrison has the button, and he folds.

04-27-2007 23:35 UTC-8

Approximate Chip Counts

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Tournament Director Jack McClelland announces the following chip counts:

Carlos Mortensen - 18 million
Kirk Morrison - 14 million

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04-27-2007 23:36 UTC-8

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.

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04-27-2007 23:38 UTC-8

Hands #174-175

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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 {8-Spades}

, Mortensen checks, Morrison bets 2 million, and Mortensen thinks about the situation for a few minutes before he folds. Morrison takes the pot.

04-27-2007 23:40 UTC-8

Hands #176-177

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Hand #176 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he moves all in, and Morrison folds.

Hand #177 - Kirk Morrison has the button, and he folds.

04-27-2007 23:42 UTC-8

90 Hands of Heads-Up

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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.

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04-27-2007 23:42 UTC-8

Hands #178-179

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Hand #178 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he moves all in, and Morrison folds.

Hand #179 - Kirk Morrison has the button, he moves all in, and Mortensen folds.