Carlos Mortensen: ''El Matador''Juan Carlos "El Matador" Mortensen is known far and wide in the poker community for his extreme bluffing and general loose and aggressive play. In 1998, Mortensen moved from Madrid, Spain to the United States to pursue his poker career. In 2001, Mortensen won his first World Series of Poker bracelet, snatching the $1.5 million prize.Mortensen grew up in Madrid, Spain, where he met his future wife, Cecilia Reyes. Mortensen taught her to play poker, and a few years after moving to the United States, she too was making a scene in the poker world and is now considered one of the highest ranking female players. In 2006, Reyes and Mortensen were divorced. Win your seat into the next 2010 WSOP or WPT event by joining Bodog Poker and playing in a satellite tournament! Mortensen has proven himself to be a sensational poker player, winning two World Series of Poker bracelets, two World Poker Tour titles, and finishing 20 additional events in the prize pool. In 2007, Mortensen beat out Kirk Morrison to win the Season Five World Poker Tour Championship, becoming the first player ever to win the World Championships at both the World Poker Tour and World Series of Poker events. Other money finishes include a fourth place finish at Poker Royale: The WPPA Championship, the World Heads-Up Poker Championship, Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament, and an 11th place finish at the 2007 European Poker Tour Main Event in Monte Carlo. To date, Mortensen's live tournament poker winnings amount to well over $8 million and Mortensen shows no signs of slowing down anytime in the near future. Bodog wants you to win your seat to the 2011 WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas. Online qualifying events run from Monday, July 5th to Saturday, July 17th, with the Bodog Mini Poker Series Final Tournament happening on Thursday, July 22nd. See the full 2010 Bodog Mini Poker Series event schedule for more details. --- by Bones McCoy at Poker Room on June 16, 2007
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