2011 World Series of Poker

Event #57: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a533
Prize
$397,073
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,654,400
Entries
352
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

The Proverbial Two Birds For Mortensen

Level 6 : 200/400, 0 ante
Carlos Mortensen
Carlos Mortensen

On a {2-Spades} {Q-Spades} {3-Clubs} flop, Tom Schneider and another player both got their money all in against Carlos Mortensen, and they were both in pretty fair shape to take a chunk from him.

Showdown
Schneider: {A-Clubs} {4-Spades} {5-Spades} {7-Hearts} (wheel draw, straight draw)
Mortensen: {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} {6-Clubs} (top pair)
Opponent: {A-Hearts} {4-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} (top pair, wheel draw, straight draw)

The turn {9-Clubs} was a blank, but the river was not a blank at all, the {10-Diamonds}. That gives Mortensen queens up and the best hand, and he's sent two players to the rail to boost his count to about 37,000.

Tags: Carlos MortensenTom Schneider