The energy with which Erasmus Morfe talks, acts, and carries himself is contagious. The doctor from Highlands Ranch, Colorado, finds himself running out of superlatives to describe what is happening to him, and as long as he doesn't wake up the dream will keep on getting better and better.
With 27 players left in the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event, Morfe is one of the bigger stacks, sitting on 12.085 million entering Day 7. Just six days ago, things looked a lot different, as the poker tourist and enthusiast reached into his pocket to fire off the final $300 he had left to play poker with in a $1/$3 cash game at the home of the WSOP, the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.