With the 52nd annual World Series of Poker® (WSOP) in full swing, today the list of ten nominees into the Poker Hall of Fame were announced. Traditionally electing one new member annually, the finalists will be considered by 32 living members who will cast votes to determine this year’s Hall-of-Famer. The 2021 finalists are as follows:
There are three new finalists in the 2021 class including six-time WSOP bracelet winner, Layne Flack, Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier and five-time champion legend, Michael Mizrachi.
The Poker Hall of Fame criteria remain the same as previous years:
The enshrinement ceremony is now held on Wednesday, Nov. 17 in concert with the final table of the Main Event and the Hall of Fame Bounty tournament at Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. All living Poker Hall of Fame members are invited to freeroll into the $1,979 No-Limit Hold’em tournament, with the buy-in priced in honour of the Hall of Fame’s founding year. This event will be open to all players. Each participating Hall of Famer will have a bounty corresponding to the year they were inducted into poker’s most exclusive club. The 2021 inductee will be announced during the event.
The entire list of 59 Poker Hall of Fame members includes:
2020 Huck Seed
2019 Chris Moneymaker, David Oppenheim
2018 John Hennigan, Mori Eskandani
2017 Phil Ivey, David Ulliott
2016 Todd Brunson, Carlos Mortensen
2015 Jennifer Harman, John Juanda
2014 Jack McClelland, Daniel Negreanu
2013 Tom McEvoy, Scotty Nguyen
2012 Eric Drache, Brian ‘Sailor’ Roberts
2011 Barry Greenstein, Linda Johnson
2010 Dan Harrington, Erik Seidel
2009 Mike Sexton
2008 Henry Orenstein, Duane ‘Dewey’ Tomko
2007 Barbara Enright, Phil Hellmuth
2006 Billy Baxter, T.J. Cloutier
2005 Crandell Addington, Jack Binion
2004 Berry Johnston
2003 Bobby Baldwin
2002 Lyle Berman, Johnny Chan
2001 Stu ‘The Kid’ Ungar
1997 Roger Moore
1996 Julius Oral ‘Little Man’ Popwell
1993 Jack Keller
1992 Thomas Austin ‘Amarillo Slim’ Preston
1991 David ‘Chip’ Reese
1990 Benny Binion
1989 Fred ‘Sarge’ Ferris
1988 Doyle Brunson, Jack ‘Treetop’ Straus
1987 Walter Clyde ‘Puggy’ Pearson
1986 Henry Green
1985 Red Hodges
1984 Murph Harrold
1983 Joe Bernstein
1982 Tom Abdo
1981 Bill Boyd
1980 T ‘Blondie’ Forbes
1979 Nick “The Greek” Dandolos, James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok, Edmond Hoyle, Felton “Corky” McCorquodale, Johnny Moss, Red Winn, Sid Wyman
For more information on the Poker Hall of Fame, visit http://www.wsop.com/pokerhalloffame/
ABOUT THE POKER HALL OF FAME
The Poker Hall of Fame, established in 1979, was acquired by Harrah’s Entertainment along with the World Series of Poker in 2004. Though the Hall of Fame is virtual in nature, its membership includes poker’s most influential players and other important contributors to the game. There are now 32 living members, and 59 members have been bestowed the honour of Poker Hall of Famer. The Poker Hall of Fame traditionally elects one or two members annually. The enshrinement ceremony is now held in concert with the final table of the Main Event of the WSOP, held in Las Vegas.
ABOUT THE WORLD SERIES OF POKER
The World Series of Poker® is the largest, richest and most prestigious gaming event in the world, having awarded more than $3.29 billion in prize money and the prestigious gold bracelet, globally recognized as the sport’s top prize. Featuring a comprehensive slate of tournaments in every major poker variation, the WSOP is poker’s longest-running tournament in the world, dating back to 1970. In 2019, the event attracted 187,298 entrants from 118 different countries to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and awarded more than $293 million in prize money. In addition, the WSOP has formed groundbreaking alliances in broadcasting, digital media and corporate sponsorships, while successfully expanding the brand internationally with the advent of WSOP Europe in 2007 and the WSOP Asia-Pacific in 2013 and the WSOP International Circuit Series in 2015. All WSOP events are subject to the then-current and applicable WSOP tournament rules. For more information, please visit www.wsop.com.
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