June 26
Birthdays
- Michael Laing [71] b. 1952
Won 1994 $2,500 Limit Hold 'Em ($212,000). 8 final tables.
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- Antoine Saout [39] b. 1984 Morlaix, France
2009 WSOP Main Event 3rd place ($3,479,670) & 2017 WSOP Main Event 5th place ($2,000,000). WSOP Europe Main Event 7th place (between reaching the U.S. Main Event final table and playing it).
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Deaths
- Sid Wyman d. 1978 [age 68] (b. 6/1/1910)
1974 WSOP Main Event 5th place (not paid). High-stakes player who owned the Sands, Riviera, Royal Nevada, and Dunes casinos. Voted "Most Respected Player" at the 1974 WSOP, where he finished 3rd in the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud. Poker Hall of Fame 1979.
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News
- 2005: Farzad Bonyadi Wins $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em for Third Bracelet
Defeats field of 279 (777 rebuys) for $594,960.
- 2014: John Hennigan Wins $50,000 Poker Players Championship for Third Bracelet
Defeats field of 102 for $1,517,767.
- 2015: Ben Yu Wins $10,000 Limit Hold 'Em for First Bracelet
Defeats field of 117 for $291,456.
- 2018: Loren Klein Wins $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo for Third Bracelet
Defeats field of 476 for $1,018,336.
- 2019: First Three-Person Team Wins $1,000 Tag Team
After five Mixed Doubles events from 1979 to 1983 and four Tag Team events from 2016 to 2018 were all won by pairs, Barak Wisbord, Daniel Dayan, and Ohad Geiger break through a field of 976 teams for the $168,395 first prize.
{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }