Full Tilt Poker Pro Carlos Mortensen Wins WPT Hollywood Poker Open

DUBLIN, Ireland, March 26, 2010 /PRNewswire/ –

– Mortensen is now the Most Successful Player in World Poker Tour History

Full Tilt Poker pro Carlos Mortensen made poker history on Wednesday by
capturing his third World Poker Tour title for a $393,820 payday. This
victory places Mortensen at the top of the WPT All Time Money List and ties
him with Team Full Tilt’s Gus Hansen for most all-time WPT wins.

One of the new stops on the WPT Season VIII schedule, the Hollywood Poker
Open, attracted a field of 144 players to the Hollywood Casino in
Lawrenceburg, Indiana. The tournament played out for five days as a mix of
poker professionals and amateurs battled it out for the $1.3 million prize
pool.

Mortensen sailed through the opening days of the tournament and entered
the final table as chip leader. Although in a prime position to take down the
tournament, he faced a tough line up which included veteran pro Chris Bell,
who has made three WPT final tables. By the time the table was reduced to
just three contenders, each player was on an equal footing with around 60 big
blinds apiece.

Mortensen dropped to the short stack, before battling his way up to take
the lead again as he entered heads-up play with Mike Mustafa. In the final
hand, Mortensen hit a king-high flush, capturing his third WPT win for over
$390K. This pushed his WPT all-time earnings to $5,754,308, making him the
highest earning WPT player to date as well as securing his spot next to
Hansen for most all-time WPT wins.

This is not the first time that Mortensen has made poker history; in
2007, he became the first ever player to win both a WSOP Main Event and a
World Poker Tour Championship. He took down the WSOP Main Event for
$1,500,000 in 2001, and in 2007, took home over $3.9 million for his WPT
World Championship win. In addition, Mortensen is one of only three players
to win a prize of $1 million or more in three separate tournaments.

For more information on Carlos Mortensen, visit
http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/carlos-mortensen.

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SOURCE Full Tilt Poker