The fifth level of the final table was also the shortest. The levels have been reduced to 30 minutes. When the tournament began, blind levels were 90 minutes. At the final table, they were reduced to 60. Now that we've reached heads-up play, blind levels are 30 minutes.
What happened in the last 30 minutes?
Carlos Mortensen won several small pots over the last level. He's still way behind Kirk Morrison who has well over 23M. Despite trailing Morrison, Mortensen looks as calm as he's been all evening. Meanwhile Morrison looks a little stressed and looks like he's trying too hard to avoid mistakes. He's playing too passively and Mortensen is taking advantage.
Hand #123 - Kirk Morrison has the button, he limps for 800,000, Mortensen moves all in, and Morrison folds.
Hand #124 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he limps for 800,000, and Morrison checks. The flop comes , Morrison checks, Mortensen bets 1 million, and Morrison folds. Mortensen takes the pot.
Hand #128 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he limps for 800,000, and Morrison checks. The flop comes , and both players check. The turn card is the , and they check again. The river card is the , Morrison bets 1 million, Mortensen raises to 4 million, and Morrison thinks for about two minutes before he calls.
Carlos Mortensen shows 6-5 for the nuts -- a seven-high straight -- to win the pot.
Every time Carlos Mortensen wins a pot, his railbirds go crazy. They scream. They holler. They clap. They whistle. They stomp their feet on the bleachers. It's almost like we're at a college football game.
After being down to 1.1M, El Matador has taken the chiplead and holds a slight edge over Kirk Morrison.