Gorr Playing in the WSOP for the First Time Since 1997
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When it comes to poker in Australia, one name immediately jumps out — Joe Hachem. However, years before the Aussie won the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event, the "Land Down Under" had a clandestine poker scene that included David Gorr.
Due in large part to tax implications, Gorr hasn't played in the WSOP since 1997. That all changed this year when he decided to give the WSOP Main Event a go once again. Gorr may not be familiar to those stateside, but he is a poker legend in Australia.
In 2011, Gorr defeated a 721-player field to capture the prestigious Aussie Millions Main Event title and a AUD$2,000,000 first-place prize. On his way to victory, Gorr beat out a stacked final table that included Patrik Antonius, Chris Moorman, and Randy Dorfman. Then, in a marathon heads-up match, Gorr defeated young James Keys to prove that youth doesn’t always prevail over experience and perseverance.
Gorr may not have been familiar to the poker masses before his big win, but he was a local legend in Melbourne, having played at Crown Casino for many years and hailing from the same home game as Australian Poker Hall of Famers Leo Boxell, Mel Judah, and Billy “The Croc” Argyros. Gorr would be inducted into the Australian Poker Hall of Fame in 2012.
Gorr is down a bit from what he started the day with, but he's hanging in there against a tough table that includes chip leader Martin Jacobson. Rest assured we'll be keeping an eye on the wily veteran to see how his return to the WSOP goes.
, and his opponent, Nam Le, raised to 15,000.
for quad threes. Broderick held on to his hand for a few seconds, then tossed it into the muck.
when we walked into a big raising war between Marvin Rettenmaier and Cody Gorman. The bet sizes were hard to estimate, but it seemed like Rettenmaier had made it 12,500 after Gorman had put in 7,725. Eventually Gorman moved all in for 46,875, and Rettenmaier made the call.
, then 
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. Boatman bet 1,600 and Finger made the call.
. Finger checked, Boatman bet 3,000, Finger check-raised to 9,700, and Boatman called. The river 
completed the board and Finger led out for 16,700. Boatman didn’t waste any time before throwing his hand away.
and Schemion bet 1,300 and Messina made the call.
flop delivered him the lead with a pair of kings. On the flip side, Schrepfer wasn't too happy and stood up causing his chair to fall over.
blanked on the turn followed by the 
on the river.
