April 15

• Don Holt b. 1927 Pittsburgh, PA (d. 5/2/2003)
  1991 WSOP Main Event 2nd place ($402,500). Won 1989 $5,000 Seven-Card Stud ($154,000).
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• Chino Rheem [43] b. 1980 West Palm Beach, CA as David Y. Rheem
  2008 WSOP Main Event 7th place ($1,772,650).
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• Jason Somerville [36] b. 1987 Long Island, NY
  Won 2011 $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em ($493,091). 5 final tables. Nearly $2 million in winnings.
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• Eskimo Clark d. 2015 [age 67] (b. 6/2/1947)
  Three bracelets: 1992 $5,000 Seven-Card Stud ($122,000), 1999 $1,500 Razz ($84,610), & 2002 $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo ($125,200).
  Obituary | Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• 2003: Non-Smoking World Series of Poker Begins
  Thanks in large part to Tom McEvoy's efforts, smoking is banned at the poker table as the $500 Casino Employees Limit Hold 'Em opens this year's festival on the earliest date in WSOP history.

• 2011: Black Friday: U.S. Department of Justice shuts down Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars, and Absolute Poker/Ultimate Bet
  Online poker had been a huge boon for the World Series of Poker, providing satellite access to most tournaments, including the Main Event.

• 2013: Daniel Negreanu Wins 2013 WSOP Asia-Pacific Main Event
  Defeats field of 405 for $1,087,160 and fifth bracelet to wrap up the first WSOP Asia-Pacific festival. Negreanu also becomes the second player to win bracelets in the U.S. and Asia-Pacific.

• 2021: CBS Sports Network Become New Television Home for WSOP
  The network that first aired the World Series of Poker in 1973b and off and on until 1983b will take over from ESPN for over 50 hours of coverage.

{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }