Poker Hall Of Fame
The Poker Hall of Fame, established in 1979, was acquired by Harrah’s Entertainment along with the World Series of Poker in 2004. Its membership includes poker's most influential players and other important contributors to the game.
There are 18 living members, and to date 40 members have been bestowed the honor.
Traditionally, one or two new members are elected annually. The enshrinement ceremony is now held in concert with the final table of the Main Event of the World Series of Poker, held each November in Las Vegas. The main criteria for the WSOP Hall of Fame are as follows:
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.
The list of the 40 Poker Hall of Fame members are as follows:
| Year |
Inductees |
| 1979 |
Nick “The Greek” Dandolos James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok Edmond Hoyle Felton “Corky” McCorquodale Johnny Moss Red Winn Sid Wyman |
| 1980 |
T “Blondie” Forbes |
| 1981 |
Bill Boyd |
| 1982 |
Tom Abdo |
| 1983 |
Joe Bernstein |
| 1984 |
Murph Harrold |
| 1985 |
Red Hodges |
| 1986 |
Henry Green |
| 1987 |
Walter Clyde “Puggy” Pearson |
| 1988 |
Doyle Brunson Jack “Treetop” Straus |
| 1989 |
Fred “Sarge” Ferris |
| 1990 |
Benny Binion |
| 1991 |
David “Chip” Reese |
| 1992 |
Thomas Austin “Amarillo Slim” Preston |
| 1993 |
Jack Keller |
| 1996 |
Julius Oral “Little Man” Popwell |
| 1997 |
Roger Moore |
| 2001 |
Stu “The Kid” Ungar |
| 2002 |
Lyle Berman Johnny Chan |
| 2003 |
Bobby Baldwin |
| 2004 |
Berry Johnston |
| 2005 |
Crandell Addington Jack Binion |
| 2006 |
Billy Baxter T.J. Cloutier2007 |
| 2007 |
Barbara Enright Phil Hellmuth |
| 2008 |
Henry Orenstein Duane “Dewey” Tomko |
| 2009 |
Mike Sexton |
| 2010 |
Dan Harrington Erik Seidel |
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