Michael Mizrachi [] b. in Miami, Florida as Michael David Mizrachi 2025 WSOP Main Event winner ($10,000,000), 2010 Main Event 5th place ($2,332,992). Won 2010, 2012, 2018, & 2025 $50,000 Poker Players Championship ($1,559,046, $1,451,527, & $1,239,126), 2011 WSOP Europe €10,000 Split-Format No-Limit Hold 'Em ($448,861), & 2019 $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo ($142,801). Led 2010-19 decade with five bracelets. Poker Hall of Fame 2025 (special induction following Main Event). Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
February 8
Bertrand Grospellier [] b. in Melun, France Won 2011 $10,000 Seven-Card Stud ($331,639) to complete Poker Triple Crown (WSOP, World Poker Tour, & European Poker Tour titles). Won 2019 WSOPE €550 Colossus ($211,000). 2017 $111,111 High Roller for One Drop 2nd place ($2,278,657). WPT Player of the Year 2008-09 (Season 7). Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
February 17
Paul Wasicka [] b. in Dallas, Texas 2006 WSOP Main Event 2nd place ($6,102,499, the largest second prize ever for the Main Event until 2023). Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
February 21
Eugene Katchalov [] b. in Kyiv, Ukraine Won 2011 $1,500 Seven-Card Stud ($122,909) to become the first Ukrainian with a bracelet. Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
April 23
Johnny Moss's Autobiography for Sale at Horseshoe Casino Written with the help of Don Jenkins, the 214-page book, "Johnny Moss: Poker's Finest Champion of Champions", is subtitled "A Portrait of the Greatest Poker Player of our Time".
April 25
Kathy Burks Leads $1,000 Ace-to-Five Draw Late on Final Day The Gardena, California player would finish out of the money but is the first female to lead this late in a WSOP bracelet event.
$1,000 Ace-to-Five Draw (Event #1, 2 days [4/24 start])
Henri Bollinger Says Four Events Will Be Televised Plans include not only the Main Event but a Seven-Card Stud tournament, the Mixed Doubles, and the Ladies Championship. [Alas, only the Main Event is actually produced.]
April 29
$1,000 Seven-Card Razz (Event #3, 2 days [4/28 start])
Brandon Cantu [] b. in Vancouver, Washington Won 2006 $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em ($757,839) & 2009 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo ($228,867). Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
May 11
Stu Ungar Wins $10,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw for Second Bracelet Defeats field of 19, including Bobby Baldwin heads up, for $95,000 and the WSOP's 100th bracelet. He becomes the youngest player to have two bracelets, a younger 27 than Gary Berland by three months.
$10,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw (Event #10, 2 days [5/10 start])
Eddie Schwettmann Wins $1,000 Limit Hold 'Em Murray, Kentucky restaurant owner defeats field of 180 for $90,000 in an event missing from WSOP.com and the Hendon Mob Database.
Chip Reese Reaches Record Third Straight Final Table Finishes 3rd in $2,500 Ace-to-Five Draw, 5th in $10,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw, 4th in $1,000 Limit Hold 'Em to become the first player to cash in the final nine of three consecutive WSOP events.
$1,000 Limit Hold 'Em (Event #11, 2 days [5/11 start; ended past midnight])
Winner: Eddie Schwettmann ($90,000 & 1st bracelet)
John and Neil Wheeler First Father and Son to Play Same Main Event The Tyler, Texas players survived the Day 1 dinner break [but neither would cash].
May 19
Vera Richmond Leads WSOP Main Event at End of Day 1 Her 50,250 chips make her the first woman to lead at the end of any day. Amarillo Slim Preston famously promises, "I'll cut my throat" if she holds on to win the Main Event, but she busts late on Day Two without cashing.
May 20
Bill Boyd Joins Poker Hall of Fame Boyd is a four-time bracelet winner who dominated every WSOP Five-Card Stud event in the early 70's before it was permanently canceled.
May 21
Chip Reese Wins "Most Valuable Player" Award Makes four final tables, each in a different game type -- No-Limit Hold 'Em, Limit Ace-to-Five Draw, No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw, and Seven-Card Stud.
Stu Ungar Wins 1981 WSOP Main Event to Defend Title Defeats field of 75, including Perry Green heads up, for $375,000, third bracelet, and second of year. He becomes the youngest player with three bracelets, three months younger than former champ Bobby Baldwin, who reaches the 9-player final table with chip lead before falling in seventh for $15,000.
May 22
$10,000 Main Event - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #14, 5 days [5/18 start])
Ivan Demidov [] b. in Moscow, Russia 2008 WSOP Main Event 2nd place ($5,809,595). Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
July 19
Scott Clements [] b. in Mt. Vernon, Washington Won 2006 $3,000 Omaha Hi/Lo ($301,175), 2007 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha ($194,206), & 2019 $1,500 Dealer's Choice ($144,957). Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
August 13
Anthony Zinno [] b. in Cranston, Rhode Island Won 2015 $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha ($1,122,196), 2019 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo ($279,920), 2021 $10,000 Seven-Card Stud ($182,872), & 2021 $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. ($160,636). WPT Player of the Year 2014-15 (Season 13). Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
August 15
Brock Parker [] b. in Maryland as John Brock Parker Won 2009 $2,500 Limit Hold 'Em Short-Handed ($223,688), 2009 $2,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em Short-Handed ($552,745), & 2014 $10,000 Omaha Hi/Lo ($443,407). First two bracelets came just four days apart. Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
August 28
Gavin Griffin [] b. in Darien, Illinois Won 2004 $3,000 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em ($270,420) to set record as youngest bracelet winner at 22 years, 8 months, and 17 days old. First player to win the Triple Crown of Poker with a European Poker Tour title in 2007 and a World Poker Tour title in 2008. Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
October 16
Scott Montgomery [] b. in Perth, Ontario, Canada 2008 WSOP Main Event 5th place ($3,096,768). Won 2010 $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em ($481,760). Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon
November 8
Brian Rast [] b. in Denver, Colorado Won 2011 $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em ($227,232), 2011 $50,000 Poker Players Championship ($1,720,328), 2016 $50,000 Poker Players Championship ($1,296,097), 2018 $10,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw ($259,670), 2021 $3,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max ($474,102), & 2023 $50,000 Poker Players Championship ($1,324,747). Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon