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World Poker Tour Season 3 Results
Below are the results of season three of the World Poker Tour television series (2004–2005). Results Grand Prix de Paris * Casino: Aviation Club de France, Paris * Buy-in: €10,000 * 5-Day Event: July 17, 2004 to July 21, 2004 * Number of Entries: 205 * Total Prize Pool: €1,957,750 * Number of Payouts: 27 Mirage Poker Showdown * Casino: The Mirage, Paradise, Nevada * Buy-in: $10,000 * 4-Day Event: July 29, 2004 to August 1, 2004 * Number of Entries: 281 * Total Prize Pool: $2,725,200 * Number of Payouts: 27 Legends of Poker * Casino: Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles * Buy-in: $5,000 * 4-Day Event: August 28, 2004 to August 31, 2004 * Number of Entries: 667 * Total Prize Pool: $3,335,000 * Number of Payouts: 63 * Winning Hand: Borgata Poker Open * Casino: Borgata, Atlantic City * Buy-in: $10,000 * 4-Day Event: September 19, 2004 to September 22, 2004 * Number of Entries: 302 * Total Prize Pool: $3,020,000 * Number of Payouts: 27 * Winning Hand: Ultimate Poker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Carlos Mortensen
Juan Carlos Mortensen (born 13 April 1972, in Ambato, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian professional poker player of Danish descent and the first South American Main Event winner of the World Series of Poker. Mortensen is known for his loose play, bluffing tactics, and interesting chip-stacking style. In 2016, Mortensen was elected to the Poker Hall of Fame. Poker career World Series of Poker Mortensen moved from Spain to the United States in the late 1990s to play poker. He won $1,500,000 at the 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Mortensen defeated a then-record field of 613 players, including a final table that included professional players Mike Matusow (sixth), 1989 WSOP Main Event champion Phil Hellmuth (fifth), Phil Gordon (fourth), and Dewey Tomko (second). In the final hand, Mortensen's out-drew and defeated Tomko's , when Mortensen's hand improved to make a straight. Mortensen won his second career bracelet at the 2003 World Series of Poker in the $5,000 Lim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |