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Carlos "The Matador" Mortensen
Juan Carlos Mortensen is a professional poker player and the only hispanic Main Event winner of the World Series of Poker. Carlos Mortensen was born April 13, 1972 in Ambato, Ecuador. Carlos Mortensen is known for his loose play, bluffing tactics, and interesting chip-stacking style. his poker nickname is "The Matador".
Carlos Mortensen moved from Spain to the United States in the late 1990s to play poker. Carlos Mortensen won $1,500,000 at the 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event. Carlos Mortensen also won the World Poker Tour (WPT) Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship in 2004 for $1,000,000. Mortensen won the Season Five World Poker Tour championship event, and its $3,970,415 first prize and his second WPT title, making him the first player to ever win the World Championship events at both the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour.
Carlos Mortensen has also made the prize money in the World Heads-Up Poker Championship, and was a semi-finalist in the second season of the Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament.
At the 2006 World Series of Poker Carlos made 3 final tables. Carlos Mortensen finished 9th in event #2 (NL Hold 'em) winning $71,617. Carlos Mortensen would once again finish 9th in event #6 (NL Hold 'em) earning him another $73,344. Carlos Mortensen came up just short of winning his 3rd bracelet in event #33 (Razz) where he finished runner-up to James Richburg earning him $94,908.
In 2006, Carlos Mortensen and his wife, fellow poker player Cecilia Reyes Mortensen, were divorced.
Carlos Mortensen also had a good run at the 2007 European Poker Tour Main Event in Monte Carlo finishing 11th, going out to Joshua Prager after making a straight on the turn, but defeated by a flush on the river.
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $8,500,000.
World Series of Poker bracelets
Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2001 $10,000 Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em $1,500,000
2003 $5,000 Limit Hold'em $251,680
World Poker Tour - profile
Hendon Mob tournament results