April 28

• 1977: Bobby Baldwin Wins $5,000 Seven-Card Stud for First Bracelet
  Defeats field of 11 for $44,000.

• 1983: Carolyn Gardner Wins $500 Ladies Championship to Become First Black Woman With Bracelet
  Defeats field of 64 for $16,000.

• 1991: WSOP Passes $50,000,000 in Total Prizes Awarded
  $256,000 first prize in $1,500 Limit Hold 'Em tops the milestone as Max Linder wins his first bracelet.

• 1994: J.C. Pearson Wins $2,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo, Joins Brother Puggy as Only Siblings With Bracelets
  Defeats field of 103 for $103,000.

• 1995: Berry Johnston Wins $1,500 Limit Omaha for Fourth Bracelet
  Defeats field of 152 for $91,200 after being down to a single big blind and surviving at least ten all ins.

• 2000: WSOP Pays Out 5,000th Prize
  Eli Balas finishes 2nd in $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo for $62,130, the 5,000th prize awarded in WSOP history as Randy Holland collects $120,990 and his second bracelet.

• 2002: John Hennigan Wins Debut H.O.R.S.E. Event for First Bracelet
  Defeats field of 156 in the $2,000 buyin tournament for $117,320.

{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }