July 4

• Fatima Moreira de Melo [45] b. 1978 Rotterdam, Netherlands
  Last Celebrity Standing in 2015 WSOP Main Event (286th for $34,157).
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• Jake Cody [35] b. 1988 Rochdale, England
  Won 2011 $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold 'Em ($851,192) to become the youngest player to win the Poker Triple Crown (WSOP, World Poker Tour, & European Poker Tour titles) at 22.
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• Independence Day: On July 4, 2005, 80-year old Paul McKinney captured the Seniors Championship to become the second oldest bracelet winer (after Johnny Moss) and the first to win one on Independence Day.

• 2005: Paul McKinney Wins Seniors Championship at 80 Years Old
  Wins $202,725 and becomes oldest player to earn his first bracelet and second oldest to win any bracelet behind only Johnny Moss.

• 2005: Rafi Amit Wins $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha for Israel's First Bracelet
  Defeats field of 165 for $511,835.

• 2007: Dan Shak Wins $5,000 Ante Up for Africa Charity Event
  Defeats Brandon Moran heads up for $243,898. Shak and Moran ($142,845) donate their entire winnings to benefit survivors of the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan.

• 2012: Antonio Esfandiari Wins Big One for One Drop
  Defeats field of 48 for record $18,346,673. Sam Tricket second for $10,112,001.

• 2012: Tomas Junek Wins $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em for Czech Republic's First Bracelet
  Defeats field of 2,798 for $661,022.

• 2017: Alexandru Papazian Wins $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold 'Em for Romania's First Bracelet
  Defeats massive field of 8,120 for $888,888.

• 2018: Howard Andrew Plays in Record 45th Consecutive Main Event
  Streak began in 1974, the fourth year of the Main Event.

{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }