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• Chau Giang [68] b. 1955 Vietnam as Chau Tu Giang
  Three bracelets: 1993 $1,500 Limit Ace-to-Five Draw ($82,800), 1998 $2,000 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo ($150,960), & 2004 $2,000 Pot-Limit Omaha ($187,920).
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• Sam Trickett [37] b. 1986 East Retford, England
  High roller with six cashes for six figures or more, including 2nd place in the 2012 Big One for One Drop for $10,112,001.
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• Chad Brown d. 2014 [age 52] (b. 8/13/1961)
  Shortly before he passed away, was given an honorary WSOP bracelet for his overall contributions to the game of poker. 9 final tables.
  Obituary | Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• 2005: David Chiu Wins $5,000 Omaha Hi/Lo for Fourth Bracelet
  Defeats field of 224 for $347,410.

• 2007: Robert Mizrachi Wins $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha for First Bracelet
  Defeats field of 314 for $768,889.

• 2008: John Hennigan Wins $5,000 Ante Up for Africa Charity Event
  Defeats field of 88 for $136,860. Hennigan, second place finisher Michael DeGusta (2nd for $85,536), Phil Hellmuth (4th for $38,491), Ray Romano (8th for $18,176), and Casey Affleck (9th for $16,038) all donate their winnings.

• 2009: WSOP Passes One Billion Dollars in Total Prizes Awarded
  $1,003,218 first prize in $5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max tops the milestone as Matthew Hawrilenko wins his first bracelet.

• 2009: Alex Bolotin Wins $5,000 Ante Up for Africa Charity Event
  Defeats field of 138 and donates half of his $176,449 prize.

• 2013: Dana Castaneda Wins $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em
  31-year-old waitress defeats field of 2,883 for $454,207 in the largest event ever won by a woman.

• 2015: Anthony Zinno Wins $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha for First Bracelet
  Defeats field of 175 for $1,122,196.

• 2018: Randall Emmett Enters Rio Accompanied by Showgirls and a Marching Band Playing the Theme from Rocky
  The film and television producer was just trying to entertain but got a mixed reaction from other players. [He apologized the next day and had the showgirls hand out ice cream bars to everyone.]

• 2022: Eli Elezra Wins $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo for Fifth Bracelet
  Defeats field of 284 for $611,362.

• 2022: David Jackson Wins $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold 'Em for Second Bracelet
  Defeats field of 1,359, including Phil Hellmuth heads up, for $598,173 to become the only black player besides Phil Ivey with multiple bracelets.

{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }