Chris Mortensen

Chris Mortensen

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ESPN.com NFL Insider Chris Mortensen, an award-winning journalist and one of the most respected and accomplished reporters covering the NFL, joined ESPN in 1991 and appears on Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown and SportsCenter.

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Early Day 2 casualties

Andrew Feldman

...133; My new view consists of Sammy Farha, a frustrated Joe Sebok, Juan Carlos Mortensen, Peter Smurfit and "Bizarro Chris Ferguson." It's not really Ferguson, but he looks like him. … Gavin Smith...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 07, 2009

A quick main event for Doyle Brunson

Andrew Feldman

...but the two who were eliminated -- Chris Moneymaker and Doyle Brunson -- were big ones. Notables making it through to Day 2 include past champions (Greg Raymer, Carlos Mortensen, Jim Bechtel, Chris Ferguson, Amarillo Slim...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 04, 2009

Independence Day at the Rio

Andrew Feldman

...Greg Raymer, Bill Edler, Joe Sebok, David Pham, Doyle Brunson, Jeremiah Smith, Mike Caro, Carlos Mortensen, Hoyt Corkins, Chris Moneymaker, Erik Seidel and Phil Hellmuth's favorite "idiot from Northern Europe," Cristian Dragomir. Small...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 04, 2009

11 Teams, 88 Players and an entertaining draft

Andrew Feldman

...Hevad Khan Tony Guoga Marty Smyth Vanessa Selbst Carlos Mortensen 7 Ralph Perry Mark Seif David Oppenheim Brett Richey Lee Watkinson Doyle Brunson 8 Chris Bjorn Gavin Griffin Todd Brunson Matt Brady Vanessa Rousso...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 22, 2009

WSOP Blog: Players everywhere!

Andrew Feldman

Editor's note: Don't forget you can watch Day 1D on ESPN on September 9. Full schedule Welcome to Day 1D of the World Series of Poker, which marks th...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 06, 2008

Tran celebrates Father's Day with bracelet win

Andrew Feldman, ESPN Poker Club

Kenny Tran defeated the 256-player field to win the Heads-Up World Championship bracelet.

Story | Conversation | June 17, 2008

The teams have been drafted

Andrew Feldman

Year after year, the month of May brings with it a feeling of excitement. At the end of the month, the World Series of Poker begins and the story line...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 29, 2008

Year of the online pro?

Andrew Feldman

...who really have been here before. After losing Chris Ferguson early Thursday, the five other previous world...Huckleberry Seed at $544,000. Following him, Carlos Mortensen ($284,000), Berry Johnston ($203,000), Scotty Nguyen...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 13, 2007

What a difference a day makes

Andrew Feldman

...into Day 3 we had six former main event champions left in Chris Ferguson ($160,900), Robert Varkonyi ($182,700), Carlos Mortensen ($254,700), Berry Johnston ($217,900), Huck Seed ($280,500) and Scotty...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 12, 2007

WSO … WT?

Andrew Feldman

...little different because there are more big names entering play. Daniel Negreanu ($47,100), Carlos Mortensen ($86,800), Chris Ferguson ($55,000), Daniel Alaei ($187,800), Gavin Smith ($50,000), Gus Hansen ($100,000...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 11, 2007

The time has come

Andrew Feldman

With the start of the World Series of Poker just a few days away, the debauchery began last week here at ESPN.com on a conference call. The sarcasm w...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 29, 2007

10 questions with Joe Pelton

Andrew Feldman

...m done. (4) Feldman : Who would you want to play heads up for the WSOP Title? Pelton : Chris Fargis [a friend] because then we'd both be making a ton of money. I'd like...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 25, 2006

We're in the money

Andrew Feldman

...Gale. Notables eliminated on Day 3 out of the money: Phil Ivey, Layne Flack, Chris Ferguson, John Arieh, Juan Carlos Mortensen, Richard Brodie, Freddy Deeb. Notables remaining on Day 4: Daniel Negreanu, Joe Hachem, Kathy...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 05, 2006

Make up your mind

Andrew Feldman

...Day 3: Phil Ivey, Allen Cunningham, Layne Flack, David Chiu, Mark Vos, Juan Carlos Mortensen, David Pham, Tony Ma, Chris Ferguson, Hoyt Corkins, David Grey and Julian Gardner. The chip leader, unofficially (considering the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 02, 2006

WPT responds to lawsuit

Andrew Feldman

...Joseph Hachem, Howard Lederer, Annie Duke, Greg Raymer, Chris Ferguson and Andy Bloch, accused the World Poker...has happened since Monday: Event 23: Juan Carlos Mortensen just missed another final table in the $3...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 21, 2006