Eric Drache and Brian 'Sailor' Roberts To Be Inducted Into Poker Hall Of FameBoth Inductees Will Officially Become Members On October 30 |
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A Young Eric Drache Stands Behind Doyle Brunson
The two poker legends will be officially inducted in a special ceremony at the Rio in Las Vegas on October 30 prior to the conclusion of the World Series of Poker main event final table.
Drache, an accomplished seven-card stud player who has made five WSOP final tables, is best known for his contributions to the game off the felt. Drache served as the WSOP’s tournament director in the 1970s and is credited with the creation of satellite tournaments, allowing players to pool money to get enough scratch together for a full buy-in. During his long career, he has served as the poker room manager for Bellagio, Golden Nugget and Mirage and even worked as a consultant on numerous televised poker events.
“I’m not only surprised and honored to have been selected, I’m also a bit embarrassed considering the other nominees,” said Drache. “When Jack Binion and myself worked on creating the Hall of Fame, I never considered myself a potential candidate. I’m particularly happy for the family of ‘Sailor’ Roberts. ‘Sailor’ by everyone’s account, including my own personal observations, was a great player and played many games very well.”
Brian ‘Sailor’ Roberts, who passed away in 1995, was a former traveling partner of ‘Amarillo Slim’ Preston and Doyle Brunson. The Texas gambler was a two-time WSOP bracelet winner and won the main event in 1975.
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Brian 'Sailor' Roberts
There are now 44 members of the Poker Hall of Fame. In order to be considered, a player must be at least 40 years old, played poker against top competition, played for high stakes, played well enough to earn the respect of their peers and stood the test of time. Non-players must have contributed to the overall growth of the game, with indelible positive and lasting results.
Here’s a look at all of the members.
| Name | Year Inducted |
| Johnny Moss | 1979 |
| Nick “The Greek” Dandolos | 1979 |
| Felton “Corky” McCorquodale | 1979 |
| Red Winn | 1979 |
| Sid Wyman | 1979 |
| James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok | 1979 |
| Edmond Hoyle | 1979 |
| Blondie Forbes | 1980 |
| Bill Boyd | 1981 |
| Tom Abdo | 1982 |
| Joe Bernstein | 1983 |
| Murph Harrold | 1984 |
| Red Hodges | 1985 |
| Henry Green | 1986 |
| Walter Clyde “Puggy” Pearson | 1987 |
| Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson | 1988 |
| Jack “Treetop” Straus | 1988 |
| Fred “Sarge” Ferris | 1989 |
| Benny Binion | 1990 |
| David “Chip” Reese | 1991 |
| Thomas “Amarillo Slim” Preston | 1992 |
| Jack Keller | 1993 |
| Julius Oral Popwell | 1996 |
| Roger Moore | 1997 |
| Stu “The Kid” Ungar | 2001 |
| Lyle Berman | 2002 |
| Johnny “The Orient Express” Chan | 2002 |
| Bobby “The Owl” Baldwin | 2003 |
| Berry Johnston | 2004 |
| Jack Binion | 2005 |
| Crandell “Dandy” Addington | 2005 |
| T.J. Cloutier | 2006 |
| Billy Baxter | 2006 |
| Barbara Enright | 2007 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 2007 |
| Dewey Tomko | 2008 |
| Henry Orenstein | 2008 |
| Mike Sexton | 2009 |
| Dan Harrington | 2010 |
| Erik Seidel | 2010 |
| Linda Johnson | 2011 |
| Barry Greenstein | 2011 |
| Eric Drache | 2012 |
| Brian “Sailor” Roberts | 2012 |
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