1987 - This Year in WSOP History

January 2

Nick Petrangelo [], b. Feeding Hills, MA
Won 2015 $3,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em Shootout ($201,812) & 2018 $100,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em High Roller ($2,910,227).
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March 10

Jack Salter [], b. London, England
2014 WSOP Asia-Pacific Main Event 2nd place (A$516,960) & 2017 WSOP Europe Main Event 7th place (€129,121). 2016 High Roller for One Drop 4th place ($1,536,666).
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March 29

Kelly Minkin [], b. Waukesha, WI
Last Woman Standing in 2015 WSOP Main Event (29th $211,821) & 2018 (50th $156,265).
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April 5

Dario Sammartino [], b. Naples, Italy
2019 WSOP Main Event 2nd place ($6,000,000).
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April 15

Jason Somerville [], b. Long Island, NY
Won 2011 $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em ($493,091). 5 final tables. Nearly $2 million in winnings.
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April 16

David Peters [], b. Toledo, OH
Four bracelets: 2016 $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em ($412,557), 2020 Online $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold 'Em ($360,480), 2021 Online $7,777 No-Limit Hold 'Em Lucky 7's High Roller ($283,940), 2022 $100,000 High Roller Bounty No-Limit Hold 'Em ($1,166,810). 1 Circuit ring.
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May 1

$1,000 Seven-Card Razz (Event #1, began 4/30)

Winner: Carl Rouss ($65,200)

Entries: 163 (16 paid)

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May 3

$1,000 Limit Ace-to-Five Draw (Event #2, began 5/2)

Winner: Bob Addison ($96,400)

Entries: 216 (16 paid)

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May 6

Telly Savalas Finishes Fifth in $1,000 Seven-Card Stud Split
Wins $11,650 after reaching his second final table.

$1,000 Seven-Card Stud Split (Event #3, began 5/4)

Winner: Joe Petro ($93,200)

Entries: 233 (16 paid)

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May 7

$1,000 Seven-Card Stud (Event #4, began 5/6)

Winner: Jim Craig ($103,600)

Entries: 259 (16 paid)

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May 9

Artie Cobb Wins $5,000 Seven-Card Stud for Second Bracelet
Defeats field of 71 for $142,000 after falling behind 354,500 to 500 heads up against Don Williams.

$5,000 Seven-Card Stud (Event #5, began 5/8)

Winner: Artie Cobb ($142,000)

Entries: 71 (8 paid)

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May 10

Alma McClelland Becomes All-Time Women's Money Leader
Finishes third in Ladies Championship for $4,200 to boost her career total to $35,480, $430 ahead of Betty Carey.

Billy Baxter Wins $5,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw for Fifth Bracelet
Defeats field of 37 (31 rebuys) for $153,000. The 1,000th prize in WSOP history goes to Howard Andrew for 16th place ($1,800).

$500 Women's Seven-Card Stud (Event #6, began 5/9)

Winner: Linda Ryke-Drucker ($16,800)

Entries: 84 (8 paid)

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$5,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw (Event #7, began 5/10)

Winner: Billy Baxter ($153,000)

Entries: 37$ (31 rebuys) (5 paid)

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May 12

T.J. Cloutier Wins $1,000 Limit Omaha for First Bracelet
Defeats field of 180 for $72,000.

$1,000 Limit Omaha (Event #8, began 5/11)

Winner: T.J. Cloutier ($72,000)

Entries: 180 (18 paid)

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May 13

Hal Kant Wins $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Grateful Dead attorney defeats field of 91 (83 rebuys), including Lyle Berman heads, up for $174,000.

$2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #9, began 5/13)

Winner: Hal Kant ($174,000)

Entries: 91$ (83 rebuys) (9 paid)

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May 15

Jack Keller Surpasses $1,000,000 in WSOP Career Winnings
Second place finish for $118,125 in record 342-player $1,500 Limit Hold 'Em allows Gentleman Jack to join Doyle Brunson and Stu Ungar in the seven-digit club as Ralph Morton wins the tourney for $189,000 and second bracelet.

$1,500 Limit Hold 'Em (Event #10, began 5/14)

Winner: Ralph Morton ($189,000)

Entries: 342 (27 paid)

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May 17

Puggy Pearson Inducted Into Poker Hall of Fame
Pearson won the 1973 WSOP Main Event and four other bracelets, including the 1972 $1,000 Seven-Card Stud that is missing from the record books.

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #11, began 5/16)

Winner: Hilbert Shirey ($171,600)

Entries: 313 (27 paid)

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May 20

Jack Keller Last Champ Standing in Main Event
Reaches final table before exiting in 9th place for $18,750.

May 21

Johnny Chan Wins 1987 WSOP Main Event
Defeats field of 152, including Frank Henderson heads up, for $625,000 and second bracelet to become the first foreign-born Main event winner.

$10,000 Main Event - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #12, began 5/18)

Winner: Johnny Chan ($625,000)

Entries: 152 (36 paid)

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June 30

Martin Jacobson [], b. Stockholm, Sweden
2014 WSOP Main Event winner ($10,000,000).
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July 10

Isaac Baron []
Won 2019 $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max ($407,739). First Card Player Online Player of the Year in 2007.
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August 24

Jonathan Duhamel [], b. Boucherville, Quebec, Canada
2010 WSOP Main Event winner ($8,944,310). Two other bracelets: 2015 $111,111 High Roller for One Drop ($3,989,985) & 2015 WSOP Europe €25,600 High Roller No-Limit Hold 'Em (€554,395).
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September 20

Andrew Lichtenberger [], b. East Northport, NY
Won 2016 $3,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em ($569,158). 2019 $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold 'Em 2nd place ($917,232). 1 Circuit ring.
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October 6

Niall Farrell [], b. Dumfries, Scotland
Won 2017 WSOP Europe €25,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em High Roller (€745,287) to complete Poker Triple Crown (2015 European Poker Tour & 2016 World Poker Tour titles). First Scotsman with a bracelet.
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November 17

Phillip Hui [], b. San Antonio, TX
Three bracelets: 2014 $3,000 Omaha Hi/Lo ($286,976), 2019 $50,000 Poker Players Championship ($1,099,311), & 2022 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha ($311,782).
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November 18

Joe Cada [], b. Shelby Charter, MI
2009 WSOP Main Event winner ($8,546,435), youngest ever at 21 years, 11 months, and 23 days. 2018 WSOP Main Event 5th place ($2,150,000). Three other bracelets: 2014 $10,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max ($670,041), 2018 $3,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em Shootout ($226,218), & 2018 $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold 'Em ($612,886).
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December 8

Greg Merson [], b. Washington, D.C.
2012 WSOP Main Event winner ($8,527,982). Won 2012 $10,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max ($1,136,197).
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