Battle-Rapper Peter Morris Captures 2nd Gold Ring Exactly One Year After First
PokerNews is in town to live report both the $1,700 Main Event and $2,200 High Roller here at the World Series of Poker Circuit Rio Las Vegas, but those are just three of the gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #5: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed, 151 entrants created a $49,830 prize pool that was paid out amongst the top 23 players including Brett Murray (6th - $2,123), Mirko Marich (12th - $874), Kfir Nahum (14th - $757), Sam Cosby (16th - $678), Jasthi Kumar (20th - $628), and Sergio Vargas (23rd - $604).
Coming out on top to capture a $13,214 top prize and his second career gold ring was battle-rapper Peter Morris, who won his first gold ring exactly one year prior in the WSOPC Rio $400 NLH 6-Handed Event.
“Unbelievable. I obviously wanted to play another 6-Max event because that’s what I won last year, but when I saw that it wasn’t on the schedule and that this event replaced it on the exact same day – I thought it was a must play,” Morris said. “When we were on the bubble I only had seven big blinds, but I ended up baging 180,000 and never looked back.”
He added: “I feel like I have a pretty good gauge on being able to read people and figure out what they are capable of and how they withstand pressure, which is very similar to what I do on stage. When I sit down at a table, I’m aware of who I will be able to push around. But the biggest advantage is that, as soon as people realize that I’m a rapper, all credibility goes out the window and people think I’m a fish. I love it because that gives me so much more action than I should, and I use that to my advantage.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Morris | Las Vegas, Nevada | $13,214 |
| 2 | Kevin Sherrill | Conover, North Carolina | $8,162 |
| 3 | Cristhian Guillen | N/A | $5,599 |
| 4 | Paul Schuman | Austin, Texas | $3,944 |
| 5 | Jarrod Cipresse | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $2,854 |
| 6 | Brett Murray | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | $2,123 |
| 7 | John Zentner | Las Vegas, Nevada | $1,626 |
| 8 | Pedro Ingles | Cohutta, Georgia | $1,282 |
| 9 | Robert Gunstrom | N/A | $1,042 |