The player

At just 20 Kirk Morrison arrived in Las Vegas to play blackjack. After losing his bankroll he turned his attention to poker, joining a group of players including Daniel Negreanu and Allen Cunningham.

After winning a WSOP title in 1998 at Seven-Card Stud, he dropped out of the scene and moved to New Zealand. But in 2006 Negreanu encouraged him to return to poker, and in 2007 Morrison has made two WSOP fi nal tables as well as fi nishing second at the WPT Championship for $2m.

You’re a WSOP bracelet-holder with nearly $3m in tournament winnings, yet most people have probably never heard of you.