December 8

• Dave Crunkleton [90] b. 1933
  1990 WSOP Main Event 3rd place ($167,000) & 1992 WSOP Main Event 5th place ($60,600). 11 final tables. Seniors Poker Hall of Fame.
  WSOP.com | Hendon

• Jim Albrecht b. 1949 St. Augustine, FL (d. 10/24/2003)
  WSOP Tournament Director from 1988 to 1998. Saved 1992 WSOP when the IRS wanted taxes to be withheld from all winnings, compromising by issuing W-2G forms.
  

• Antonio Esfandiari [45] b. 1978 Tehran, Iran as Amir Esfandiari
  Three bracelets: 2004 $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em ($184,860), 2012 Big One for One Drop ($18,346,673; biggest WSOP prize ever), & 2012 WSOP Europe €1,100 No-Limit Hold 'Em (€126,207).
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

• Greg Merson [36] b. 1987 Washington, D.C.
  2012 WSOP Main Event winner ($8,527,982). Won 2012 $10,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max ($1,136,197).
  Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }