Those who’ve always wanted to see their favorite poker players and personalities in the Poker Hall of Fame can now have a say in the matter. That’s because Harrah’s Entertainment has decided to open up voting to the public. All people have to do to vote for players is go to the World Series of Poker website and cast their vote(s).
Once all of the votes have been cast, the Hall of Fame committee will take the finalist and review the selections. From there, the committee will then submit the finalists’ names to a group of selected media members as well as the living Hall of Fame members. These two groups will then vote on who will be inducted into the 2009 Poker Hall of Fame class.
People need to keep in mind that they can’t just nominate their online poker buddies since there is a specific list of requirements that must be met in order to enter the Hall. The requirements are as follows:
- Must have played against top-notch poker competition.
- Must have gained the respect of one’s peers through consistent play.
- Must have withstood the test of time.
- Non-players need to have provided considerable contributions to the growth and success of poker.
The last two people to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame are Dewey Tomko and Henry Orenstein. Tomko gained his credentials by finishing runner-up in two different WSOP Main Event final tables in addition to winning 3 gold bracelets. Orenstein invented the hole-card camera which has been a driving force for poker’s success in recent years.
Some of the current members of the Poker Hall of Fame who are still active on the tables include Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, T.J. Cloutier, and Johnny Chan. With part of the voting now up to the public, this could be the first year a member of the younger generation joins the Poker Hall of Fame.
Hit the Comments below to let us know who you want to see in the Poker Hall of Fame. (remember we’ve got a CommentOfTheWeek Contest going on. Win prizes!)
The automatics or course, Brunson, Chan, Hellmuth, Scotty nguyen. All those old school players have been grinding for years. But now with the internet there are so many good players, it’s amazing. If I had to pick a drewm table like they do on poker after dark it would be Doyle, Phil Helmuth, Phil Ivey, Sam Farha, and Patrick Antonious. If I could win that sit and go, I think I could actually tell people Im pretty good. Another up and comer is Ivan Demidov, how do you make both main event final tables with so many entrants?? His play is very, very good. Im sure Theres a ton I missed, sorry.
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