Juan Carlos Mortensen
At 29, Juan earned $1.5 million in the 2001 World Series of Poker when he won the Main Event. "The Matador" is a consistent winner, placing in the top five for the past 3 years. He has made several appearances at final tables on the World Poker Tour.

1st Place-WPT-Doyle Brunson North American No Limit Hold'em- 2004 1st Place- World Series of Poker- Main Event Champion-2001 1st Place- WPT- Borgata Poker Open- 2003

Nickname:
"El Matador & Amigo"

Best Known For:
"Playing the Player". Testing players and mixing up the playing style.

Background

Juan started out playing Pool and Chess competitively. He soon discovered Poker in his native city of Madrid. He moved to the USA to pursue Poker as a profession.

On Poker:
"Never Surrender."