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• Martin Staszko [47] b. 1976 Trinec, Czech Republic
  2011 WSOP Main Event 2nd place ($5,433,086).
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• 2008: Davidi Kitai Wins $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em for Belgium's First Bracelet
  Defeats field of 605 for $244,583.

• 2010: Phil Ivey Wins $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. for Eighth Bracelet
  Defeats field of 478, including Bill Chen heads up, for $329,840.

• 2011: Jason Mercier Wins $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Max for Second Bracelet
  Defeats field of 507 for $619,575.

• 2012: WSOP Awards 1,000th Bracelet
  Dung Gomer Nguyen defeats field of 2,534 in $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em for $607,200 and the historic bracelet.

• 2014: WSOP Passes Two Billion Dollars in Total Prizes Awarded
  Darius Studdard's second prize of $334,593 in $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Max tops the milestone as Michael Drummond wins his first bracelet.

{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }