Carlos Mortensen
Originally from Spain, Mortensen moved to the U.S. in the late 1990's to pursue his career in poker. His career high point being when he earned his first World Series of Poker bracelet going heads-up with Dewey Tomko and winning the 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event and $1,500,000. At the age of 29 he had beat out 612 players. In 2003, he won his second WSOP championship bracelet, In Limit Holdem, and has been participating in all major tournaments in Europe and America ever since.
In the final hand, the preflop gave Dewey Tomko pocket rockets as he sat with As-Ah. Mortensen had Kc-Qc, and raised to $100.000, while Tomko called. The flop came with Jd-10c-3c, which gave Mortensen a nut straight-draw and a king-high flush draw. Tomko still had his Ace pair and nothing more. Carlos Mortensen decided to bet $100.000, but Tomko confidently raised to $400.000. Then Mortensen tried a semi-bluff and moved all-in. The turn came with 3d and, unfortunately for Tomko, the river brought 9d to the table, giving Mortensen the nut-straight and the title of 2001 WSOP Champion with $1.500.0000 prize money.
I believe that poker is a people game played with cards, not just a card game played by people. I think that all players have limits, or situations where they become uneasy, and that is when I put them to the test. ---Carlos Mortensen
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