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Carlos Mortensen
- Name: Carlos Mortensen
- Nickname: El Matador
- Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
- Birth Date: April 13, 1972
- Birth Place: Ambato, Ecuador
- Poker Room: Full Tilt Poker
Ask anyone on the poker circuit about El Matador and you'll get an earful: Aggressive! Wild! Unpredictable! It's an image Carlos Mortensen has worked hard to build and one he continues to cultivate. And, when you glance over his poker resume, it's not very hard to see why.
The first player in history to take down the WSOP Main Event and a WPT Championship table, Carlos Mortensen is one of the most highly respected and feared...
Read more >>Trivia
- Legal name is Juan Carlos Mortensen but became known as Carlos when he moved to the United States
- Loves to bowl and rip around on ATVs
- Was married to fellow pro Cecilia Reyes-Mortensen for more than a decade
- First person to win both the WSOP and WPT Championships
- Is the 2001 World Series of Poker Main Event champion
- Is most comfortable speaking in his native tongue of Spanish
- Fights green-felt boredom by building pyramid-like structures with his chips, listening to his iPod, and playing chess or sudoku on his PSP
Recent Tournament Placings
| Tournament | Place | Winnings |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 WSOP, Event 25, World Championship Heads-Up No-Limit... | 64th | $14,438 |
| WPT Season 6, WPT World Championship | 38th | $65,955 |
| 2007 WSOP, Event 55, World Championship No-Limit Texas... | 217th | $51,398 |
| WPT Season 5, WPT World Championship | 1st | $3,970,415 |
| EPT Season 3, EPT3 Monte Carlo Grand Final | 11th | €66,360 |
| 2006 WSOP, Event 33, Seven-Card Razz | 2nd | $94,908 |
| 2006 WSOP, Event 23, Limit Hold'em | 17th | $7,529 |
| 2006 WSOP, Event 17, No-Limit Hold'em | 10th | $38,936 |
| 2006 WSOP, Event 6, No-Limit Hold'em | 9th | $73,344 |
| 2006 WSOP, Event 2, No-Limit Hold'em | 9th | $71,617 |
| 2005 WSOP, Event 21, $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split | 33rd | $3,305 |
| 2005 WSOP, Event 17, $2,500 Limit Hold'em | 19th | $5,145 |
| 2005 WSOP, Event 5, $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split | 13th | $8,680 |
| 2001 WSOP, World Series of Poker Main Event - 2001 | 1st | $1,500,000 |
Player Statistics
| Cashes | 16 |
|---|---|
| Total Winnings | $7,042,530 |
| First Place Finishes | 3 |
| WSOP Bracelets | 1 |
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