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, Morrison checks, Mortensen bets 400,000, and Morrison folds. Mortensen takes the pot.
WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio
WPT Championship Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$15,495,750
Entries
639
Level
33
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
300,000
, Morrison checks, Mortensen bets 400,000, and Morrison folds. Mortensen takes the pot.
Hand #91 - Kirk Morrison has the button, he limps for 400,000, and Mortensen checks his option. The flop comes
with two spades, Mortensen checks, Morrison bets 400,000, and Mortensen folds. Morrison takes the pot.
Hand #89 - Kirk Morrison has the button, he limps for 400,000, and Mortensen checks his option. The flop comes 7-7-5, Mortensen checks, Morrison bets 400,000, and Mortensen calls. The turn card is a Q, Mortensen bets 700,000, and Morrison folds. Mortensen takes the pot.
2004: Martin de Knijff - $2,728,356
2005: Tuan Le - $2,856,150
2006: Joseph Bartholdi - $3,760,165
2007: ??? - $3,970,415
Reminder: In heads-up play, the button has the small blind, and acts first before the flop.
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There was also a nice video presentation of the WPT's 100 greatest moments, which was essentially clips of the 100 champions as they won their respective tournaments. It was nice to watch, particularly for those of us who were present for many of those moments.
The World Poker Tour is very important to the sport of poker, and here's hoping they have at least another 100 episodes in their future.
"Carlos is one of the top 3 heads-up players in the world. Behind myself of course," mentioned Gavin Smith. "He's got the edge. There's nobody in the world that I'd rather play less than Carlos Mortensen heads-up."
"I've played with both players and they are great. This final will be fantastic," mentioned Daniel Negreanu.
This is a significant moment in poker and it's extra special that Mortensen could mount one of the greatest comebacks ever at a WPT final table at the taping of the 100th episode.
Kirk Morrison - 19.45 million
Carlos Mortensen - 12.8 million
, and he is the favorite over Lee's 
The flop comes
, and Morrison retains the lead. The turn card is the 
, and Morrison makes a pair of tens to clinch the hand, leaving Lee drawing dead. (The meaningless river card is the 
.)Paul Lee is eliminated in 3rd place, earning $1,082,920.