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HEADLINE: Full Tilt player wins WTP Five Star
World Poker Classic
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Tilt Poker pro Carlos "The Matador" Mortensen, rallied
through three hours of grueling heads-up play against Kirk Morrison
to win the 2007 WPT Five Star World Poker Classic. The $3.9 million
victory makes him the first player to ever win both a WPT World
Championship and a WSOP* Main Event.
Mortensen started heads-up play as a two-thirds underdog, with
12.8 million in chips to Morrison's 19.45 million, and within
15 minutes lost even more ground by losing more than six million
in one hand.
Down but not out, Mortensen built up his chip stack over then
next hour until he rivered a straight and took the lead. Unfortunately,
it wouldn't last. Just 10 minutes later, Morrison doubled up,
and Mortensen had to dig himself out of another big hole.
The chip lead would switch sides three more times during the
night. Finally, the pivotal moment came when Morrison moved all
in pre-flop with A-4, and Mortensen called with K-J suited. The
flop fell 7-4-3 giving Morrison a big advantage with a pair. But
a Jack on the turn and a 3 on the river meant Mortensen had a
higher two pair and the victory.
Mortensen's latest $3.9 million win moves him into the top-10,
all-time money list and is a crowning achievement in an already
impressive career. Besides winning the 2001 Main Event, Mortensen
owns another World Series of Poker* bracelet and a second WPT
title.
"Carlos Mortensen has always been one of the most dangerous
players on the circuit," said fellow Full
Tilt Poker pro Howard Lederer. "With this win he solidifies
his legacy as one of the most successful major championship event
competitors in poker history."
Mortensen represents one of the fastest growing online
poker sites, www.FullTiltPoker.com,
and spends several hours a week online helping amateur players
learn the game by sharing his poker knowledge through real-time
chats at the virtual tables. Along with Mortensen, 66 other top
poker professionals play at www.FullTiltPoker.com, where they
have helped to create the best possible atmosphere for players
who want to improve their games.
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Tilt Poker's 67 professional players own a total of 70 WSOP*
bracelets between them. "Team Full Tilt," is a select
group of the world's finest professional poker players, including
Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Gus Hansen, Jennifer
Harman, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon,
Clonie Gowen, John Juanda, Mike Matusow, and Allen Cunningham.
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