WSOP Hall of Fame Potential Inductees Handicapped

The ten potential inductees into the World Series of Poker Hall of Fame have been announced. One or two of these poker players will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at a ceremony held as part of the World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table shenanigans this November. We take a look at who is the most likely to join the hallowed list of poker greats.

The Poker Hall of Fame, established in 1979, traditionally elects one or two members annually using the following criteria:

• A gambler must have played poker against acknowledged top competition,
• A gambler must have played for high stakes
• Played consistently well, gained the respect of peers and 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.

10^th: Daniel Negreanu (Winner of 4 WSOP bracelets 2^nd in all-time career live winnings) Kid Poker would have been mush higher up this list were it not for some of his recent outbursts towards other players. Losing marks rapidly for his lack of respect.

9^th: Linda Johnson (One WSOP bracelet) Would probably be 10^th in this list if Negreanu had kept his thoughts to himself. Johnson’s work outside of poker make her an outside bet but in a very competitive year extremely unlikely.

8^th: Jennifer Harman (Two WSOP Bracelets) Harman ahs failed to win a bracelet since 2002 and needs a strong year soon to hope for a place in the Hall. One for the future after a big result.

7^th: Dan Harrington (Two WSOP bracelets) Hasn’t won in a long time at the WSOP but his writing and $6m in career live earnings may make up for that. Unlikely in this tough year to receive the call.

6^th: Scotty Nguyen (Five WSOP bracelets) Wonderful comeback story and with five bracelets to his name is a shoe in at some point down the years. Maybe too soon for “The Train”.

5^th Barry Greenstein (Three WSOP bracelets) Unlikely to win this year but has a strong case after dominating the biggest cash games for years. With only three bracelets to his name he is potentially short on tournament wins for the WSOP.

4^th: Chris Ferguson (Five WSOP bracelets) Has won huge amounts of money from tournament poker including five WSOP bracelets and three WPT Championships. Lacks that something special on his poker CV.

3^rd:  Tom McEvoy (Four WSOP bracelets) Won his first bracelet in 1982 and then won last year’s inaugural WSOP Players Championship which although it may not be a bracelet event carried enormous prestige. With his writing and commitment to poker he is a real dark horse in this Hall of Fame, could be his year.

2^nd: Erik Seidel (Eight WSOP bracelets) Joint sixth place in the all time WSOP bracelet winners with Ivey Seidel is a logical choice after a career at the very pinnacle of the poker world. Wins all over the world and bracelets dating back to 1992 Seidel is a prime pick for the Hall of Fame.

1^st: Phil Ivey (Eight WSOP bracelets) Leader in career earnings, eight WSOP bracelets, consistently beating the very highest stakes live and online – there is little Ivey hasn’t done already. Some might say at 34 he is too young but playing at the highest level for a decade should mean Ivey walks into the Hall of Fame after being denied last year.