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• Erik Seidel [64] b. 1959 New York, NY
  1988 WSOP Main Event 2nd place ($280,000) & 1999 WSOP Main Event 4th place ($279,500). Nine bracelets from 1992 to 2021. 1 World Poker Tour title. 1 European Poker Tour High Roller victory (not counted for Triple Crown). Poker Hall of Fame 2010.
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• Colson Whitehead [54] b. 1969 New York, NY
  Multi-Pulitzer Prize-winning author who wrote the 2014 book, "The Noble Hustle", about his attempt to go from complete poker amateur to the 2011 WSOP Main Event.
  Wikipedia

• Hans Lund d. 2009 [age 59] (b. 9/23/1950)
  1990 WSOP Main Event 2nd place ($334,000), 1992 WSOP Main Event 3rd place ($176,750).
  Obituary | Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• 1991: Chip Reese Inducted Into Poker Hall of Fame
  Reese is a double bracelet winner who was named the "Most Valuable Player" of the 1981 WSOP for reaching four final tables, each in a different game. [He would add one more bracelet in 2006.]

• 2013: Ryan Riess Wins 2013 WSOP Main Event
  Defeats field of 6,352, including Jay Farber heads up, for $8,359,531.

• 2015: John Juanda and Jennifer Harman Inducted Into Poker Hall of Fame
  Juanda is a 5-time bracelet winner who won the 2008 WSOP Europe Main Event, and Harman is a double bracelet winner and high stakes cash game player. Together, they round the Hall up to an even 50 members.

• 2017: Chris Ferguson Is WSOP Player of the Year
  Cashes record 23 times to hold off John Racener.

{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }