Mortensen Takes a Pot
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
Carlos Mortensen raises to T120,000 from under the gun and gets a call from Kirk Morrison and Tommy Vu on the button.
The flop comes A
K
Q
. Mortensen bets out T300,000 and Morrison folds. Vu goes into the tank and asks Mortensen how much he has left. Mortensen begins to deconstruct his elaborate chip structure until Vu stops him and mucks his cards.
Sorted In:
Carlos Mortensen, Kirk Morrison, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
04:05 PM, 04/26/07
Seating Charts
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
Seating Charts for the final two tables:
Table 59
Seat one: Guy Laliberte
Seat two: Tommy Vu
Seat three: Sorel Mizzi
Seat four: Mike Wattel
Seat five: Carlos Mortensen
Seat six: Richard Anthony
Seat seven: Scott Fischman
Seat eight: Jimmy N. Tran
Seat nine: Kirk Morrison
Table 61
Seat one: Grant Lang
Seat teo: Tim Phan
Seat three: Phil Hellmuth
Seat four: David Levi
Seat five: Jake Minter
Seat six: Thomas Wahlroos
Seat seven: Paul Lee
Seat eight: Jim Worth
Seat nine: Can Kim Hua
Sorted In:
Sorel Mizzi, Carlos Mortensen, Scott Fischman, Jimmy Tran, Kirk Morrison, Thien Phan, David Levi, Thomas Wahlroos, Paul Lee, James Worth, Can Kim Hua, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
02:51 PM, 04/26/07
Hellmuth Takes Nice Pot From Morrison
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
In the cut-off, Kirk Morrison raises to T80,000. Phil Hellmuth calls from the button.
Flop comes K
5
2
Morrison bets T175,000 and Hellmuth calls.
Turn is the 6
.
Morrison checks and Hellmuth bets T120,000. Morrison asks Hellmuth for a chip count of his remaining stack. Hellmuth counts out about T450,000 more. Morrison nods his head and then folds. Hellmuth shows his K
J
to the table.
Sorted In:
Kirk Morrison, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
02:06 PM, 04/26/07
Kirk Morrison Eliminates Ben Johnson on the River
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
After most player had left for break, the following hand occured:
After a series of pre-flop raises, Kirk Morrison calls the all-in bet of Ben Johnson after several minutes of close deliberation. Johnson shows pocket kings, while Morrison shows A-K.
The board comes Q-J-7-8-A , giving Morrison the winning hand on the river, eliminating Ben Johnson in 20th place. He will receive $123,760.
Sorted In:
Kirk Morrison, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
01:48 PM, 04/26/07
Come On!
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
On a board of 6
5
3
3
2
Kirk Morrison bets T250,000 from late position and Phil Hellmuth insta-calls from the cut-off. Morrison flips over A
7
and Hellmuth says, "No he didn't. Come on!" Hellmuth flips over pocket kings and Morrison takes down the pot. Hellmuth goes into a classic rant after the hand during which he explains to himself that he smooth-called because Morrison had been raising up a lot of pots. Repeatedly the "Poker Brat" makes frustrated exclamations of "Come on!" Reporter's note: That's why he's Phil Hellmuth.
Sorted In:
Kirk Morrison, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
01:09 PM, 04/26/07
CK Doubles Through Morrison
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
Can Kim Hua is all-in before the flop against Kirk Morrison. Morrison shows A
K
while CK shows 4
4
.
The board comes J
9
7
J
2
, doubling CK to T1.33 million.
Sorted In:
Can Kim Hua, Kirk Morrison, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
12:55 PM, 04/26/07
Paul Wasicka Eliminated in 24th Place
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
Paul Wasicka is all-in before the flop with A
10
against the K
Q
of Kirk Morrison.
The board comes K
4
2
4
7
and Wasicka is eliminated in 24th place, collecting $92,820.
Sorted In:
Paul Wasicka, Kirk Morrison, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
12:38 PM, 04/26/07
Kirk Morrison Reveals Card Early; Still Wins Massive Pot
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
Kirk Morrison limps into the pot from middle position and Can Kim Hua raises to T100,000. Thomas Wahlroos calls from the blind and Morrison also makes the call.
The flop coms 8
7
5
. Wahlroos leads out for T200,000, Morrison smooth calls and C.K. Hua raises to T600,000. Wahlroos folds and Morrison moves all-in. Thinking C.K. said call, Morrison flips over 8
7
. However, Morrison was mistaken; C.K. said nothing.
Now knowing what Morrison has, C.K stands up and goes into the tank. Walhroos calls the clock after a few minutes, as he feels he has more than ample information to make a decision.
C.K finally decides to muck pocket nines, and elects to save his T284,000 for another battle. Morrison rakes in the T1.5 million pot.
Sorted In:
Kirk Morrison, Can Kim Hua, Thomas Wahlroos, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
05:22 PM, 04/25/07
Kirk Morrison Takes One from Thomas Wahlroos
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
Kirk Morrison raises to T70,000 from middle position and is called by Thomas Wahlroos in the small blind.
The flop comes K
10
4
. Wahlroos bets T100,000 and Morrison makes the call. The turn is the Q
and both players check. The river is the 8
. Wahlroos checks, and Morrison checks behind him.
Kirk shows A
Q
. Wahlroos mucks and Krik adds to his growing stack.
Sorted In:
Kirk Morrison, Thomas Wahlroos, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
04:29 PM, 04/25/07
Bill Gazes Runs into Kirk Morrison's Aces; Eliminated in 33rd Place
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
From middle position, Bill Gazes shoves all-in for his last T241,000. Action folds around to Kirk Morrison in the small blind who makes the call and shows A
A
. Gazes shows K
6
.
The board comes 10
8
4
K
7
and Gazes is eliminated in 33rd place.
Sorted In:
William Gazes, Kirk Morrison, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
04:18 PM, 04/25/07