A Few More for Mortensen
Carlos Mortensen, sitting just a few feet away from the huge banner with his picture on it commemorating his 2001 WSOP Main Event win, raised 3x to 300 from middle position and got a single caller in the big blind.
The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and when Mortensen's opponent checked, "El Matador" fired a bet of 400 which was called.
The river was the 
and again the big blind checked. This time Mortensen bet 500, and after a bit of thought his opponent let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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39,300
2,600
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2,600 |
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