April 24

• 1983: Artie Cobb Wins $1,000 Seven-Card Stud for First Bracelet
  Defeats field of 104 for $52,000.

• 1984: Mike Harthcock Wins $1,000 Razz for First Bracelet
  Defeats field of 80 for $40,000 in opening event of the 1984 WSOP. Robert Best finishes sixth for $3,200 , the 500th prize awarded in WSOP history.

• 1993: Ted Forrest Wins $1,500 Razz for First Bracelet
  Defeats field of 129 for $77,400.

• 1994: T.J. Cloutier Wins $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo for Second Bracelet
  Defeats field of 225 for $135,000.

• 1996: David Chiu Wins $2,000 Limit Hold 'Em for First Bracelet
  Defeats field of 528 for $396,000 in just 16 hours. The tournament is the first WSOP preliminary event with a million-dollar prize pool ($1,056,000).

• 1997: Linda Johnson Wins $1,500 Razz for First Bracelet
  Defeats field of 160 for $96,000.

• 1998: Total WSOP Entries Top 50,000
  267 players enter $1,500 Seven-Card Stud to reach the milestone.

• 2002: Phil Ivey Wins $1,500 Seven-Card Stud for Second Bracelet
  Defeats field of 253 for $132,000.

• 2003: Doyle Brunson Wins $2,000 H.O.R.S.E. for Ninth Bracelet
  Defeats field of 113 for $84,080 and ties Johnny Moss for the most WSOP bracelets.

{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }