Nomination Process Begins For Poker Hall Of FameInductee(s) To Be Enshrined Come November |
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Poker fans now have the opportunity to play a role in the selection for the newest inductee(s) into the Poker Hall of Fame.
To nominate a player click here.
Currently, 46 people are in the PHoF. There are 21 living members of the elite group.
They are (in order of induction): Tom McEvoy, Scotty Nguyen, Eric Drache, Brian “Sailor” Roberts, Barry Greenstein, Linda Johnson, Dan Harrington, Erik Seidel, Mike Sexton, Henry Orenstein, Duane “Dewey” Tomko, Barbara Enright, Phil Hellmuth, Billy Baxter, T.J. Cloutier, Crandell Addington, Jack Binion, Berry Johnston, Bobby Baldwin, Lyle Berman, Johnny Chan, Stu “The Kid” Ungar, Roger Moore, Julius Oral “Little Man” Popwell, Jack Keller, Thomas Austin “Amarillo Slim” Preston, David “Chip” Reese, Benny Binion, Fred “Sarge” Ferris, Doyle Brunson, Jack “Treetop” Straus, Walter Clyde “Puggy” Pearson, Henry Green, Red Hodges, Murph Harrold, Joe Bernstein, Tom Abdo, Bill Boyd, T “Blondie” Forbes, Nick “The Greek” Dandolos, James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok, Edmond Hoyle, Felton “Corky” McCorquodale, Johnny Moss, Red Winn and Sid Wyman.
As it has become customary, the enshrinement ceremony will be held in concert with the November final table of the main event in the Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio.
The WSOP said that the criteria for the PHoF are as follows:
A player must have played poker against acknowledged top competition; be a minimum of 40 years old at time of nomination; 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.
According to the WSOP, the induction process will work as follows:
The public will be able to submit name for consideration via online submissions at through August 15. On or after August 15, the entire list of submitted individuals will be forwarded to the Nominating Committee, which will be tasked with reviewing all submissions and determining the final list of eligible candidates. The committee will determine if any others should be added (such as non-poker players who have contributed greatly to the game, any glaring omissions, etc.) and determine the final eligible list. The Nominating Committee’s final list will be announced in September. Anyone on this list will be forwarded to the official voters, made up of current Poker Hall of Fame members and select media.
A finalist ballot will be sent to the current Hall-of-Famers who will each rank the nominees in order of preference—ranking only those they deem worthy of admission in 2014. Each Hall-of-Famer will also have the ability to add a write-in candidate, who won’t be eligible for admission in 2014, but will automatically be added to the consideration list for 2015. A select group of media members will also be sent a ballot for ranking the finalists.
After receiving back all ballots, the PHoF governing council reviews the selections and helps finalize any tiebreakers or errors. The two finalists receiving the most votes, as long as they are a majority, will be inducted. Unlike the Major League Baseball HoF, for example, the PHoF does not have a brick-and-mortar presence.
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