J.C. Tran [] b. in Vietnam as Justin Cuong Van Tran 2013 WSOP Main Event 5th place ($2,106,526). Won 2008 $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em ($631,170) & 2009 $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha ($235,685). WPT Player of the Year 2006-07 (Season 5). Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
February 1
Phil Ivey [] b. in Riverside, California as Phillip Dennis Ivey, Jr. Two WSOP Main Event Top 10 finishes: 2003 10th ($82,700) & 2009 7th ($1,404,014). Won first bracelet in 2000 $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha ($195,000) and last in 2024 $10,000 Limit Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw ($347,440) after a 10-year drought, including five in mixed games and a record-tying three in 2002. Led 2000-09 decade with seven bracelets. Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
March 4
Juha Helppi [] b. in Finland Won $10,000 Limit Hold 'Em ($306,622) & 2020 Online $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship ($290,286). Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
March 28
Allen Cunningham [] b. in Riverside, California 2006 WSOP Main Event 4th place ($3,628,513). Won 2001 $5,000 Seven-Card Stud ($201,760), 2002 $5,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw ($160,200), 2005 $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em ($725,405), 2006 $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em ($625,830), & 2007 $5,000 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em ($487,287). 2005 WSOP Toyota Player of the Year. Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
April 17
$500 Ace-to-Five Draw Begins Tourney has the earliest start date for any WSOP bracelet event. [Billy Allen would defeat a field of 36 for $10,800 and his only bracelet. This would remain the earliest event until 2003.]
Matt Matros [] b. in New York, New York Won 2010 $1,500 Limit Hold 'Em ($189,870), 2011 $2,500 Mixed Limit/No-Limit Hold 'Em, & 2012 $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max ($454,835). Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon