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Hand #69 - Carlos Mortensen has the button in seat 3, Lee limps from the small blind for 300,000, and Morrison checks his option. The flop comes , Lee checks, Morrison bets 300,000, and Lee calls. The turn card is the , Lee checks, Morrison bets 1.2 million, and Lee folds. Morrison takes the pot.
Hand #70 - Paul Lee has the button in seat 5, Morrison limps from the small blind for 300,000, and Laliberte checks his option. The flop comes , Morrison bets 400,000, and Laliberte folds 10-3 offsuit face up. Morrison takes the pot.
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Carlos Mortensen
Hand #68 - Guy Laliberte has the button in seat 2, Morrison raises under the gun to 700,000, Mortensen moves all in for 1.5 million, and Morrison calls.
Morrison shows , but he's dominated by Mortensen's . If Mortensen's hand holds up, he'll double up and be back in contention.
The flop comes , and it's an excellent flop for Mortensen as both players flop a pair. With no more possibilities for a chopped pot, Morrison has two outs (he needs a six) to eliminate Mortensen.
The turn card is the , and Morrison is down to a single out. (The would give Mortensen a diamond flush.)
The river card is the , and Carlos Mortensen doubles up in chips.
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Hand #65 - Carlos Mortensen has the button in seat 3, and everyone folds to Morrison in the big blind, giving him the blinds and antes.
Hand #66 - Paul Lee has the button in seat 5, Morrison limps for 300,000 from the small blind, and Laliberte checks his option. The flop comes , Morrison bets 500,000, and Laliberte folds. Morrison takes the pot.
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Hand #62 - Paul Lee has the button in seat 5, Mortensen raises to 800,000, Morrison calls from the small blind, and Laliberte calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Morrison checks, Laliberte moves all in for about 5 million, Mortensen folds, and Morrison folds. Laliberte takes the pot.
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The players are seated and ready to go, so it's time once again to shuffle up and deal. There are about 39 minutes left at the current level of blinds (150,000-300,000, with a 30,000 ante).
The official chip counts were announced while the crowd was still loud; we're working to get those for you now.
For the record, the 10-minute break lasted about 14 minutes.
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The WPT's new comedian and the money presentation girls give out some WPT swag
The WPT has added a comedian to their payroll to keep the spirits up in the crowd before the show and during the breaks. He'll ask poker trivia questions and give away WPT t-shirts and things like that.
During this break, Gavin Smith joined him along with some scantily clad women to show off his new Mike Sexton WPT bottle opener (open a beer and it says, "Welcome to the World Poker Tour!")
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Sabina Gadecki with her mom, Irena
WPT Sweetie Sabina Gadecki has some special guests in the audience -- her parents. It's their first trip to Vegas, and they're having a great time watching their daughter shine.
They originally had corner seats in the side bleachers, but during the first break they moved to the center bleachers to sit with Season 4 WPT Player of the Year Gavin Smith.
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, Lee checks, Morrison bets 300,000, and Lee calls. The turn card is the 
, Lee checks, Morrison bets 1.2 million, and Lee folds. Morrison takes the pot. 
, Morrison bets 400,000, and Laliberte folds 10-3 offsuit face up. Morrison takes the pot.
. If Mortensen's hand holds up, he'll double up and be back in contention. 
, and it's an excellent flop for Mortensen as both players flop a pair. With no more possibilities for a chopped pot, Morrison has two outs (he needs a six) to eliminate Mortensen. 
, and Morrison is down to a single out. (The 
would give Mortensen a diamond flush.) 
, and Carlos Mortensen doubles up in chips.
, Morrison checks, Laliberte moves all in for about 5 million, Mortensen folds, and Morrison folds. Laliberte takes the pot.
