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• John Juanda [52] b. 1971 Medan, Indonesia
  Won 2008 WSOP Europe £10,000 Main Event ($1,539,250). Four other bracelets: 2002 $1,500 Ace-to-Five Triple Draw ($49,620), 2003 $2,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo ($130,200), 2003 $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha ($203,840), & 2011 $10,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw ($367,170). First (and still only) Indonesian to win a bracelet. Poker Hall of Fame 2015.
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• 2010: Phil Hellmuth Enters Main Event Dressed as MMA Fighter
  Hellmuth walks in to Jay Z's "On to the Next One" while wearing a flowing black and gold robe, gloves, and sunglasses, accompanied by 11 women, each carrying a "belt" over her head to represent his WSOP bracelets.

• 2016: Inaugural Tag Team Tournament Won by Doug Polk and Ryan Fee
  Pro duo defeats field of 863 two-, three-, and four-player teams for $153,358.

• 2016: Ryan Laplante Sets Record With 12th Cash of Year
  Partners with Leo Wolpert to finish 22nd in $1,000 Tag Team to split $4,315.

• 2016: Yue Du Wins $5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em for China's First Bracelet
  Defeats field of 863 for $800,586.

• 2017: Harrison Gimbel Completes Triple Crown of Poker
  Defeats field of 1,349 in $3,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em for $645,922 to go with his 2010 European Poker Tour and 2016 World Poker Tour titles.

• 2018: Liv Boeree and Melanie Weisner Set Women's Record With Third Straight Main Event Cashes
  Boeree would go on to finish 379th for $33,305, while Weisner would exit in 780th for $18,340.

{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }