Juan Carlos Mortensen bested Kirk Morrison in a thrilling heads-up battle, taking down the WPT Championship and taking home a first prize of $3.97 million dollars in the process. Kirk Morrison will receive $2.01 million dollars for finishing in second place.

The final hand come down with both players getting all of their money in pre-flop with Mortensen holding K J of hearts and Morrison holding A 4 offsuit. The flop brought blanks to both players, but then the turn was a Jack, putting Mortensen well out in front. The river brought no help to Morrison, and Mortensen took down the event.
Mortensen had been down to 1 million in chips with 4 players remaining, but stormed back and quickly moved up to 15 million in chips.
The heads-up battle was epic, lasting hours, with the momentum swinging back and forth, and both players being all-in numerous times with their tournament lives on the line.
The event was a resounding success, with the largest turnout ever for the event.
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