May 8

• Barry Shulman [77] b. 1946 Seattle, WA
  Two bracelets: 2001 $1,500 Seven-Card Stud ($123,820) & 2009 WSOP Europe Main Event ($1,321,534).
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• Humberto Brenes [72] b. 1951 Costa Rica
  1988 WSOP Main Event 4th place ($77,000). Two bracelets: 1993 $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha ($128,000) & $2,500 Limit Hold 'Em ($149,000). First Costa Rican to win a bracelet.
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• 1973: Eric Steiner to Be First European in Main Event
  Swede, consdered one of Europe's best poker players, plans to be on hand when $10,000 Main Event begins on May 14.

• 1978: Billy Baxter Wins $10,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw for Second Bracelet
  Defeats field of 15, including Byron Wolford heads up, for $90,000.

• 1979: Gary Berland Wins $500 Seven-Card Stud for Second Consecutive Bracelet, Fifth Overall
  Defeats field of 80 for $24,000.

• 1980: Lynn Harvey & A.J. Myers Win $600 Mixed Doubles
  Defeat field of 41 teams for $14,760 in the only time the tournament is No-Limit Hold 'Em instead of Seven-Card Stud.

• 1982: David Sklansky Wins $1,000 Limit Draw High With Joker for Second Bracelet of Year
  Defeats field of 31 for $15,500 one week after teaming up with Dani Kelly for the $800 Mixed Doubles title (splitting $17,600).

• 1983: Gabe Kaplan Finishes Third in $10,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw
  Earns $31,500 behind Jack Straus (2nd for $42,000) and Dick Carson (1st for $105,000).

• 1989: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Is 200th Event in WSOP History
  The milestone comes six events after the 200th bracelet due to one chop and five Mixed Doubles events.

• 1991: Doyle Brunson Wins $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em for Seventh Bracelet
  Defeats field of 208 for $208,000.

• 1992: An Tran Reaches Record Sixth Final Table and Seventh Cash of Year
  Finishes 7th in $5,000 Seven-Card Stud for $12,200. [His final table record would be tied twice but remain unbroken until 2021, while his cashes record would last until 2003.]

• 1993: Phil Hellmuth Wins $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em for Fourth Bracelet, Second of Year
  Defeats field of 173 for $173,000 in the 200th event in WSOP history.

• 1993: Phil Hellmuth Wins $5,000 Limit Hold 'Em for Consecutive Bracelets, Fifth Overall
  Defeats field of 69 for $138,000 to match Ted Forrest with three bracelets in 1993.

• 1994: Erik Seidel Wins $5,000 Limit Hold 'Em for Third Bracelet
  Defeats field of 105 for $210,000.

• 1999: Layne Flack Wins $3,000 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em for First Bracelet
  Defeats field of 187 for $224,400.

• 2003: Daniel Negreanu Wins $2,000 S.H.O.E. for Second Bracelet
  Defeats field of 135 for $100,440.

• 2004: Kathy Liebert Wins $1,500 Limit Hold 'Em for First Bracelet.
  Defeats field of 240 for $110,180.

{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }