June 18

• Bob Hooks d. 2016 [age 86] (b. 8/18/1929)
  Four unpaid WSOP Main Event final tables: 1973 5th place, 1974 6th place, 1975 2nd place, & 1977 5th place.
  Obituary | Hendon

• Father's Day: Every day was Father's Day at the WSOP until 1974, when Bonnie Baez became the first woman to cash, placing fourth in the $1,000 No Limit Hold’em.

• 2008: Rob Hollink Wins $10,000 Limit Hold 'Em for Netherlands' First Bracelet
  Defeats field of 218 for $496,931.

• 2013: Tom Schneider Wins $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. for Fourth Bracelet, Second of Year
  Defeats field of 261 for $318,955 for second H.O.R.S.E. title of year.

• 2016: Benny Glaser Wins $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo for Second Bracelet
  Defeats field of 934 for $244,103.

• 2019: Mike Sexton Cashes for Record 32nd Straight Year
  Finishes 7th in $2,500 Mixed Big Bet for $12,240 to continue streak that began in 1988 with a 27th place finish in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em for $1,500.

{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }