Ivey, Seidel, Sexton, and McEvoy Make Poker Hall of Fame ListTen Poker Players Nominated by the Fans |
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Phil Ivey’s multi-bracelet summer probably helped his cause. As the youngest seven-time bracelet winner in history, Ivey headlined a list of 10 players that Harrah’s released this morning for consideration for the 2009 Poker Hall of Fame class.
“After a five-week process that saw hundreds of votes cast weekly on WSOP.com, the public has made clear who they think should be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame,” Harrah’s said in a press release. “It will now be up to the current Hall of Famers and a panel of media members to determine who actually does join this exclusive club.”
Three former world champs made the list, including Tom McEvoy, Dan Harrington, and Scotty Nguyen. Mike Sexton, the popular WPT announcer who was promoted heavily by his sponsor site PartyPoker.com, also made the nomination group — as did Erik Seidel, who holds eight bracelets and one runner-up finish in the main event.
Rounding out the list is Tom Dwan, Barry Greenstein, Men Nguyen, and Daniel Negreanu.
Harrah’s did not indicate which players received the most votes, only stating that those 10 players received the 10 most votes from the public.
As for who actually makes the Hall of Fame, that is up to the voting panel — comprised of current members of the Hall of Fame and select members of the poker media. The panel may vote for a person not on the publicly created list, as new names might be added by the Poker Hall of Fame governing council.
Members of the panel can vote into the Hall of Fame as many players as they see fit, but only people who received 75 percent or more of the entire panel’s approval will be inducted.
The induction ceremony will once again take place at the main-event final table in November.
The criteria for the Hall of Fame is as follows:
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