June 28
Birthdays
- Ken Flaton b. 1940 North Bergen, NJ as Kennety Roy Flaton (d. 11/7/2004)
Won 1983 $1,000 Seven-Card Stud ($62,000). 11 final tables. Seniors Poker Hall of Fame 1998.
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- Joe McKeehen [32] b. 1991 North Wales, PA
2015 WSOP Main Event winner ($7,683,346). Two other bracelets: 2017 $10,000 Limit Hold 'Em ($311,817) & 2020 Online $3,200 No-Limit Hold 'Em High Roller ($352,985). 4 Circuit rings.
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News
- 2005: Phil Ivey Wins $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha for Fifth Bracelet
Defeats field of 134 (229 rebuys) for $635,603.
- 2009: Greg Mueller Wins $1,500 Limit Hold 'Em Shootout for Second Bracelet of Year
Defeats field of 571 for $194,909 eleven days after winning $10,000 Limit Hold 'Em for $460,841.
- 2016: Loren Klein Wins $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em/Pot-Limit Omaha for First Bracelet
Defeats field of 919 for $241,427.
- 2017: Brian Yoon Wins $1,500 Monster Stack for Third Bracelet
Defeats field of 6,716 for $1,094,349.
- 2018: Scott Seiver Wins $10,000 Limit Hold 'Em for Second Bracelet
Defeats field of 114 for $296,222.
- 2019: Scott Seiver Wins $10,000 Razz for Third Bracelet
Defeats field of 116 for $301,421.
{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }