2001 WSOP Main Event Champion Carlos Mortensen raised to 550 from middle position, and the player on the button made the call. The flop came , and Mortensen continued by again betting 550. His opponent called. The turn was the . This time Mortensen checked, his opponent bet 2,000, Mortensen check-raised to 4,000, and the button called.
The river was the . Mortensen fired out 5,000, and his opponent let it go. Mortensen is off to a good start, chipping up to 39,000 here in the early going.