2009 World Series of Poker Europe

£10,000 WSOPE Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
£801,603
Event Info
Buy-in
£10,000
Prize Pool
£3,340,000
Entries
334
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Spanish Fall

OK. Detective hat on. With Carlos Mortensen in the big blind, it looked like he'd defended a preflop raise from under the gun. Detective hat off.

Carlos Mortensen then check-raised a continuation bet of 375 to 1,750 on a {3-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop.

On the {8-Spades} turn, he insta-led (have I coined a new phrase?) for 2,500. His opponent quickly called.

On the {7-Diamonds} river, the Spaniard made a second swift move for chips, this time dropping 6,000 onto the felt. His opponent, stoic throughout, began riffling his chips as the cameras drew closer. As he continued to tank, Mortensen was equally statuesque, no movement whatsoever. But ultimately his poker facial skills were of little use as his opponent made the call. Mortensen tapped the table in defeat and the victor took the spoils with {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}.

Consequently, Mortensen's stack has been bisected (17,250 to be precise), and to make matters worse, he had to show the mobile hand-cam his hole cards, be it with a begrudging grimace that can only bestow someone who's just had their paws snapped shut in the cookie jar.

Tags: Carlos Mortensen