July 19
Birthdays
- Bill Chen [53] b. 1970 Williamsburg, VA
Two bracelets: 2006 $2,500 Short-Handed No-Limit Hold 'Em ($442,511) & 2006 $3,000 Limit Hold 'Em ($343,618).
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- Scott Clements [42] b. 1981 Mt. Vernon, Washington
Three bracelets: 2006 $3,000 Omaha Hi/Lo ($301,175), 2007 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha ($194,206), & 2019 $1,500 Dealer's Choice ($144,957).
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Deaths
- James Garner d. 2014 [age 86] (b. 4/7/1928)
Maverick actor played in the 2006 WSOP Main Event. Seniors Poker Hall of Fame 2007.
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- Layne Flack d. 2021 [age 52] (b. 5/18/1969)
Six bracelets: 1999 $3,000 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em ($224,400), 2002 $2,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em ($303,880), 2002 $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em ($268,020), 2003 $2,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo ($119,260), 2003 $1,500 Limit Hold 'Em Shootout ($120,000), & 2008 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha ($577,725). One of three players, along with Doyle Brunson and Gary Berland, to win multiple bracelets in consecutive years. Poker Hall of Fame 2022.
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News
- 2017: Scotty Nguyen Last Champ Standing in Main Event
Exits in 549th place for $22,449.
- 2022: Dan Zack Is WSOP Player of the Year
Wins two bracelets while cashing 16 times to beat Daniel Weinman.
{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }