Bernard Lee [], b. New York, NY 2005 WSOP Main Event 13th place ($400,000). 2 Circuit rings. Boston Herald poker columnist, Card Player writer, ESPN reporter, and Bernard Lee Poker Show host. Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
July 6
Phil Gordon [], b. El Paso, TX 2001 WSOP Main Event 4th place ($399,610). Won 2010 $5,000 Ante Up for Africa charity tournament ($129,086). Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
July 19
Bill Chen [], b. Williamsburg, VA Two bracelets: 2006 $2,500 Short-Handed No-Limit Hold 'Em ($442,511) & 2006 $3,000 Limit Hold 'Em ($343,618). Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
August 10
John Hennigan [], b. Philadelphia, PA Six bracelets from 2002 to 2019. Poker Hall of Fame 2018. 1 World Poker Tour title. Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
September 17
Jean-Robert Bellande [], b. Long Island, NY Won 2018 $5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max ($616,302). 2018 $50,000 Poker Players Championship 2nd place ($784,828). Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
October 8
Matt Damon [], b. Cambridge, MA Rounders actor played in 1998 WSOP Main Event, busting on a cooler with pocket Kings to Doyle Brunson's pocket Aces. Wikipedia | Hendon
November 7
Robert Williamson [], b. Granbury, TX Won 2002 $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha ($201,160). 10 final tables including 2005 $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 2nd place ($353,115). Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon