Fischman Finishes Eighth
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
Scott Fischman moves all-in pre-flop for T1,016,000 and Kirk Morrison calls. Morrison shows pocket fives and Fischman turns over 7
5
. The board comes J
4
2
6
A
and Fischman is eliminated in eighth place. He will take home $247,525 in prize money.
Sorted In:
Scott Fischman, Kirk Morrison, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
10:52 PM, 04/26/07
Morrison Doubles Up Through Lee
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
Carlos Mortensen raises to T300,000 from under the gun. Paul Lee calls from one off the cut-off. Kirk Morrison moves all-in from the button for T859,000 more.
Mortensen folds. Lee calls.
Morrison turns over 10
10
Lee shows A
8
Board comes 2
3
9
4
J
Morrison more than doubles up and is over T2,000,000 now.
Sorted In:
Carlos Mortensen, Paul Lee, Kirk Morrison, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
10:38 PM, 04/26/07
Morrison Can't Pull the Trigger
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
Action folds around to Kirk Morrison in the small blind who raises to T600,000. Thomas Wahlroos makes the call from the big blind.
The flop comes A
5
3
and both players check. The turn is the K
. Morrison checks again and Wahlroos moves all-in. He has Kirk covered.
Kirk Morrison goes into the tank. He stares Wahlroos down for the slightest tell. He says "this is so sick" and then calls the tournament director over. He asks what the penalty is for exposing his hand. When Wahlroos hears this he completely turns away from Morrison. After hearing that it's a 20 minute penalty he elects not to show his hand, and reluctantly tosses it into the muck.
Sorted In:
Kirk Morrison, Thomas Wahlroos, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
10:37 PM, 04/26/07
Wahlroos Moves All-in After the Flop
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
Kirk Morrison raises to T325,000 from the button. Thomas Wahlroos re-raises from the small blind to T900,000. Guy Laliberte folds his big blind and Morrison elects to call.
The flop comes 10
7
5
and Wahlroos moves all-in for just over T2,000,000. Morrison folds, and Wahlroos takes down the large pot.
Sorted In:
Kirk Morrison, Thomas Wahlroos, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
09:48 PM, 04/26/07
Kirk Morrison Triples Up
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
From early position Paul Lee raises to T200,000 and is called by Kirk Morrison and Carlos Mortensen in the small blind.
The flop comes 10
6
5
. Mortensen checks, Lee bets T300,000 and both Kirk and Carlos Mortensen call.
The turn is the 2
. Carlos checks again, Lee bets T1,000,000. Morrison goes all-in for T728,000, as he does not have enough to cover the bet. Carlos Mortensen also makes the call for the full million chip bet.
The river is the A
and both players left in the pot check it down.
Lee shows Q
Q
, Carlos Mortensen shows 5
5
for a set, but Kirk Morrison wins the main pot with K
Q
for the flush. He is now at T3,500,000.
Sorted In:
Kirk Morrison, Carlos Mortensen, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
08:46 PM, 04/26/07
Morrison Makes Strange Call on the Flop
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
Scott Fischman limps in from middle position and Kirk Morrison does the same from the button. Thomas Wahlroos completes from the small blind and Guy Laliberte checks his option.
The four players see a flop of A
K
J
. The blinds check and Fischman leads out for T150,000. Morrison makes the call from the button and the blinds fold.
The turn is the 2
and both players check. On the river the 5
falls on the felt. Fischman checks and Morrison checks it down.
Fischman shows Q
J
for bottom pair on the flop with no heart. Morrison surprisingly mucks his hand, as he could not beat the pair of jacks. He has the whole table wondering what he called with on the flop.
Sorted In:
Scott Fischman, Kirk Morrison, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
08:38 PM, 04/26/07
Heart-Breaking Split Pot for Kirk Morrison
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
Kirk Morrison opens the pot for a T275,000 raise. Guy Laliberte makes the call.
The flop comes 8
7
5
. Morrison moves all-in and Laliberte makes the call.
Laliberte shows A
Q
for two overcards and the nut flush draw. Morrison shows 8
8
for top set.
The turn is the 9
and the river is the 6
, putting a straight on the board to split the pot. Morrison momentarily turns and walks away from the table when he sees the river card.
Sorted In:
Kirk Morrison, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
08:13 PM, 04/26/07
Good Luck Charm?
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
Last year's WPT Player of the Year, Gavin Smith just came into the Fontana Bar to check out the action.
He gave Kirk Morrison the watch off his wrist, claiming it's "Lucky".
Sorted In:
Gavin Smith, Kirk Morrison, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
06:43 PM, 04/26/07
Final Table Seating Chart
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
The players have decided to continue playing, here is the final table seating chart with chip counts.
Seat one: Kirk Morrison - T1,783,000
Seat two: Jimmy N. Tran - 1,327,000
Seat three: Thomas Wahlroos - T7,186,000
Seat four: Guy Laliberte - T3,400,000
Seat five: Carlos Mortensen - T3,394,000
Seat six: Mike Wattel - T1,434,000
Seat seven: Scott Fischman - T1,265,000
Seat eight: Paul Lee - T8,994,000
Seat nine: Tommy Vu - T1,083,000
Seat ten: Tim Phan - T2,356,000
Sorted In:
Kirk Morrison, Jimmy Tran, Thomas Wahlroos, Guy Laliberte, Carlos Mortensen, Paul Lee, Tommy Vu, Thien Phan, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
05:49 PM, 04/26/07
Guy Laliberte Takes a Monster Pot From Kirk Morrision
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
In a battle of the blinds Kirk Morrison and Guy Laliberte see a flop of 8
7
5
. Morrison leads out for T75,000 and Laliberte raises to T250,000. Morrison makes the call.
The turn is the J
. Morrison checks, Laliberte bets T400,000 and Morrison raises a stack of red chips equaling T500,000. Leliberte pauses for only a moment and re-raises all-in for T1.25 million more.
Morrison goes into the tank for several minutes before mucking his cards. Leliberte rakes in T1.2 million of Kirk's chips.
Sorted In:
Kirk Morrison, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
04:27 PM, 04/26/07