El Matador Fires Up The Circuit - Carlos Mortensen Poker Fan

El Matador Fires Up The Circuit

A man who is called El Matador or The Bullfighter conjures up the images of aggression, passion, and intensity. These traits, actually, are perfect descriptions of Carlos Mortensen, one of the most exciting professional poker players today. Mortensen is popular for his style of play, which is nothing short of exciting and impressive. If you love poker for the sheer guts of players when it comes to staking everything on a bluff, then this poker player is someone you should keep an eye on, as he will surely stun you with his feats. It has been years since El Matador entered the poker arena but obviously, fans and opponents never tire of his aggression and unpredictability.
One of the biggest things EL Matador has achieved early on is that he is the only player who was able to hold main event titles in both the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour. It is because of his amazing achievement that many a player trembles upon discovering that he or she will play with Mortensen in a table. His style of play includes an uncanny memory on how opponents play as well as the audacity to make bold bluffs make him one of the most exciting players on the green felt today.
Carlos Mortensen was Juan Carlos Mortensen before he moved to the United States from Spain. However, he decided to drop the Juan from his name and was ever since known as Carlos Mortensen. He was born in Ambato, Ecuador in 1972. His mother is Spanish while his father was Danish. His father was a diplomat in Ecuador and he owned tracks of farming land. Then, when Carlos was 15, the family moved to Spain.
In the late 1990s, El Matador focused his eyes on the United States where he wanted to play poker. His move was apparently a good one since a couple of years later. He won the World Series of Poker in 2001. In this match, he was up against three-bracelet holder Dewey Tomko. When he won the title in 2001, he not only took home winnings of over $1.5 million, he also took home a WSOP bracelet.
In 2003, Mortensen won his second WSOP bracelet. The next year, he became champion of the North American Poker Championship where he won $1 million. Moreover, ever since these first wins, Mortensen continued on to win more titles and took home more winnings. Then, he joined the European Poker Tour where he placed 11th. In 2007, he broke records when he won the World Poker Tour Five Star World Classic.
Seeing El Matador in action is a treat for poker enthusiasts as his style and skill are unmatched. If you want poker that has the excitement, passion, and intensity of a bull fight then one man whose matches you should follow are Carlos Mortensen's. If his playing will not get you, then maybe you would be interested in how he stacks his winnings on the felt.