Poker news tagged with 'poker hall of fame'

On Thursday night, the highly anticipated Poker Hall of Fame ceremony was held in tandem with the Poker Hall of Fame Bounty Tournament at Paris Las Vegas.

Read more » Brian Rast inducted into 2023 Poker Hall of Fame

With the 2023 WSOP currently ongoing, the WSOP has announced on Thursday, June 22, the top finalists eligible for the 2023 Poker Hall of Fame. Just one or two will be inducted.

Read more » The Finalists for 2023 Poker Hall of Fame

On Sunday night, the highly anticipated Poker Hall of Fame ceremony was held in tandem with the 2022 WSOP Main Event final table and the Hall of Fame Bounty Tournament at Bally's & Paris Las Vegas.

Read more » Layne Flack inducted into Poker Hall of Fame

With the 2022 WSOP currently ongoing, the WSOP has announced on Wednesday, June 22, the top finalists eligible for the 2022 Poker Hall of Fame. Just one or two will be inducted.

Read more » The Finalists for 2022 Poker Hall of Fame

Up until Friday December 11, poker fans can nominate for their favorite poker personality at WSOP.com/PHOF to become the 2020 Poker Hall of Fame inductee. This year, only one person will be inducted, just like on the years 1980-2004.

Nominations will be accepted online and fans are encouraged to participate by submitting their nominee along with a brief explanation. All submissions will be tallied and the top 10 nominations will be reviewed by the Poker Hall of Fame Governing Council.

Read more » 2020 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee to be announced December 30

Up until Friday December 11, poker fans can nominate for their favorite poker personality at WSOP.com/PHOF to become the 2020 Poker Hall of Fame inductee. This year, only one person will be inducted, just like on the years 1980-2004.

Nominations will be accepted online and fans are encouraged to participate by submitting their nominee along with a brief explanation. All submissions will be tallied and the top 10 nominations will be reviewed by the Poker Hall of Fame Governing Council.

Read more » 2020 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee to be announced December 30

Mike Sexton had been battling prostate cancer quietly...

On September 6 Sunday night, the poker community lost one of the rare gems in the game, the legendary Mike Sexton.

Read more » WPT Commentator and Poker Hall of Famer Mike Sexton Passes Away at 72

Chris Moneymaker (left) and David Oppenheim (right) have been inducted into the prestigious Poker Hall of Fame.

The owner of the Hall of Fame, The World Series of Poker, announced on Monday during the Main Event final table celebration that two people shall become the 57th and 58th members for their exclusive club. The 10 finalists were announced earlier last month right after an online nomination procedure.

Read more » Chris Moneymaker and David Oppenheim Inducted to Poker Hall of Fame

With the 2019 WSOP currently ongoing, the WSOP has announced this Sunday, June 23, the top 10 finalists eligible for the 2019 Poker Hall of Fame. Just one or two will be inducted.

The list of 10 poker players was created after a process of public nomination and a vetting of these nominations by the Poker Hall of Fame Governing Council. The decision now falls in the hands of 30 living members and 21 poker-industry media experts to determine who gets inducted.

Read more » The Finalists for 2019 Poker Hall of Fame

Bobby Baldwin, who became the 1978 WSOP Main Event champion, is going to leave his post as one of the executives for MGM Resorts International sometime "later this year." The company he has represented and worked so long for announced in a rather suspiciously short press release news. This left many to wonder whether the parting ways is from a mutual agreement or if the Oklahoman-born poker legend has been pushed out by force.

Read more » Bobby Baldwin to Leave MGM Resorts at Year's End

John Hennigan (left) and Mori Eskandani (right) have been inducted into the prestigious Poker Hall of Fame.

The owner of the Hall of Fame, The World Series of Poker, announced last Thursday that the two people shall become their 55th and 56th members for their exclusive club. The 10 finalists were announced earlier this month right after an online nomination procedure.

Read more » John Hennigan and Mori Eskandani Inducted to Poker Hall of Fame

On Monday, the World Series of Poker has released the list of the 10 finalists eligible for the 2018 Poker Hall of Fame class. Just one or two will be inducted.

The list of 10 poker players was created after a process of public nomination and a vetting of these nominations by the Poker Hall of Fame Governing Council. The decision now falls in the hands of 28 living members and a few journalists to determine who gets inducted.

Read more » The Finalists for 2018 Poker Hall of Fame

The Women in Poker Hall of Fame (WiPHoF) celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.

Earlier in May, Lupe Soto and Maria Ho were the lucky ones to be chosen to become members of the 2018 Women in Poker Hall of Fame, making them the 20th and 21st inductees into the Hall.

Read more » Maria Ho inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame by Daniel Negreanu

For the 2018 Women in Poker Hall of Fame (WiPHoF) inductees, the votes are in! Among the 11 highly-qualified ladies nominated, it was Maria Ho and Lupe Soto who were chosen to become members of the illustrious group of 17 Hall of Famers inducted since its foundation in 2008. The two latest additions perfectly fit the women organization's motto "Celebrating excellence, contribution and performance."

Read more » Lupe Soto and Maria Ho chosen for Women in Poker Hall of Fame 2018

The Women in Poker Hall of Fame nominations are open up until midnight PST of March 15, 2018, and you can nominate at one of the dedicated pages of The Hall's website.

Read more » Nominations Open for the Women in Poker Hall of Fame

On Friday night, at a short break on the World Series of Poker Main Event final table, a governing council proudly announced the induction of their 53rd and 54th members - the iconic poker pro Phil Ivey and the late David "Devilfish" Ulliott - into the Poker Hall of Fame.

Read more » Phil Ivey and David Ulliott inducted into Poker Hall of Fame

On Thursday, it was announced that Todd Brunson and Carlos Mortensen become the 51st and 52nd individuals to be inducted into Poker's most exclusive club! The two poker pros were nominated by the public and voted in by a 44-person panel made up of existing Poker Hall of Famers and a Blue Ribbon Media Panel.

Read more » Todd Brunson & Carlos Mortensen Chosen For Poker Hall Of Fame!

Last night it was announced that Jennifer Harman and John Juanda are the newest members of the Poker Hall of Fame! The two American poker pros will be officially inducted on Friday, November 6 at 7:00 pm at Binion's Gambling Place in Las Vegas.

Read more » Harman and Juanda Become Poker Hall Of Fame Members!

Last week the final 10 candidates for the 2015 Poker Hall of Fame were revealed on WSOP's website, and it didn't take long before everyone's favourite poker player Daniel Negreanu (inducted last year) posted a blog where he talked about PHOF's main criteria* and other things related to the matter.

Read more » Daniel Negreanu Discusses Poker Hall Of Fame

Nominations for the 2015 Poker Hall of Fame (established in 1979, currently 48 members) closed on Tuesday... and here are the 10 finalists: John Juanda, Carlos Mortensen, Chris Bjorin, David Chiu, Terry Rogers, Matt Savage, Bruno Fitoussi, Jennifer Harman, Max Pescatori, and David "Devilfish" Ulliott.

Read more » 'Devilfish' Amongst 10 Finalist For 2015 Poker Hall of Fame

About a month ago, the final 10 nominees were presented on World Series of Poker's website. Last week, the 21 living Hall of Fame members and a 20-media panel cast their votes and Daniel Negreanu and Jack McClelland were selected to become the 47th and 48th members of the Poker Hall of Fame!

Read more » Daniel Negreanu & Jack McClelland Join The Poker Hall of Fame

Poker Hall Of Fame member and Team PokerStars Pro Barry Greenstein has been around the poker scene (with huge success) for a very long time and many consider him a living legend thanks to his contributions to the game. Already back in 1991, Barry made so much money playing poker that he was able to retire from his day job to become a full-time poker pro instead.

Read more » Barry Greenstein On Re-Entry Tournaments & More...

Selected media members, current members of the Women in Poker Hall of Fame (Jennifer Harman, Linda Johnson etc) and Board of Directors have inducted Allyen Jaffrey Schulman and Deborah Giardina into Women in Poker Hall of Fame!

They will be honoured at the Golden Nugget's Grand Ballroom (Las Vegas) on June 25, 2014, where a silent auction also will be held. All money raised will go to WhenCharityWorks.org and PokerGives.org.

Read more » Allyen Jaffrey Schulman & Deborah Giardina Inducted Into Women in Poker Hall of Fame

Poker Hall of Fame recently announced that Eric Drache and Brian 'Sailor' Roberts are the 2012's inductees. There will be an official cermony held at the Rio in Las Vegas just before the final table of the WSOP main event kicks off on October 30th!

Brian “Sailor” Roberts earned his nickname from serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. As a poker player he travelled alongside Doyle Brunson and Amarillo Slim. He won two WSOP bracelets in his career: 1974's Deuce to Seven Draw event and the 1975 Main Event. He passed away on the 23rd of June 1995.

Eric Drache is mostly known for his contribution to poker as a poker manager/cardroom manager even though he is a pretty successful seven-card stud player. He finished on 2nd place three times in WSOP stud events: 1973, 1981 and 2009. According to wikipedia, Drache invented satellite tournaments and ante structures among other things.

World Poker Tour's host Mike Sexton is disgusted with the lack of professionalism by some poker pros. In fact, he's so angry and annoyed that he wrote a blog on the matter yesterday - "Poker Pros - Wake Up and Smell the Coffee". Mike Sexton writes that he thinks poker should have a dress code just like in any sport.

Also, he thinks that poker players should be more responsible and on time for interviews and tournaments, full fill all media requests, sign autographs and take pictures with fans when asked etc. Sexton thinks that all these things are extremely important for the future of poker.

Read more » Mike Sexton calls for a change in attitude among poker players

It's now official which poker players that were picked for Poker Hall of Fame this year. Barry Greenstein and Linda Johnson, both from USA, are the new inductees who have received the honorable title that makes sure that they always will be remembered as good poker players that contributed a lot to the poker scene.

Read more » Barry Greenstein and Linda Johnson are the new Hall of Fame inductees

Mike Sexton was the only person to get inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame last year. This year, 10 players players were nominated and 2 of them were chosen by the 16 living hall of fame members and a selected group of media members based upon five criteria:

• A player must have played poker against acknowledged top competition
• Played for high stakes
• Played consistently well, gaining the respect of peers
• Stood the test of time
• Or, for non-players, contributed to the overall growth and success of the game of poker, with indelible positive and lasting results.

Read more » And the 2010 Poker Hall of Fame inductees are...

For the second year in a row, the general public can vote on their favorite poker players who they think deserves to get inducted into the poker hall of fame. They may also write up to 250 words in support of their choice. On September 13, a list with the players that have received the most votes will be sent to the 16 living Hall of Fame players and a selected group of media members who will rank the nominees in order of preference. After that the Hall of Fame committee have made a final review, the top 2 vote-getters will be inducted at an enshrinement ceremony at the Main Event final table in November, 2010.

Read more » The poker hall of fame nominations now open

Phil Hellmuth has won and achieved almost everything a poker player can dream of. Just listen to this. Phil has won 11 WSOP bracelets, reached the final table in many major poker tournaments, he has interests and is the face for one of the worlds most popular poker sites, Ulimate Bet. And last but not least, he was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame 3 years ago.

So what is left to achieve? Well, he has never won a WPT tournament and now he has a great chance to do so as he has made it to the final table of WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star together with 6 other players. Phil will bring 1,150,000 chips to the final table today, and only 2 players have accumulated more chips than him, Andy Seth (1,550,000) and Mclean Karr (1,225,000). However, Phil is the one with most routine and skill of the 7 remaining players. My money is on him!

Phil Hellmuth, 45, has won millions of dollars and 11 WSOP bracelets through his career so far. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame back in 2007 which confirms what a successful player he is. However, in the past few years - things have not gone Phil's way at the poker table, and every time we hear about him lately - it's usually about him crying out load after a "bad beat". According to Daniel Negreunu, Phil must wake up and realize that poker has changed and that one must adjust to how its being played these days.

Read more » Negreanu's attack on Phil Hellmuth's way of playing poker

It seems like Doyle Brunson has no plans to retire from poker as he continue playing at the highest stakes and contributing to the game in many different ways. One of the ways Doyle Brunson is still contributing to the scene is through his blog where anyone can follow his daily life and poker experiences. In his latest blog post one can read some thoughts of his regarding the quality of today's PROS compared to old ones.

"Are today's players better than the old timers? Nah, different but not better. The truth is some of these "pros" play so bad it's hard to lose."

Doyle also writes that he thinks he's lucky to still be able to play so well against today's PRO's even though he thinks that many PRO's including himself tend to lose at least part of their game after reaching the age of 50.

"Time marches on. That's something every poker player has to be aware of. I try to monitor my play regularly because of my age. I'm lucky to still be hanging in there but as I've always said, poker players tend to lose at least part of their game after reaching the age of 50. Even though I won 16 straight in TV cash games, I seem to have reverted to a defensive style of play that I'm not comfortable with. Even though the way your opponent plays dictates the way you play, I've found myself not following my instincts as I've always done."

Party Poker's ambassador Mike Sexton was one of the 9 nominated players for the Poker Hall of Fame this year. And just a couple of days ago, he was the one who got inducted. Even though Mike Sexton knew he was the big favorite to get inducted this year, he still felt very honored when he received the message that he became the 38th person to get inducted into the poker Hall of Fame.

"I'm really, really honored to get inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. And I have to admit that it feels extra good because this is the first time in Poker Hall of Fame history that fans, media, and the living members of Poker Hall of Fame are involved in the whole process."

Read more » Mike Sexton has now been inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame

There is probably nothing bigger for a poker player than getting inducted to The Poker Hall of Fame. Its a proof that one has been a really successful player that have stood the test of time and contributed to the game of poker. The nominated players this year are the following.

Read more » Poker Hall of Fame: These are the 9 nominated players

2009's candidates that have the chance to get inducted to the poker hall of fame are Phil Ivey, Barry Greenstein, Dan Harrington, Tom McEvoy, Men Nguyen, Scotty Nguyen, Mike Sexton, Eric Seidel, Tom Dwan, and Daniel Negreanu.

The 3 big favorites of these 10 players are Mike Sexton, Phil Ivey, and Tom McEvoy. All three have won bracelets and millions of dollars in WSOP throughout the years and also done a great job for poker and its future.

The hottest candidate of these 3 however, is  Mike Sexton. Sexton has been a poker pro at the highest stakes for many years and also been the main commentator for WPT, been the ambassador for Party Poker, writing for the biggest poker magazines and much more. If you look at the requirements for getting into the Poker Hall of Fame bellow, you will understand why he's the hottest candidate.

Read more » Poker Hall of Fame: And the nominees are....

Phil Ivey, is probably the best poker player in the world at cash games and tournaments since a few years back. He has won millions of dollars live, online and from different tournaments. He's greatest achievements during his whole poker career however, has to be that he has won 7 WSOP bracelets. It also thanks to his huge success in WSOP that he's now one of the top candidates to get voted in to "Poker Hall Of Fame".

At the moment, Phil Ivey, is one of the 9 players that will play the WSOP main event final table in November this year. On the final table, he has the chance to get another WSOP bracelet and also to win over 20 million dollars. This huge amount of money, according to an article on a poker site. This is how the author of this article came to this conclusion.

1st prize = $8,5 million + $10 million extra from Full Tilt (assuming that Full Tilt pros have the same deal as satellite qualifiers) + $2 million for the side bet he placed with Andy Bloch ($20,000 to 99,1 times the money when around 2400 players still were in the tournament) + $1 million from Tom Dwan. 

The total winnings according to this calculation would therefore be $21,5 million dollars. But who knows? Maybe Phil placed more than 2 side bets on himself to win the main event?

In 1979, Benny Binion, the owner of the Horseshoe Casino, created the Poker Hall Of Fame to preserve the names and legacies of the world's greatest poker players. He also was the man behind the first ever World Series of Poker (1970), and the first one to organize high stakes games where the public could watch. Anyhow, Harrah's Entertainment took over the right for WSOP in 2004, and also the ownership of the Poker Hall of Fame. Today the Poker Hall of Fame is handled directly by the WSOP crew. Up till now, 37 people have been inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. Only 15 of those people are still living.

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