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• Vanessa Selbst [39] b. 1984 New York, NY
  Three bracelets: 2008 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha ($227,933), 2012 $2,500 10-Game 6-Max ($244,259), & 2014 $25,000 Mixed-Max No-Limit Hold 'Em ($871,148). First and still only woman with three open bracelets. WSOP leading female money winner. Tied women's record by reaching final 9 of three events in 2012.
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• 2006: Max Pescatori Wins $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em for First Bracelet
  Defeats field of 1,290 for $682,389.

• 2007: Phil Hellmuth Crashes Racecar in Preparation for Main Event
  Sustains minor injuries but is still able to play, arriving in a limo instead of driving up as he originally planned.

• 2008: Motoyuki Mabuchi Rivers Quad Aces in Main Event... And Loses
  His opponent, Justin Phillips, shows the King and Jack of Diamonds for a rivered royal flush to bust Mabuchi.

• 2011: Ellen "Gram" Deeb Becomes the Oldest Woman to Play in the Main Event at Age 91
  Shaun Deeb's grandmother tells the crowd, "I just have one thing to say! You are all playing for second!", but does not reach Day 2.

• 2017: Heidi May Wins Ladies Championship for Australia's First Female Bracelet
  Defeats field of 718 for $135,098.

• 2019: Roland Israelashvili Becomes First Player With 100 WSOP Cashes and 100 WSOP Circuit Cashes
  Finishes 664th in $1,000 Little One for One Drop for $1,822.

• 2020: 70-Year-Old Ron McMillen Wins Online $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max
  Had never played online before and says he won't again despite defeating field of 568 (368 rebuys) for $133,214.

{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }