A Few Familiar Faces
Kyle Morris is in the field today, a name that many in the poker media are familiar with. In 2004, Morris and his business partner started a gaming consulting company called TV Poker, which helped bring real, believable poker to the big screen. Morris was actively involved in the movies Oceans Thirteen, 21, and Lucky You, training actors and dealers and ensuring that the poker scenes were true and accurate. Morris was also heavily involved in the production of the MansionPoker.net Poker Dome Challenge, the most expensive television show ever filmed. Morris has proved his mettle at the poker table over the past few years as well. In 2007, he notched two WSOP cashes, including a 540th-place effort in the Main Event.
We also have at least one bracelet winner out there in the room. Pat Poels has been spotted, and he's certainly more than your average casino employee. His breakthrough on the felt came in 2005 when he won his first bracelet, crushing the competition in the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low event. During the off-season following that Series, Poels captured a WSOP Circuit ring in a Limit Hold'em event at Caesars Palace. Proving he really can play all games, Poels would charge to another bracelet the following year at the WSOP, taking down the $1,000 Stud Hi-Low event. All told, Poels has just shy of $1,000,000 in career tournament earnings.