99 - Joe Shield
98 - Alan Levin
97 - Chad Brown
96 - Dario Minieri
95 - Kelly Jo McGlothin
94 - Isaac Haxton
93 - Michael Zinna
92 - Charis Anatasiou
91 - Cory Carroll
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 5
Event Info
2007 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$59,784,954
Entries
6,358
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Players Left 1 / 6,358
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99 - Joe Shield
98 - Alan Levin
97 - Chad Brown
96 - Dario Minieri
95 - Kelly Jo McGlothin
94 - Isaac Haxton
93 - Michael Zinna
92 - Charis Anatasiou
91 - Cory Carroll
. Tunkel checked, Freeman bet 170,000 and Tunkel called. The turn was the 
. Tunkel checked again, Freeman bet 200,000, Tunkel raised to 500,000, and Freeman folded, running away from the table to tell something to his friends on the rail.
and, after the 
flop and 
on the turn, he picked up a flush draw. Elson was bouncing up and down by the table calling "One more club!", and on the river...the 
. Gus saw the black card and hung his head for a moment before scooping in a pot that lifted him back to 1 million. Elson is down to 2 million.
Kirk Morrison was a top young professional in the late 1990s, long before the televised poker boom. He was part of a group of aggressive young players that included Daniel Negreanu, Allen Cunningham, and John Juanda. Morrison reached his first WSOP final table all the way back in 1994, and he won a bracelet in seven card stud in 1998.
But in 1999, Morrison (who is Canadian) left North America in search of a more peaceful life, and moved to New Zealand. He fell in love with the country, and poker took a backseat in his life for the next seven years.
Eventually, his old friend Negreanu paid him a visit down under, telling him about the new popularity of poker on television, and the huge fields in high-stakes tournaments. Morrison returned to the poker world to see if he could regain his old form.
It didn't take long for Morrison to make an impact. He rattled off four straight cashes on the World Poker Tour this spring, tying a record set by Negreanu. Few people made any notice until his fourth cash -- the WPT World Championship, where he "announced his presence with authority" by reaching the final table and finishing second to Carlos Mortensen.
This Main Event is the fifth cash of the Series for Morrison, including a final table in Event #1 ($5,000 Mixed Hold'em) that has already aired on ESPN. He has over $2.7 million in career tournament earnings, with over $2.1 million so far this year. A victory in this event would make him just the third player to break $10 million in a tournament career.
Kirk Morrison's play is already respected by his fellow pros, but he might also have karma on his side. He won his seat into this Main Event by winning Jennifer Harman's charity poker tournament this spring, which benefitted the NSPCA (Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). Morrison has voluntarily committed 5% of his Main Event winnings to the NSPCA. As with all donations, any amount is appreciated; but 5% of $8.25 million is $412,500. That would *really* be appreciated.
The final thing to say about Morrison is that he is an extremely likable guy who is easy to root for. He's a bit of table talker, willing to engage his opponents in banter, so he would be a welcome addition to any final table, particularly the Main Event. If he makes it, expect a lot of top pros to be in the audience rooting for him to win.
.Board:
Names' pocket jacks held up and he is now up over 600,000.
, while Murnick flipped up 
. The board came 
and Murnick doubled up to 1.6 million. Tunkel's stack fell to 2.2 million.
board gave the pot to Kim, who is now up to 1.7 million. Spadea slipped to 2.2 million.
. Slezak checked, Garfinkle bet 250,000 and Slezak folded. Garfinkle flashed 
as he dragged the pot. After the hand, Garfinkle was up to 1,100,000.
. Silber bet 100,000, Heinecker called and the big blind folded. The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the . Silber bet 200,000 and Heinecker called. Heinecker showed 
but Silber held 
and took down the pot.
and not much money in the pot, Markus Gonsalves threw out a huge 400K bet. Avi Cohen thought a bit and then asked, "Do you have a flush?"Gonsalves said no, and Cohen instantly said, "I call." And Gonsalves turned over
for quads. "I had a flush, that's why I asked," Cohen said as the pot was pushed the Gonsalves' way.
