July 12
Birthdays
- Chris Moorman [38] b. 1985 Basildon, England
Two bracelets: 2017 $3,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max ($498,682) & 2021 Online $800 No-Limit Hold 'Em Turbo Deepstack ($102,406).
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News
- 2008: Kara Scott Last Celebrity Standing in WSOP Main Event
Poker commentator finishes 104th for $41,816.
- 2010: Mizrachi Brothers Set Record As All Four Cash in Main Event
Michael Mizrachi reaches the final table and finishes 5th for $2,332,992, while Robert exits 116th for $57,102, Daniel 345th for $36,463, and Eric 718th for $19,263.
- 2012: Gaelle Baumann Leads After Day 2 of WSOP Main Event
Her 505,800 chips make her the third woman to lead after any day of a Main Event.
- 2014: Ronnie Bardah Cashes in Record Fifth Straight Main Event
Finishes 475th for $25,756 to break tie with Robert Turner, Bo Sehlstedt, Theodore Park, Chris Bjorin, Diogo Borges, Christian Harder, and Aditya Agarwal.
- 2014: Huck Seed Last Champ Standing in Main Event
Exits around 700th place just a few spots out of the money.
- 2014: Jason White Last Celebrity Standing in WSOP Main Event
American stock car racer finishes 348th for $33,734.
- 2014: Maria Ho Last Woman Standing in WSOP Main Event
Finishes 77th for $85,812 and her second Last Woman Standing title while setting women's record with her eighth cash of the year.
- 2015: Fatima Moreira de Melo Last Celebrity Standing in WSOP Main Event
Dutch field hockey player finishes 286th for $34,157.
- 2015: Jim Bechtel Last Champ Standing in Main Event
Exits in 121st place for $46,890.
- 2018: Phil Hellmuth Wins $5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em for Record Fifteenth Bracelet
Defeats field of 452 for $485,082.
- 2018: John Hennigan and Mori Eskandani to Be Inducted Into Poker Hall of Fame
Hennigan is a 5-time bracelet winner, while Eskandani is an excellent poker player but better known for producing "NBC Heads-Up Championship", "Poker After Dark", and "High Stakes Poker". [Hennigan won another bracelet in 2019.]
- 2021: Four Main Event Final Tablists Make $500 No-Limit Hold 'Em Turbo Deepstack Final Table
Brian Piccioli (6th in 2017 for $1,675,000) defeats field of 959, including runner-up Dan Sindelar (7th in 2014 for $1,235,862), 4th place finisher Ye "Tony" Yuan (5th in 2020 U.S. half for $286,963), and 8th place finisher Michael Dyer (3rd in 2018 for $3,750,000), for $83,332.
{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }
