August 6
Birthdays
- Lyle Berman [82] b. 1941 Minneapolis, MN as Lyle Arnold Berman
1989 WSOP Main Event 5th place ($67,950). Three bracelets: 1989 $1,500 Limit Omaha ($108,600), 1992 $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em ($192,000), & 1994 $5,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw ($128,250). Poker Hall of Fame 2002 & Seniors Poker Hall of Fame 2015.
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News
- 2006: Joe Hachem Last Champ Standing in Main Event
Exits in 238th place for $42,882.
- 2006: Rick Salomon Last Celebrity Standing in WSOP Main Event
Ex-husband of Pamela Anderson and Shannen Doherty reaches Day 4 and finishes 196th for $42,882. [He would later become a high stakes poker regular, finishing in the top four in consecutive Big One for One Drop tournaments in 2014 ($2.8 million), 2016 ($3,307,206, non-bracelet event), and 2018 ($2.84 million).]
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