January 29

• Puggy Pearson b. 1929 Adairville, KY as Walter Clyde Pearson (d. 4/12/2006)
  1973 WSOP Main Event winner ($130,000). Three other unpaid Top 9 finishes: 1972 2nd, 1974 9th, & 1976 7th. Four other bracelets: 1971 $1,000 Seven-Card Stud ($10,000), 1972 Seven-Card Stud (banquet award missing from the record books), & 1973 $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em ($17,000). Set record for most bracelets won in one year with three in 1973. Poker Hall of Fame 1987. Seniors Poker Hall of Fame 1995.
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• Mori Eskandani [67] b. 1956 Iran
  Television producer had 19 cashes, including 5 final tables. Poker Hall of Fame 2018.
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