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Mortensen, who did end up snagging a last minute NBC Heads-Up invite when Gabe Kaplan bailed, placed third for $640,680.
The event was won by Gregory Brooks, who banked $1,654,120. Vivek Rajkumar finished second for $908,730.
Get full final table results here.
In related news, Mortensen also did not make the above 3-point shot at the Clippers game the night before the final table.
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Maybe it’s because he’s not a constant presence on the cash game shows. Or that he doesn’t play a ton of mixed game events at the WSOP. Heck, he didn’t even get an invite from NBC Heads-Up (despite winning an Aussie Millions heads-up event just a few weeks ago).
But over the years, Mortensen has only established himself as one of the best all-time no-limit hold’em tournament players. He’s won over $9.8M in career earnings. He’s got two WSOP bracelets. And he’s captured three WPT titles.
And today, Mortensen goes for #4.
Mortensen goes into 2011 WPT LAPC final table play as the chip leader, stacked at 5,235,000. A win (first pays $1,654,120) would make Mortensen the all-time WPT title holder and move him into around fourth on the all-time career tournament earnings list (depending on what system you use).
Just trailing Mortensen is at the final table is Vivek Rajkumar with 5,185,000. A victory here would be Vivek’s second WPT title.
Bubbling the TV final table was David “Bakes” Baker ($176,520). Allen Cunningham finished 8th ($130,750).
Jesse Yaginuma finished 10th.
Get full final table chip counts here. Watch the latest Jess & BJ Show in the above vid.
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Carlos Mortensen built a big Space Invaders style stack in the $10k H.O.R.S.E. event.
We already covered Phil Hellmuth not winning his 12th bracelet, so instead of spending two minutes all sorts of time making up a hook for today, let’s just get into the updates.
:: Event #42 ($1,500 NLH) - With 25 remaining, James Schaaf takes the chip lead into the final day of play, stacked at 1,258,000. HIYA candidate Dean Hamrick is third overall with 858,000. Also remaining include the insufferably annoying Humberto Brenes (764,000), Mike Sowers (327,000), and Bernard Lee (48,000). Get full chip counts here.
:: Event #43 ($10,000 H.O.R.S.E.) – The money bubble broke right before play ended, and 23 remain. Cuong Do is the chip leader, stacked at 720,000. He would be a deep track HIYA guy, if you remember him from 2006. Other notables include but are certainly not limited to Brian Townsend (616,000), Carlos Mortensen (503,000), Nick Schulman (402,000), Scott Fischman (347,000), and where-the-eff-has-he-been-this-year Todd Brunson (274,000). Get full chip counts here.
:: Event #44 ($2,500 Mixed Hold’em) – A field of 507 entered with 70 surviving to Day 2. Eli Elezra ended play as chip leader. We think you know where to get chip counts.
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For the win, Mortensen banks $393,820, the least ever prize money for a WPT title (BJ? this right?). However, it was still enough to pass Daniel Negreanu as the WPT’s all-time money winner.
Mike Mustafa finished second for $223,623.
Get a full recap here.
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Not Carlos Mortensen...
El Matador (Spanish for “The Matador”) is stacked at 1,127,000. He’s followed by Frank Calo with 1,075,000.
Worth pointing out yet again that Mortensen already has the best ROI on the World Poker Tour (read about it here). He doesn’t exactly suck in WSOP events either. He’s tearing up 2010, with a LA Poker Classic win and two other LAPC final tables. Dude is good.
Get full final table chip counts and follow at 4pm EST here.
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