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• Sid Wyman b. 1910 St. Louis, MO (d. 6/26/1978)
  1974 WSOP Main Event 5th place (not paid). High-stakes player who owned the Sands, Riviera, Royal Nevada, and Dunes casinos. Voted "Most Respected Player" at the 1974 WSOP, where he finished 3rd in the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud. Poker Hall of Fame 1979.
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• Little Man Popwell b. 1912 Birmingham, AL as Julius Oral Popwell (d. 5/19/1966)
  Road gambler who was a Five-Card Stud expert. Poker Hall of Fame 1996.
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• Andy Bloch [54] b. 1969 New Haven, CT as Andrew Elliot Bloch
  Won 2012 $1,500 Seven-Card Stud ($126,363). 2006 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. 2nd place ($1,029,600). 2012 $50,000 Poker Players Championship 3rd place ($561,738). 1 Circuit ring.
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• 1911: Las Vegas, Nevada Incorporated as City
  Vote approves incorporation by a 3-to-1 margin.

• 2012: Nick Jivkov Wins $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em for Bulgaria's First Bracelet
  Defeats field of 639 for $189,818.

• 2014: Alex Bolotin Wins $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em Shootout for Belarus's First Bracelet
  Defeats field of 948 for $259,211.

• 2022: Katie Kopp Wins Casino Employees Event
  Ohio poker dealer defeats field of 832 for $349,440 four years after placing third in same event. Not only was Kopp the first player to win a bracelet at Bally's/Paris, she was also the first person to bust, as her run to the title came only after she re-entered.

{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }