Poker Hall of Fame

At Binion's Horseshoe, the original home of the World Series of Poker, is the Poker Hall of Fame. Since 1979, a new Hall of Famer is selected each year (with exceptions) to join the ranks of the poker elite. The few strict and straightforward guidelines to be in this circle of poker nobility are as follows:

The player has played poker against acknowledged top competition
The player has succeeded in high stakes games
The player has been playing consistently well
The player has gained the respect of peers
The player has stood the test of time

Membership

1979 - Johnny Moss, Nick "The Greek" Dandalos, Felton "Corky" McCorquodale, Red Winn, Sid Wyman, James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, and Edmond Hoyle
1980 - T. "Blondie" Forbes
1981 - Bill Boyd
1982 - Tom Abdo
1983 - Joe Bernstein
1984 - Murph Harrold
1985 - Red Hodges
1986 - Henry Green
1987 - Puggy Pearson
1988 - Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson and Jack "Treetop" Straus
1989 - Fred "Sarge" Ferris
1990 - Lester Ben "Benny" Binion
1991 - David "Chip" Reese
1992 - "Amarillo Slim" Preston
1993 - "Gentleman" Jack Keller
1994 and 1995 - no players inducted
1996 - Julius Oral "Little Man" Popwell
1997 - Roger Moore
1998 through 2000 - no players inducted
2001 - Stu Ungar
2002 - Lyle Berman and Johnny Chan
2003 - Bobby Baldwin
2004 - Berry Johnston
2005 - Jack Binion and Crandell Addington
2006 - Billy Baxter
2007 - Barbara Enright and Phil Hellmuth
2008 - Dewey Tomko and Henry Orenstein
2009 - Mike Sexton
2010 - Dan Harrington and Erik Seidel

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