The final table at this year's World Poker Tour Championship looks a lot like the television show "Lost". The similarity is not in specific content. Nobody playing in this event gets shot; there is no monster trying to pick off secondary characters; there are no women at the table to fight over; and Polar Bear attacks are down a whopping 77% percent at the final table. Where this championship does resemble the popular show is the fact that there are tons of storylines all colliding in one place.
The two most intriguing stories of the final table involve the two chip leaders, Paul Lee and Carlos Mortensen.
At this point in time, Paul is the proud owner of over 35% of the chips. This leaves Mr. Lee sitting in the bully seat. What is astonishing about his current position is that to this point in his career, Paul has never cashed in at a tournament with a buy in over $1,000. In the WPT he has popped up from his semi-pro position like a surly Jack-in-the-box, and kicked everyone else in the teeth. Should he win, it will be the sort of victory that will give hope to minor players everywhere that they too can win on the grand stage.
While Paul Lee is chasing his first major tournament win, Carlos Mortensen is chasing history. His stack is a little more than 50% of the one sitting in front of Lee, which means that Carlos is not in a great position, but it is salvageable. If he manages to overcome the chip deficit and win the World Poker Tour Championship, he will be the first player in poker history to win both the WSOP Championship and the WPT Championship. This is the sort of hat trick that would cement his legacy in the game's history in a manner that could only be made more impressive if he walked away with Jennifer Tilly as well as the dual crown. We will see what happens by the end of the championship.
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