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Friday Flashback – Carlos Mortensen Wins 2001 WSOP Main Event

In this week’s edition of Flashback Friday, we travel back in time to the 2001 World Series of Poker Main Event final table.

The 2001 Main Event was ultimately taken down by Carlos Mortensen and marked the last time that a “big name” pro took down the Main Event.

Before you start debating me, by big name I mean pros that would be recognized by the average poker fans without having appeared in the Main Event.

The final table of the 2001 Main Event featured a stacked final table for its day. Daniel Negreanu just missed out on the final, finishing in 11th.