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Poker after Dark Present the Best of the Poker World

Poker production has no limit with regards to their poker show in NBC called Poker after Dark. They are going all out by assembling the best of poker players in the world playing high stakes game in their Railbird Heaven theme in two weeks time.

The said show have brought together some of the known names in the industry of poker. Additionally they have also invited one man who’s making a name in the online poker world in the present. Poker after Dark made extraordinary changes in the game by changing the buy in amount to $100,000 to $250,000.

Poker’s best Phil Ivey, fresh from the WSOP main event, will be involved in the said gathering with other known poker names such as Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Patrick Antonius and Gus Hansen to name a few.

One player who’s been making a name in the internet poker world, Tom Dwan will be joining the entourage and has been reported to be doing well in his live poker games recently. In Poker after Dark he will just challenge the best poker pros in the industry and it will be a definite show to watch.

So far recent clips of this show features some odd bets provided by these extraordinaire players. They made up additional prop bets to make the game more interesting. One time they played a hand blind and Negreanu showed interest by saying that they should do it once every hour. Phil Ivey even complied and suggested that they should do the game play once every couple of minutes.

This particular poker show is aired at NBC every night a 2:05 AM. A director’s cut clip will be shown every Saturday at the same tome to show the best plays of the week and more. The prop bets made by these amazing players have raise the interest of viewers and it is really a show recommended for poker enthusiasts.

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Michael Monroe writes articles for many websites about poker, useful poker resources including reviews and poker strategy. Visit Poker Host for more information and also read the Pitbull Poker.

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Carlos Mortensen - Professional Poker Player Review Series

Carlos Mortensen is a famous name in the world of poker. He is, in fact, one of those Professional Poker Players who are known for loose playing styles. Apart from his loose play in the game of poker, he is also characterized by bluffing tactics. On the contrary, he is also renowned for the interesting chip-stacking game style that he owns.

Carlos Mortensen was born at Ambato in Ecuador on 13th April in the year of 1972. The full name of this popular Professional Poker Player is Juan Carlos Mortensen. It was in the later half of the 1990s that Carlos moved to the United States of America from Spain. The prime purpose of his shifting to the United States was to get a better environment that would help him develop his craftsmanship in the game of poker.

Carlos Mortensen took part in the main event of the World Series of Poker in the year of 2001, and he finished up winning 1.5 million US dollars. In addition to this, he also participated in the Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship of the World Poker Tour in the year of 2004. In this tour, Mortensen ended up winning the championship bagging one minion US dollars.

Carlos Mortensen won his second World Poker Tour title when he won the Season Five World Poker Tour securing the first prize that amounted to 3,970,415 US dollars. Hereby, he came to be the first ever Professional Poker Player to have won the World Championship events of both World Poker Tour and World Series of Poker. One of the most interesting information about the professional career and achievements of Carlos is that he happens to be the all-time money leader of the World Poker Tour with a career earning of 5 million US dollars.

Carlos Mortensen also has the credit of touching some other milestones in his professional career as a poker player. He happened to be one of the semi-finalists in the Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament in its second session. In addition to this, he has managed to make the prize money in the World Heads-Up Poker Championship.

It was in the World Series of Poker in the year of 2006 that Carlos Mortensen made three final tables. He finished up in the series securing the 9th place in the #2 event earning 71,617 US dollars. He would have won his third bracelet had he not finished up being the runner-up to James Richburg in the #33 event. Still, the position that he secured gave him the opportunity to earn 94,908 US dollars.

The talent of Carlos Mortensen as a poker player is well appreciated by all. It is also thought that he is the last Professional Poker Player to win the Main Event of the World Series of Poker. Carlos Mortensen got married to Cecilia Reyes Mortensen, a fellow poker player of his. They were reported to have been divorced in the year of 2006. If you ever happen to see Carlos play at a tourney, do yourself a big favor and take something to calm your nerves. He will keep you on the edge of excitement.

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