Carlos Mortensen managed to beat out his final table opponents and win the 2007 WPT Championship at approximately 3:00 a.m. EST on Saturday morning. The win makes Mortensen the first player to win $5 Million + in tournaments at the Bellagio and his track record is extremely impressive with two WPT wins and a WSOP bracelet. Even more impressive is how Carlos battled at one point from 1,000,000 in chips and a short stack, to the leader and eventual winner of the tournament.
The match ended on hand #182 heads-up between Mortensen and Kirk Morrison, here is the PokerNews.com description of how the final hand went down:
Hand #182 - Carlos Mortensen has the button, he raises to about 5 million, Morrison moves all in, and Mortensen calls with 
. Morrison shows 
, and Mortensen will have to improve to win the tournament on this hand.
The flop comes 
, and Mortensen needs a king, a jack, or something runner-runner.
The turn card is — the 
! Mortensen makes a pair of jacks to take the lead, and he is one card away from history. Morrison needs an ace or a four to stay alive.
The river card is — the 
. It’s over! Mortensen wins the hand — and the tournament — with a pair of jacks. Kirk Morrison finishes in second place, earning $2,011,135.
Mortensen’s win earned him $3,970,415, a healthy payout for five days work and even runner-up and third became millionaires. The final table results and payouts were as follows:
1. Carlos Mortensen - $3,970,415
2. Kirk Morrison - $2,011,135
3. Paul Lee - $1,082,920
4. Guy Laliberte - $696,220
5. Tim Phan - $464,110
6. Mike Wattel - $309,405
*Picture Sourced From PokerNews.com Live Reporting
