Will Durkee

{{short description|American poker player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{BLP sources|date=April 2009}}

{{Infobox poker player

| name = William Durkee

| nickname =

| image = Will Durkee.jpg

| caption = Durkee, after winning the $2,000 No Limit Hold'em event at the 2007 World Series of Poker

| residence = Pittsburgh, PA

| birth_date = {{circa}} {{birth year and age|1983}}

| birth_place =

| wsop bracelet count = 1

| wsop money finishes = 7

| wsop main event best finish rank = None

| wsop main event best finish year =

| wpt titles = None

| wpt final tables = None

| wpt money finishes = 1

}}

William Porter Durkee{{cite book |url=https://majorevents.virginia.edu/sites/majorevents2017.virginia.edu/files/program_graduates05.pdf |title=One Hundred and Seventy-Sixth Final Exercises |date=May 22, 2005 |page=33 |publisher=University of Virginia |accessdate=February 11, 2021}} (born {{circa}} 1983) is a professional poker player. He was a graduate student at the Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 2005 with a B.A. in economics. He graduated with "Honorable Mention All-American" honors in wrestling and "Academic All-American."

In 2007, Durkee won a World Series of Poker bracelet in the $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event for $566,916.{{Cite web |title=38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=26154 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}} Later that year, Durkee finished 13th in the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, earning £38,010 ($76,542).{{Cite web |title=2007 World Series Of Poker - Europe, World Championship No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=27653 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}

As of 2008, Durkee has earned over $750,000 in live tournament play.{{Cite web |title=William Durkee's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=59539 |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} His seven cashes at the WSOP account for $715,422 of those winnings.{{Cite web |title=Will Durkee |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=14900 |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=WSOP.com}}