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
Guy Grabs a Large Pot
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
On a flop of J
4
3
Paul Lee bets T150,000 from the big blind and Guy Laliberte raises T600,000 more from late position. Lee calls and the turn card is the 8
. Guy moves all-in for T2,200,000 and Lee asks for some time. He ponders his move for a couple of minutes then folds his hand. Guy takes down a huge pot.
Sorted In:
Paul Lee, Guy Laliberte, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
09:59 PM, 04/26/07
Lee Takes Pot from Wahlroos
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
Paul Lee raises to T325,000 from middle position. Thomas Wahlroos calls from the cut-off.
Flop comes 8
6
5
Lee fires out T600,000 instantly. Wahlroos takes about two seconds, exhales and folds.
Sorted In:
Paul Lee, Thomas Wahlroos, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
09:37 PM, 04/26/07
Slaughter-House Five
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
Paul Lee bets T500,000 pre-flop and Jimmy N. Tran raises all-in. Lee calls and flips over pocket fives. Tran shows pocket queens and the board comes 7
5
3
8
4
. Tran is eliminated in tenth place and he will take home $185,645 in prize money.
Sorted In:
Paul Lee, Jimmy Tran, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
06:40 PM, 04/26/07
The Matador vs. The Chip Leader
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
Carlos Mortensen bets T250,000 from early position and Paul Lee calls from middle position. The flop comes J
10
2
and Mortensen checks. Lee fires out T375,000 and the Matador calls. The turn card is the 6
and both players check. The river card is the A
and Mortensen checks again. Lee flips over pocket eights and the Matador folds.
Sorted In:
Carlos Mortensen, Paul Lee, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
06:19 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
Chip Leader
Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante
It was announced by the tournament director that Paul Lee is currently the chip leader with just over T9,000,000.
Sorted In:
Paul Lee, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
05:12 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