June 2
Birthdays
- Crandell Addington [85] b. 1938 Graham, TX
1978 WSOP Main Event 2nd place ($84,000). Seven unpaid Top Ten finishes: 6th place in 1972, 9th in 1973, 2nd in 1974 3rd in 1975, 4th in 1976, 7th in 1979, & 10th in 1983. Poker Hall of Fame 2005.
Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
- Eskimo Clark b. 1947 Stockton, MO as Robert Paul Clark (d. 4/15/2015)
Three bracelets: 1992 $5,000 Seven-Card Stud ($122,000), 1999 $1,500 Razz ($84,610), & 2002 $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo ($125,200).
Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
- Greg Mueller [52] b. 1971 Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Three bracelets: 2009 $10,000 Limit Hold 'Em ($460,841), 2009 $1,500 Limit Hold 'Em Shootout ($194,909), & 2019 $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. ($425,347).
Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
News
- 2005: 2005 World Series of Poker Begins at Its New Home, the Rio Hotel & Casino
Last two days of the Main Event to be last hurrah for the Horseshoe, while all other events will be played entirely at the Rio.
- 2010: Michael Mizrachi Wins $50,000 Poker Players Championship for First Bracelet
Defeats field of 116 for $1,559,046. His brother Robert also reaches the final table, finishing 5th for $341,429, making them the second brothers to make the same final table after Ross and Barney Boatman in 2002.
- 2014: Ted Forrest Wins $1,500 Razz for Sixth Bracelet
Defeats field of 352, including Phil Hellmuth heads up, for $121,196.
- 2015: $565 Colossus Smashes Record With 22,374 Players
Lance Garcia wins $638,880 and first bracelet as 2,241 players split $11,187,000. The WSOP didn't pay out that many prizes in the first 22 years of its existence combined.
- 2017: Liv Boeree Wins $10,000 Tag Team With Igor Kurganov for England's First Female Bracelet
Defeats field of 102 for $273,964.
- 2018: Joe Cada Wins $3,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em Shootout for Third Bracelet
Defeats field of 363 for $226,218.
- 2019: Short Deck No-Limit Hold 'Em Debuts
The $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold 'Em draws 114 entries for the 32-card Texas Hold 'Em variant in which straights are worth more than flushes. [Alex Epstein would win $296,227 and first bracelet.]
- 2022: David Peters Wins $100,000 High Roller Bounty No-Limit Hold 'Em for Fourth Bracelet
Defeats field of 46 for $1,441,810 (including $275,000 from bounties).
{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }
