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• Stu Ungar b. 1953 Manhattan, NY as Stuart Errol Ungar (d. 11/22/1998)
  1980, 1981, & 1997 WSOP Main Event winner ($365,000, $375,000, & $1,000,000). 1990 WSOP Main Event 9th place ($25,050). Two other bracelets: 1981 $10,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw ($95,000) & 1983 $5,000 Seven-Card Stud ($110,000). Four bracelets from 1980 to 1989 were the most of any player in the decade. Poker Hall of Fame 2001.
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• Phil Laak [51] b. 1972 Dublin, Ireland as Philip Courtney Laak
  Won 2010 WSOP Europe £2,650 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max (£170,802).
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• 2020: Wenling Gao Wins Women's Record $2,748,605
  Finishes second in Online $5,000 Main Event to shatter Annette Obrestad's 13-year-old record of $2,013,733.

• 2020: Stoyan Madanzhiev Wins Online $5,000 Main Event to Wrap Up Online WSOP
  Bulgarian defeats field of 5,802 for $3,904,686.

{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }