Observers said the 32nd annual event had its longest final day in memory, as only six players played on the last day in past years. In Texas hold'em, players each receive two cards.
All players share five community cards.
Each player uses any combination of two cards and the five community cards to form the best five-card poker hand. Mortensen put all of the rest of his chips in the pot, and Tomko called, as the crowd roared. Two aces for Tomko, a king and a queen of clubs for Mortensen. The crowd buzz intensified, as Mortensen needed a ace or a nine to make a straight, or a club to make a flush. If he didn't, Tomko would almost certainly win with his pair of aces.