The longtime adult film star and actress has officially gone from the set to the felt -- telling TMZ Sports she’s now competing in this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event.

"I've been playing poker basically my whole life. My grandpa taught me when I was five. And then I used to run a home game in L.A. for like 10 years, and I loved it," Katie said.

But, it was always casual ... that is, until she "ended up in a relationship with a professional poker player," and that's when she says she "really got into tournaments and stuff and playing live."

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Morgan didn't waste any time going straight to the big leagues, either.

"I'm pretty good at it. So this year, I got backers who bought me in," Katie said. "They bought my action. That's what it's called in poker. And they're putting me in the [World Series of Poker] Main Event, and I'm so excited!"

If you know anything about the game, the WSOP is a huge deal.

"They're expecting like 12,000 players this year. So obviously there's going to be a wide range. There's people that just want to play and are not pros. And then there's the pro-est 'pros pros' from around the world. Literally everybody who's anybody in poker is here."

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Of course, winning a tourney of this magnitude comes with a massive cash prize ... $10 million this year!

"That's life-changing money for anybody who gets that far up into, like, the final tables. That's nuts."

What would she spend the money on? Check out the full clip with Katie!

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