Mortensen Pays Off Chutrov
Level 11
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Talented Danish pro Morten Mortensen checked from his seat in the cutoff with the flop reading 
putting the action on the tournament chip leader Daniel Chutrov. A bet of 6,000 left the hands of Chutrov and Mortensen called the bet.
The turn was the 
, making the board extremely draw heavy. Mortensen checked again and then called when Chutrov bet 13,500. The river was the 
and Mortensen checked for a third time. Chutrov reached for chips and bet 16,000 on the river and after around 30-45 seconds, Motensen called obviously not believing Chutrov had a straight.
Mortensen was correct, Chutrov didn't have a straight but he did hold 
for a set of deuces, enough to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
532,000
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
|
25,000
-14,800
|
-14,800 |