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• Rob Hollink [61] b. 1962 Enschede, Netherlands
  Won 2008 $10,000 Limit Hold 'Em ($496,931) to become the first Dutchman with a bracelet.
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• Scott Blumstein [31] b. 1992 Morristown, NJ
  2017 WSOP Main Event winner ($8,150,000).
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• Blondie Forbes d. 1986 [age 80] (b. 1/24/1906)
  Credited as the inventor of Texas Hold 'Em. Poker Hall of Fame 1980.
  Wikipedia

• 2007: Doyle Brunson's My 50 Most Memorable Hands Released
  Stories include hands from the 1974, 1976, 1977, 1986, 1993, 2004, and 2006 WSOP Main Events.

• 2009: WSOP Main Event to Start With 30,000 Chips (up from 20,000)
  All events will start with an increase in starting chips to triple the buyin. Re-entries (effectively starting over) replace rebuys (returning to the same seat at the same table).

{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }