WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio
WPT Championship Main Event
Day: 6
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Level: 33
Blinds: 800,000/1,600,000
Ante: 300,000
Hand #165 - Kirk Morrison has the button, unknown action.
Hand #162 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, and he folds. Morrison shows

as he collects the blinds and antes. Hand #163 - Kirk Morrison has the button, he limps for 1.2 million, and Mortensen checks. The flop comes


, and both players check. The turn card is the
, Mortensen bets 1.2 million, and Morrison calls. The river card is the
, Mortensen checks, Morrison bets, and Mortensen folds. Morrison takes the pot.
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Kirk Morrison - 18 million
Carlos Mortensen - 14 million

. Mortensen shows 
, and he'll need to improve to win the tournament on this hand. The flop comes


, and Morrison flops two pair to solidify his lead. Mortensen needs something runner-runner to win this hand. The turn card is the
, and Mortensen picks up a flush draw. Any spade other than the six of spades, and Carlos Mortensen makes history. The river card is -- the
. Kirk Morrison doubles up yet again to retake the chip lead.
He was right. Another
on the river? Unreal. Kirk Morrison was on the brink of extinction when he rivered a flush.

. Morrison shows 
, and he'll need to improve to stay alive. The flop comes


, and Morrison picks up a flush draw and a ton of outs -- he needs an eight, a seven, or any diamond to survive. The turn card is the
, and Morrison is once again down to his last card. If he misses, Carlos Mortensen will make history. The river card is -- the
! Kirk Morrison makes a flush on the river to stay alive, and Mortensen is once again denied victory.
Hand #158 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he moves all in, and Morrison folds.