November 11

• Veterans Day: Many poker pros have served in the U.S. military, including Bill Smith who fought in the Korean War with the Navy.

• 2008: Peter Eastgate Wins 2008 WSOP Main Event and First November Nine
  Defeats field of 6,844, including Ivan Demidov heads up, for $9,152,416 to become the youngest Main Event champion at 22.

{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }