1976

Poker Omnibus W50P

February 1

Phil Ivey [], b. Riverside, CA as Phillip Dennis Ivey, Jr.
2009 WSOP Main Event 7th place ($1,404,014). 2003 WSOP Main Event final table bubble boy ($82,700). 10 bracelets from 2000 to 2014, including five in mixed games and a record-tying three in 2002. Seven bracelets from 2000-2009 were the most of any player in the decade.
Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

May 5

Johnny Moss Wins $500 Seven-Card Stud for Record Sixth Bracelet
Defeats field of 52 for $26,000 in opening event of the 1976 WSOP.

$500 Seven-Card Stud (Event #1, began 5/3)

Winner: Johnny Moss ($13,000)

Entries: 52 (5 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

May 6

$1,000 Seven-Card Stud Split (Event #3, began 5/6)

Winner: Doc Green ($12,750)

Entries: 17 (2 paid)

Some sources, including WSOP.com, spell the winner's last name "Greene". Date is approximate.

WSOP.com | Hendon

May 7

Walter Smiley Becomes First Black Player to Earn a Bracelet
Wins $5,000 Seven-Card Stud for $35,000 after defeating Eric Drache heads up.

$5,000 Seven-Card Stud (Event #2, began 5/5)

Winner: Walter Smiley ($35,000)

Entries: 11 (3 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

May 10

Doyle Brunson Wins $5,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw for First Bracelet
Defeats field of 14 (6 rebuys) for $90,250.

$5,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw (Event #4, began 5/7)

Winner: Doyle Brunson ($90,250)

Entries: 14$ (6 rebuys) (3 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$2,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #5, began 5/9)

Winner: Howard Andrew ($23,750)

Entries: 25 (4 paid)

This was a "non-professional" tournament that explicitly prohibited poker pros.

WSOP.com | Hendon

May 12

$10,000 Ace-to-Five Draw (Event #6, began 5/11)

Winner: Perry Green ($68,300)

Entries: 5$ (3 rebuys) (2 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

May 13

Howard Andrew Wins $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em for Second Bracelet of Year
Defeats record field of 56 for $28,000 just three days after beating a field of 25 for $23,750 in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em.

$1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #7, began 5/12)

Winner: Howard Andrew ($28,000)

Entries: 56 (5 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

May 17

Doyle Brunson Wins 1976 WSOP Main Event
Defeats field of 22, including Jesse Alto heads up, for $220,000 and second bracelet.

$10,000 Main Event - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #8, began 5/14)

Winner: Doyle Brunson ($220,000)

Entries: 22 (1 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 22

Martin Staszko [], b. Trinec, Czech Republic
2011 WSOP Main Event 2nd place ($5,433,086).
Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

August 10

Jimmy Casella d. 1976 [age 52] (b. 6/3/1924)
Three unpaid Top 10 WSOP Main Event finishes: 1972 8th place, 1973 WSOP Main Event 7th, & 1974 10th. Three bracelets: 1971 $1,000 Razz ($10,000), 1974 $10,000 Seven-Card Stud ($41,225), & 1974 $1,000 Razz ($25,000).
Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

August 11

Erick Lindgren [], b. Burney, CA
Two bracelets: 2008 $5,000 Mixed Hold 'Em ($374,505) & 2013 $5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em Shootout ($606,317). 2008 WSOP Player of the Year.
Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

December 20

Michael Binger [], b. Delray Beach, FL
2006 WSOP Main Event 3rd place ($4,123,310). 1 Circuit ring.
Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

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