WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio

WPT Championship Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info

WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$3,970,415
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$15,495,750
Entries
639
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
300,000

Kirk Morrison (4,194,000)

Kirk Morrison is in Seat #1 today.

Morrison lists Topeka, Kansas as home but we see that he is also considered a "native son" by New Zealanders. We will check this out today, but it appears Morrison does go back to the 'homeland' for annual events.

Morrison is another of a long list of established professional players perhaps known only to other players and the poker media. He made his first WSOP Final Table in 1994 and won a WSOP Stud bracelet in 1998. His most recent major final table was last month at the WPT event in Reno.

Morrison's career earnings are over $600K but today will be his biggest single cash.

Interestingly, the day before this event began last week, Morrison played in the Jennifer Harman SPCA Charity Event and won the $10,000 WSOP seat for the Main Event this summer; he is donating 5% of his winnings from that seat to the SPCA.

Click here to view our interview with Kirk Morrison.

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