2010 World Series of Poker

Event #29: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
$425,969
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,607,400
Entries
171
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 150,000
Ante
0

Champ v. Champ

Phil Hellmuth raised from the cutoff seat, and Carlos Mortensen made the call from the button.

The two former Main Event champions took a flop of {5-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} {2-Spades}, and Mortensen check-called a bet. On the {K-Clubs} turn, Mortensen check-raised, only to see Hellmuth raise it right back at him. "The Matador" called the extra bet there, and he checked again on the {2-Clubs} river. When Hellmuth fired the final bullet, Mortensen said, "If you have king-queen, it's good," and tossed in the calling chips. He showed {A-Hearts} {K-Diamonds}, and Hellmuth, sure enough, showed the winning {K-Spades} {Q-Spades} for the better two pair.

After that win, Hellmuth moves up to 32,500, while Mortensen is down to just about 10,000.

Tags: Phil HellmuthCarlos Mortensen