Hand #139: Carlos Mortensen Wins a Big Pot


, and both players check. The turn card is the
, Mortensen bets 800,000, and Morrison calls. The river card is the
, 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.