June 12
Birthdays
- John Bonetti b. 1928 Brooklyn, NY (d. 6/27/2008)
Three WSOP Main Event final tables: 1990 8th place ($33,400), 1993 3rd place ($210,000), & 1996 3rd place ($341,250). Three bracelets: 1990 $5,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw ($83,250), 1993 $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em ($122,400), & 1995 $5,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw ($101,250). Seniors Poker Hall of Fame 2011.
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News
- 2005: Erik Seidel Wins $2,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em for Seventh Bracelet
Defeats field of 1,403 for $611,795.
- 2007: Sally Anne Boyer Wins Record-Setting Ladies Championship
The 31st running of the event sees 1,286 players compete for a $1,170,260 prize pool with Boyer taking home the $262,077 first prize, all records for the event.
- 2008: Vanessa Selbst Wins $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha for First Bracelet
Defeats field of 759 for $227,933.
- 2008: Daniel Negreanu Wins $2,000 Limit Hold 'Em for Fourth Bracelet
Defeats field of 480 for $204,863.
- 2008: Bernard Lee's Final Table Volume I Released
Lots of good hand analyses, with many examples from the 2005 and 2006 World Series of Poker.
- 2012: Michael Gathy Wins $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em for First Bracelet
Defeats field of 2,799 for $440,829.
- 2018: Brian Rast Wins $10,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw for Fourth Bracelet
Defeats field of 95 for $259,670 and ties George Danzer with four bracelets in the 2010s.
- 2022: Adam Friedman Wins $10,000 Seven-Card Stud for Fifth Bracelet
Defeats field of 95 for $248,254.
- 2022: Scott Seiver Buys in 43 Times to $1,000 Flip & Go No-Limit Hold 'Em
Fails to cash in unusual Pineapple/Hold 'Em tourney. [Christopher Chatman would ultimately win the bracelet and $187,770].
{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }