2007 WSOP Event 10 - No Limit Holdem $2,000

  Will Durkee is no stranger to sports success. His personal history includes excelling in sporting events where sitting around for hours watching Green Acres marathons is not considered a training method. During his college years he was an "Honorable Mention All-American" in NCAA Division I wrestling. This is the sort of accomplishment that includes time in the gym, a study of leverage, and the sort of single minded focus that is rare in a society where ADD is as common as acne. With this sort of background he doesn't seem like the type who would be keen to participate in an activity where stretching your bladder with a six pack of "Milwaukee's Best" beer is a legitimate warm-up to a major competition.  Despite the fact that putting Will Durkee in a World Series of Poker seat is like trying to cram a square block into a round hole, it would be hard to argue with the success he is having in the sport. At the tender age of 24 Will has won his first WSOP bracelet.  At Event 10 of the 2007 WSOP, Durkee found himself squared off against Todd Terry in a head to head competition for the coveted bracelet. Despite the fact that Todd did not have the sort of athletic background that Will could boast, overcoming an opponent whose only experience with competitive wrestling involved a "Hulk Hogan" action figure was no small task.  In the final hand Todd was drawn all in at the turn when a Queen appeared on the board and gave him a pair of royal ladies. What he didn't know is the same Queen that he was counting on had also given the former grappler a Queen high straight.  The river was completely meaningless, and Will Durkee scored a pinfall victory over Todd Terry.PlacePlayerPrize1William Durkee$566,9162Todd Terry$353,8753Hunter Frey$231,2734Justin Bonomo$156,0405Michael Banducci$105,8846Stanley Weiss$78,0207Walter Browne$58,5158Gil George$43,1909Ronnie Hofman$32,880