Interview of Jordan “iMsoLucky0” Morgan
Jon Eaton
November 4th, 2005
Full Name: Jordan Morgan
Nickname: iMsoLucky0
Date Of Birth: April 18th, 1984
Birthplace: Oklahoma
Now Resides: Norman, OK
Family: Married to wife, Casey, and two English Bulldogs, Bud and Zuzu
Favorite Poker Game: Any re-buy tournament
Started Playing Poker: About three years ago
Biggest wins: 50k in the PartyPoker Million and 40k in PartyPoker Friday Special
Q: How did you discover online poker?
A: I was playing at some private games around Oklahoma and kept destroying them. Someone mentioned PartyPoker to me and that I could kill it… So I did.
Q: Let's go back to your big TLB win a few weeks ago. How did the week start for you, and what made you decide to make a run for the title? Also, at what point did you think it was finally all yours?
A: The week started for me on Sunday when I final tabled the big $109 re-buy and ended up in seventh and then I won the $215 Omaha Hi-Lo tournament for the third time. This gave me two pretty big point finishes so I knew I had a shot to win it if I wanted to. At that point, I saw that the previous week’s winner was playing Tom for $4,000 and that if Tom beat him I would have the chance to play for $5,000. This seemed likely as the previous week’s winner was a low limit MTT player so Tom was probably a huge favorite. Playing a free-roll for 5k was more than enough motivation for me. So I decided to play as much as I could for the week and followed up with 3 wins on Monday that put me real high on the week. GambleAB and UH Big Tex were both making big runs on the week though and it was contested until the very end. I didn’t actually know that I had won until Aaron had busted in the $109 re-buy and UH Big Tex busted out of the $109 on Saturday night at like two in the morning. It was definitely a close race to the very end.
Q: You play in most of the big events on PokerStars, and encounter a lot of tough competition. Who are the toughest players you've played against, and why?
A: I like to think that it’s tough for other players to play against me. Haha, just kidding, but in all seriousness there are so many good players out there now that it’s hard to pick out just a few, especially because most of the fields are so big that I don’t see the same players day in and day out. I guess if I had to pick out a few, I can remember Sheets, JohnnyBax and WSOP2005 (Gavin Griffin) making me have a tough time at their tables. They all have such aggressive styles that I have to adjust my game so much when I am playing with them.
Q: How has your success online translated into live poker? Which do you think you are stronger at and why?
A: Well, I started out playing live cash games and then moved to online poker. However, I was definitely way more successful once I really started focusing on my online play. I played exclusively online for about a year and a half until I turned 21 in April. It has always been a goal of mine to be on the live tournament circuit and once I became legal that’s exactly what I’ve started doing. I haven’t had any big wins in large tournaments, but I know I’m not far off. I’m learning so much with each and every tournament I play. I had my first cash in a 10k tournament a few weeks ago at the Bellagio and I even had the chip lead for a short while. I think I would have to say that I am stronger at live play because I can read people so much better. I notice their betting patterns and can do so much more when I’m playing live than online. With that said, I don’t think there is a huge difference between my online and live games.
Q: Is poker your main source of income? If so, how did you come about to being a professional?
A: Poker is my only source of income. This started when a while ago, I started making so much money from poker that it became clear that it was what I was going to do. I was in college at the time and wasn’t able to decide what I wanted to do with my life and then BAM it just hit me. I love playing the game and when the opportunity developed for me to do it exclusively, I jumped on it.
Q: What current issues and problems with online poker need to be addressed the most?
A: I think the biggest thing that needs to happen in online poker is to get it regulated on a large scale in some way. The way it is now, poker sites can do whatever they want with almost no recourse at all from the players. So many of the sites (PokerStars excluded) have such poor support and you can tell they don’t care about their players at all and just try and maximize their profits.
Q: If you could get lessons from any poker player ever to live, who would it be and why?
A: I would love to spend some time talking with Doyle Brunson. I mean, there are so many great players out there, but he has been playing a world class level for so many years it is amazing. I would love for him to not only give me advice on actual game play but how he has been able to stay successful in the business for so long.
Q: What has been the accomplishment that you are most proud of so far in poker?
A: I think what I’m most proud of is the respect I have gained from some of the best poker players in the world in such a short time. I don’t want to sound conceited, but if you think about it, as late as July no one had any idea who I am. Now I’m getting interviews with CardPlayer and Bluff Magazine as well as great poker sites like this one.
