the World Series of Poker Public voting for the 2023 Poker Hall of Fame nominee class has opened.
Players and fans alike are encouraged Submit their preferred candidatealong with a brief explanation describing why their nominee was chosen for the honor.”
Candidates must be submitted ConnectedThey will be accepted until June 18. The top 10 vote-getters will then be reviewed by the Poker Hall of Fame Board of Directors to ensure that they all meet the criteria.
The criteria for induction into the Poker Hall of Fame are as follows:
• You must be at least 40 years old
• Played for high stakes against recognized competition
• Play well consistently and gain the respect of peers
• Withstood the test of time
• Contribute, for non-players, to the overall growth and success of the game of poker, with positive and lasting results
The 2023 inductee will be selected by the 31 living members of the Hall and announced Thursday, July 13 during the Poker Hall of Fame’s annual Poker Hall of Fame event. WSOP.
Last year, the honor went to the late Lane Flack, who became the 61st member overall. The six-time bracelet winner died in 2021 and beat out nine other candidates including players Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier, Brian Rast, Josh Arieh, Kathy Liebert, Michael Mizrachi and Mike Matusow, as well as PokerStars founder Isai Scheinberg, WPT Director Matt Savage, W WSOP Commenting on the duo Lon McEachern and Norman Chad.
Here’s a look at all of the current members of the Poker Hall of Fame:
| name | agitator |
| Johnny Moss | 1979 |
| Nick Dandolos “The Greek” | 1979 |
| Felton “Corky” McCorquodale | 1979 |
| Red Wayne | 1979 |
| Mr Wyman | 1979 |
| James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok | 1979 |
| Edmond Howell | 1979 |
| Blondie Forbes | 1980 |
| Bill Boyd | 1981 |
| Tom Abdo | 1982 |
| Joe Bernstein | 1983 |
| Merv Harold | 1984 |
| Red Hodges | 1985 |
| Henry Green | 1986 |
| Walter Clyde “Boogie” Pearson | 1987 |
| Doyle Bronson “Texas Dolly” | 1988 |
| Jack “Tree Top” Strauss | 1988 |
| Fred “Sarge” Ferris | 1989 |
| Benny Pinion | 1990 |
| David “Chip” Reese | 1991 |
| Thomas “Amarillo Slim” Preston | 1992 |
| Jack Keeler | 1993 |
| Julius Oral Popwell | 1996 |
| Roger Moore | 1997 |
| Stu “Baby” Ungar | 2001 |
| Lyle Berman | 2002 |
| Johnny “The Orient Express” Chan | 2002 |
| Bobby “The Owl” Baldwin | 2003 |
| Perry Johnston | 2004 |
| Jack Benyon | 2005 |
| Crandell Addington | 2005 |
| TJ Cloutier | 2006 |
| Billy Baxter | 2006 |
| Barbara Enright | 2007 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 2007 |
| Dewey Tomko | 2008 |
| Henry Orenstein | 2008 |
| Mike Sexton | 2009 |
| Dan Harrington | 2010 |
| Eric Seidl | 2010 |
| Linda Johnson | 2011 |
| Barry Greenstein | 2011 |
| Eric Drach | 2012 |
| Brian “Sailor” Roberts | 2012 |
| Scotty Nguyen | 2013 |
| Tom McEvoy | 2013 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 2014 |
| Jack McClelland | 2014 |
| Jennifer Harman | 2015 |
| John Gwanda | 2015 |
| Carlos Mortensen | 2016 |
| Todd Bronson | 2016 |
| David “Devilfish” Ulliott | 2017 |
| Phil Ivey | 2017 |
| John Hennigan | 2018 |
| Scandinavian Mori | 2018 |
| Chris Moneymaker | 2019 |
| David Oppenheim | 2019 |
| Hack seeds | 2020 |
| Eli Elizra | 2021 |
| Lynn Flack | 2022 |
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