WPT $25,000 Final: FINAL TABLE

[Djinn]

Kirk calls on the button - check from the short stack.  They check the flop; Carlos bets 800k on the 5k turn.  Kirk calls.
The river:    Carlos bets out 1.6 mil... that's a large percentage of his stack...he gets a call.
Carlos shows 8-9 for a pair of Nines - which is good.  The start of a high-blinds-narrowly-missed-just-winning-five-mins-ago comeback?

[snoopy1239]

Blinds are now at 600,000 and 1,200,000 with a running ante of 100,000.

According to my source, that was a 13 minute level, and the 500,000/1,000,000 has been skipped.

Understandably, the crowd booed, which was surreal to say the least.

[Djinn]

Kirk pushes Carlos off a pot on the turn (which involved Carlos investing over 2 million)... and we're back to Carlos having 10 million, Kirk having 22 million.

But it's hardly going to matter as the blinds...oh my goodness the blinds...

[Djinn]

Blinds are now at 600,000 and 1,200,000 with a running ante of 100,000.

According to my source, that was a 13 minute level, and the 500,000/1,000,000 has been skipped.

Understandably, the crowd booed, which was surreal to say the least.

Bet that doesn't make the TV show final cut. 

[snoopy1239]

Kirk makes up the small blind and Carlos moves all-in. Kirk folds.

The hand before, Carlos folded pre-flop for the first time in an age, Kirk showed Queens. 

[Djinn]

Carlos limps for 600k (Both players have done a lot of this, and with the blinds so silly you'd think the big stack might be looking to put the small one in while they're still small - those four or five hands Carlos took down on the flop bumped his count up several million).  Check.
Flop:    Kirk checks, Carlos bets the minimum - 1,200,000 and takes it down.
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[Djinn]

Kirk makes up the small blind, Carlos pushes, for the third time in 20 minutes, and Kirk passes...
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Carlos gives up his small blind.


So surprised it's gone this far into the level without a push/call, or at least a push pretty much every hand.

[snoopy1239]

One each.

Kirk raises one up pre-flop, Carlos folds, then the next hand, Carlos bets 1.5 million into a to return the gesture.

[snoopy1239]

Blinds are now at 600,000 and 1,200,000 with a running ante of 100,000.

According to my source, that was a 13 minute level, and the 500,000/1,000,000 has been skipped.

Understandably, the crowd booed, which was surreal to say the least.

13 minutes?  Is that a joke, or are you serious?

[snoopy1239]

It wasn't a joke by the way...

[snoopy1239]

Classic coinflip.

Carlos Mortensen =

Kirk Morrison =

Board =

Carlos doubles through and recaptures the chip lead.

[I KNOW IT]

Its a disgrace one of the best structured tournys get ruined when it gets into the hands of the television producers , especially with the amount of money they are playing for

[snoopy1239]

Its a disgrace one of the best structured tournys get ruined when it gets into the hands of the television producers

Yes, we've gone from a 90 minute level (bubble) to a 1 hour level (last 6) to 30 mins (last 4/3) to the 13 mins we experienced just moments ago.

Incredible considering the top heavy structure and how much they're playing for.

[I KNOW IT]

Its a disgrace one of the best structured tournys get ruined when it gets into the hands of the television producers

Yes, we've gone from a 90 minute level (bubble) to a 1 hour level (last 6) to 30 mins (last 4/3) to the 13 mins we experienced just moments ago.

Incredible considering the top heavy structure and how much they're playing for.

The WPT also insist on no deals

[daisyjubilee]

Woohoo, GOOOO Carlos!!!

Yes the blind structure is literally unbelievable, considering the HUGE amount of money at stake. Really disgusting.