May 4
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- 1977: Jackie McDaniels Wins First Ladies Championship
McDaniels defeats record field of 93 in $100 Women's Seven-Card Stud for $5,580 and becomes first woman with a bracelet.
- 1977: Doyle Brunson Wins $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo for Third Bracelet
Defeats field of seven, including David Sklansky heads up, for $52,500.
- 1978: Gary Berland Wins $500 Seven-Card Stud for Third Bracelet, Second of Year
Defeats field of 57 for $17,100 and second bracelet in a week.
- 1994: T.J. Cloutier Wins $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em for Third Bracelet, Second of Year
Defeats field of 163 for $163,000.
- 1995: Men Nguyen Wins $2,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo for Second Bracelet
Defeats field of 96 for $96,000.
- 1996: Men Nguyen Wins $2,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo for Fourth Bracelet
Defeats field of 110 for $110,000.
- 1997: Max Stern Wins $2,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo, With Wife Maria First Spouses to Win Bracelets in the Same Year
Defeats field of 217 for $237,615 and third bracelet a week after Maria wins $1,500 Seven-Card Stud.
- 1998: David Chiu Wins $3,000 Limit Hold 'Em for Second Bracelet
Defeats field of 171 for $205,200.
- 2001: Scotty Nguyen Wins $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha for Third Bracelet
Defeats field of 102 (82 rebuys) for $178,480.
- 2002: Phil Ivey Wins $2,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo for Third Bracelet, Second of Year
Defeats field of 126 for $118,440.
- 2003: Mickey Appleman Wins $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em for Fourth Bracelet
Defeats field of 214 for $147,280.
- 2004: Scott Fischman Wins $2,000 H.O.R.S.E. for Second Bracelet of Year
Defeats field of 166 for $100,200 just three days after winning $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em PSO Invitational for $300,000 (PSO = PokerSchoolOnline.com).
- 2007: Lucky You Debuts in Movie Theaters
The fictional story that culminates with the 2003 World Series of Poker includes cameos by a couple dozen real poker pros including Berry Greenstein, Sammy Farha, Johnny Chan, and Phil Hellmuth. Eric Bana's character, Huck Cheever, is clearly inspired by Huck Seed, while Jennifer Harman appears as the character Shannon Kincaid.
{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }