Carlos Mortensen (6,501,000)
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When Mortensen won the 2001 World Series of Poker Main Event, the common refrain went up: "Who is this guy, and where did he come from?" The second answer was Spain and the first is--a great poker player and a fantastic chip edifice builder.
Mortensen followed up his 2001 WSOP bracelet with another WSOP final table in 2002 and his second bracelet in 2003. In 2004, he took down a million dollar win at the WPT Doyle Brunson Championship at the Festa de Lago, here at Bellagio.
Now a resident of Las Vegas, Mortensen still plays an international schedule and returns often to Europe for major events. He begins today's final table solidly in second place with over 6.5M chips or 20% of the total in play.