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Birthdays
- Jason Mercier [37] b. 1986 Fort Lauderdale, FL
Five bracelets: 2009 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha ($237,415), 2011 $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Max ($619,575), 2015 $5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max ($633,357), 2016 $10,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw ($273,335), & 2016 $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. ($422,874).
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Deaths
- Joe Bernstein d. 1975 (b. 1/5/1899)
Possibly the oldest player to win his first bracelet at age 74 in 1973 ($3,000 Limit Ace-to-Five Draw). Poker Hall of Fame 1983.
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News
- 2014: Martin Jacobson Wins 2014 WSOP Main Event
Defeats field of 6,683, including Felix Stephensen heads up, for $10,000,000.
- 2021: Liebert Becomes First Woman to Cash in Main Event Six Times
Makes the money to edge back ahead of Maria Ho, who had tied her in 2020. [Liebert would exit early the next day in 938th for $15,000.]
- 2021: Jessica Cai Leads WSOP Main Event After Day 3
Her 1,796,000 chips make her the first woman to lead the Main Event after three days or later (fourth to lead after any day).
{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }