KIRK MORRISON WPT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PROFILE

Kirk Morrison

Kirk Morrison

nickname:
Lizard King

hometown:
Aukland, New Zealand

Career Stats

Earnings $2,302,157
Cashes 6
Final Tables 2
Titles 0
Tournaments Played 16

Current Standings

Ranking
2nd

Payout
$2,011,135

Points
700

Chipcount History

Day 6
2nd

 

Mortensen Takes a Pot

Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante

Carlos Mortensen raises to T120,000 from under the gun and gets a call from Kirk Morrison and Tommy Vu on the button. The flop comes AheartKdiamondQdiamond. Mortensen bets out T300,000 and Morrison folds. Vu goes into the tank and asks Mortensen how much he has left. Mortensen begins to deconstruct his elaborate chip structure until Vu stops him and mucks his cards.

Sorted In: Carlos Mortensen, Kirk Morrison, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
04:05 PM, 04/26/07

Seating Charts

Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante

Seating Charts for the final two tables: Table 59 Seat one: Guy Laliberte Seat two: Tommy Vu Seat three: Sorel Mizzi Seat four: Mike Wattel Seat five: Carlos Mortensen Seat six: Richard Anthony Seat seven: Scott Fischman Seat eight: Jimmy N. Tran Seat nine: Kirk Morrison Table 61 Seat one: Grant Lang Seat teo: Tim Phan Seat three: Phil Hellmuth Seat four: David Levi Seat five: Jake Minter Seat six: Thomas Wahlroos Seat seven: Paul Lee Seat eight: Jim Worth Seat nine: Can Kim Hua

Sorted In: Sorel Mizzi, Carlos Mortensen, Scott Fischman, Jimmy Tran, Kirk Morrison, Thien Phan, David Levi, Thomas Wahlroos, Paul Lee, James Worth, Can Kim Hua, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
02:51 PM, 04/26/07

Hellmuth Takes Nice Pot From Morrison

Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante

In the cut-off, Kirk Morrison raises to T80,000. Phil Hellmuth calls from the button. Flop comes Kspade5heart2club Morrison bets T175,000 and Hellmuth calls. Turn is the 6diamond. Morrison checks and Hellmuth bets T120,000. Morrison asks Hellmuth for a chip count of his remaining stack. Hellmuth counts out about T450,000 more. Morrison nods his head and then folds. Hellmuth shows his KheartJheart to the table.

Sorted In: Kirk Morrison, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
02:06 PM, 04/26/07

Kirk Morrison Eliminates Ben Johnson on the River

Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante

After most player had left for break, the following hand occured: After a series of pre-flop raises, Kirk Morrison calls the all-in bet of Ben Johnson after several minutes of close deliberation. Johnson shows pocket kings, while Morrison shows A-K. The board comes Q-J-7-8-A , giving Morrison the winning hand on the river, eliminating Ben Johnson in 20th place. He will receive $123,760.

Sorted In: Kirk Morrison, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
01:48 PM, 04/26/07

Come On!

Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante

On a board of 6spade5club3spade3diamond2spade Kirk Morrison bets T250,000 from late position and Phil Hellmuth insta-calls from the cut-off. Morrison flips over Aspade7spade and Hellmuth says, "No he didn't. Come on!" Hellmuth flips over pocket kings and Morrison takes down the pot. Hellmuth goes into a classic rant after the hand during which he explains to himself that he smooth-called because Morrison had been raising up a lot of pots. Repeatedly the "Poker Brat" makes frustrated exclamations of "Come on!" Reporter's note: That's why he's Phil Hellmuth.

Sorted In: Kirk Morrison, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
01:09 PM, 04/26/07

CK Doubles Through Morrison

Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante

Can Kim Hua is all-in before the flop against Kirk Morrison. Morrison shows AheartKheart while CK shows 4heart4club. The board comes Jdiamond9diamond7diamondJspade2spade, doubling CK to T1.33 million.

Sorted In: Can Kim Hua, Kirk Morrison, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
12:55 PM, 04/26/07

Paul Wasicka Eliminated in 24th Place

Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante

Paul Wasicka is all-in before the flop with Aspade10club against the KheartQdiamond of Kirk Morrison. The board comes Kdiamond4club2club4heart7heart and Wasicka is eliminated in 24th place, collecting $92,820.

Sorted In: Paul Wasicka, Kirk Morrison, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
12:38 PM, 04/26/07

Kirk Morrison Reveals Card Early; Still Wins Massive Pot

Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante

Kirk Morrison limps into the pot from middle position and Can Kim Hua raises to T100,000. Thomas Wahlroos calls from the blind and Morrison also makes the call. The flop coms 8heart7club5diamond. Wahlroos leads out for T200,000, Morrison smooth calls and C.K. Hua raises to T600,000. Wahlroos folds and Morrison moves all-in. Thinking C.K. said call, Morrison flips over 8diamond7diamond. However, Morrison was mistaken; C.K. said nothing. Now knowing what Morrison has, C.K stands up and goes into the tank. Walhroos calls the clock after a few minutes, as he feels he has more than ample information to make a decision. C.K finally decides to muck pocket nines, and elects to save his T284,000 for another battle. Morrison rakes in the T1.5 million pot.

Sorted In: Kirk Morrison, Can Kim Hua, Thomas Wahlroos, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
05:22 PM, 04/25/07

Kirk Morrison Takes One from Thomas Wahlroos

Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante

Kirk Morrison raises to T70,000 from middle position and is called by Thomas Wahlroos in the small blind. The flop comes Kclub10diamond4diamond. Wahlroos bets T100,000 and Morrison makes the call. The turn is the Qheart and both players check. The river is the 8spade. Wahlroos checks, and Morrison checks behind him. Kirk shows AspadeQdiamond. Wahlroos mucks and Krik adds to his growing stack.

Sorted In: Kirk Morrison, Thomas Wahlroos, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
04:29 PM, 04/25/07

Bill Gazes Runs into Kirk Morrison's Aces; Eliminated in 33rd Place

Level 8: 800,000-1,600,000, 300,000 ante

From middle position, Bill Gazes shoves all-in for his last T241,000. Action folds around to Kirk Morrison in the small blind who makes the call and shows AspadeAclub. Gazes shows Kspade6heart. The board comes 10diamond8spade4spadeKdiamond7heart and Gazes is eliminated in 33rd place.

Sorted In: William Gazes, Kirk Morrison, Tournaments, Bellagio, WPT World Championship, Season V
04:18 PM, 04/25/07
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