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• David Benefield [37] b. 1986 Fort Worth, TX
  2013 WSOP Main Event 8th place ($944,593).
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• 1975: Sailor Roberts Wins 1975 WSOP Main Event
  Defeats field of 21, including Bob Hooks heads up, to win $210,000 and second bracelet.

• 1976: Doyle Brunson Wins 1976 WSOP Main Event
  Defeats field of 22, including Jesse Alto heads up, for $220,000 and second bracelet.

• 1981: Bill Boyd Inducted Into Poker Hall of Fame
  Boyd is a four-time bracelet winner who dominated every WSOP Five-Card Stud event in the early 70's before it was permanently cancelled.

• 1984: Jack Keller Wins 1984 WSOP Main Event
  Defeats field of 132, including Byron Wolford heads up, for $660,000 and his second bracelet of the year (also won $5,000 Seven-Card Stud for $137,500)

• 1985: Johnny Chan Wins $1,000 Limit Hold 'Em for First Bracelet
  Defeats record field of 342, including Lyle Berman heads up, for $171,000.

• 1985: Amarillo Slim Preston Wins $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha for Fourth Bracelet
  Defeats field of 22 (12 rebuys), including Chip Reese heads up, for $170,000.

• 1987: Puggy Pearson Inducted Into Poker Hall of Fame
  Pearson won the 1973 WSOP Main Event and four other bracelets, including the 1972 $1,000 Seven-Card Stud that is missing from the record books.

• 1990: Mansour Matloubi Wins 1990 WSOP Main Event
  Defeats field of 194, including Hans Lund heads up, for $835,000 to become the first foreign bracelet winner (from Wales but born in Iran).

• 2000: Annie Duke Finishes Tenth as Last Woman Standing in WSOP Main Event
  Bubbles the final table while in her ninth month of pregnancy and earns $52,160 to become the leading female money winner in WSOP history.

• 2001: Daniel Negreanu Finishes Eleventh in Main Event
  Collects $63,940, the same prize as final table bubble boy Arturo Diaz.

• 2002: Johnny Chan Tops $3,000,000 in WSOP Winnings
  Becomes first player to pass milestone with 3rd place finish in $3,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em for $94,300.

• 2003: Chris Ferguson Cashes for Record Eighth Time in Year
  Finishes 6th in $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha for $18,780, breaking An Tran's 11-year-old record.

• 2003: John Juanda Wins $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha for Third Bracelet, Second of Year
  Defeats field of 120 (104 rebuys) for $203,840.

• 2007: Jack Effel Becomes Sole WSOP Tournament Director
  Takes over after being Co-TD with Bob Daily, who leaves to lead the online gaming platform division of DG Holdings.

{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }