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• Jimmy Casella b. 1924 New York, NY (d. 8/10/1976)
  Three unpaid Top 10 WSOP Main Event finishes: 1972 8th place, 1973 WSOP Main Event 7th, & 1974 10th. Three bracelets: 1971 $1,000 Razz ($10,000), 1974 $10,000 Seven-Card Stud ($41,225), & 1974 $1,000 Razz ($25,000).
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• Lon McEachern [66] b. 1957 Memphis, TN
  WSOP television announcer for ESPN from 2002 to 2020. [estimated birthdate]
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• Joseph Cheong [37] b. 1986 Seoul, South Korea as Sanghyon Cheong
  2010 WSOP Main Event 3rd place ($4,130,049).
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• 2005: Total WSOP Entries Top 100,000
  2,305 players enter $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em to reach the milestone.

• 2007: Steve Billirakis Wins $5,000 World Championship Mixed Hold 'Em to Become Youngest Bracelet Winner
  Defeats field of 451 for $104,701 eleven days after his 21st birthday.

• 2009: Jason Mercier Wins $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha for First Bracelet
  Defeats field of 809 for $237,462.

• 2011: Jake Cody Completes Triple Crown of Poker
  Defeats field of 128 in $25,000 NLHE Heads Up Championship for $851,192 to become the youngest ever at age 22 after winning European Poker Tour and World Poker Tour titles in 2010.

• 2018: Julien Martini Wins $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo for First Bracelet
  Defeats field of 911 for $239,771, defeating Kate Hoang heads up. [Martini and Hoang just met but would marry only a year later!]

• 2022: Scott Seiver Wins $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold 'Em for Fourth Bracelet
  Defeats field of 752 for $320,059.

• 2022: Bradley Ruben Wins $1,500 Dealers Choice 6-Max for Fourth Bracelet
  Defeats field of 430 for $126,288 to become the first player with four bracelets in the 2020s.

{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }