Maurice Hawkins [] b. in St. Louis, Missouri Became the all-time WSOP Circuit money leader in 2016. Became the first player to reach 10 WSOP Circuit rings in 2017 and 15 in 2023. WSOP.com | Hendon
April 15
Chino Rheem [] b. in West Palm Beach, California as David Yongtaek Rheem 2008 WSOP Main Event 7th place ($1,772,650). Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
April 23
Red Winn d. 1980 [age 83] (b. 8/17/1896) High stakes gambler who was an all-around player but was especially good at Five- and Seven-Card Stud. Poker Hall of Fame 1979. Wikipedia
April 26
Total WSOP Entries Top 2,000 61 players enter $1,000 Ace-to-Five Draw to reach the milestone.
$1,000 Ace-to-Five Draw (Event #1, 2 days [4/25 start])
Father-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law Both Win Bracelets Debby Callihan wins 62-player $400 Ladies Championship for $14,880 less than two weeks after her father-in-law Pat Callihan took down the 13-player $2,000 Limit Draw for $26,000.
$400 Women's Seven-Card Stud (Event #8, 2 days [5/9 start])
Sarge Ferris Wins $10,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw Defeats field of 19 (6 rebuys of which two were his), including Doyle Brunson heads up, for $150,000 and his first bracelet. [This would end up as the future Poker Hall of Famer's only bracelet.]
$10,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw With Rebuys (Event #9, 2 days [5/12 start])
WSOP Pays Out 200th Prize Dick Carson fifth in $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em for $6,900, the 200th prize awarded in WSOP history.
$1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #11, 3 days [5/16 start])
Winner: Robert Bone ($69,000 & 1st bracelet)
Entries: 138 (5 paid)
Bone thought the tournament started the next day and only joined it in progress after blinding down to 750 chips, having come into the Horseshoe for lunch.
Gabe Kaplan Leads After Second Day of Main Event With 203,100 chips, actor has more than double Stu Ungar's 92,500 in second. Shelby Parrot is third with 67,000, Jerry Fong fourth with 64,700, and Doyle Brunson fifth with 60,600.
May 21
Gabe Kaplan Finishes Sixth in Main Event, Best Celebrity Finish Ever Comedian and actor is unfortunately the money bubble boy.
Stu Ungar Wins 1980 WSOP Main Event Defeats field of 73, including Last Champ Standing Doyle Brunson heads up, for $365,000 to become the youngest Main Event winner at 26. Johnny Moss also reaches final table, finishing fourth for $73,000, half of Brunson's prize.
$10,000 Main Event - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #12, 4 days [5/19 start])
David Williams [] b. in Arlington, Texas as David Anthony Williams 2004 WSOP Main Event 2nd place ($3,500,000). Won 2006 $1,500 Seven-Card Stud ($163,118). Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
August 3
Elton Tsang [] b. in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada as Tsang Ka Wai Won 2016 Big One for One Drop for $12,248,912, which was a non-bracelet event at the Monte Carlo One Drop Extravaganza but put him in the top ten in career WSOP winnings. Founded and organized first poker tournament in Macau. Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
September 5
Scott Fischman [] b. in Langhorne, Pennsylvania Won 2004 $2,000 H.O.R.S.E. ($100,200) & 2004 $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em ($300,000). Set record for youngest player with two bracelets at age 23. Featured in Poker's Most Wanted playing card deck (2006). Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
September 19
Kevin MacPhee [] b. in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho Won 2015 $5,000 Turbo No-Limit Hold'em for $490,900 & 2015 WSOP Europe Main Event ($1,001,577). 2010 EPT Player's Choice Award. Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
September 24
John Arne Riise [] b. in Molde, Norway Norwegian soccer player and manager was Last Celebrity Standing in 2016 WSOP Main Event (reached Day 3 but did not cash). Wikipedia | Hendon
December 13
Patrik Antonius [] b. in Helsinki, Finland 2011 WSOP Europe Main Event 9th place ($120,228). Over a million dollars in WSOP winnings but primarily a high stakes cash game specialist. Poker Hall of Fame 2024. Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
December 24
Dutch Boyd [] b. in Columbia, Missouri as Russell Aaron Boyd Won 2006 $2,500 Short-Handed No-Limit Hold 'Em ($475,712), 2010 $2,500 Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max ($234,065), & 2014 $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em ($288,744). Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon