Felton "Corky" McCorquodale - Entered hall of Fame: 1979
Red Winn - Entered hall of Fame 1979
Sid Wyman - Entered hall of Fame 1979
Wild Bill Hickok, Entered hall of Fame 1979
Edmond Hoyle, Entered hall of Fame 1979
T. "Blondie" Forbes Entered hall of Fame 1980
Bill Boyd Entered hall of Fame 1981
Tom Abdo Entered hall of Fame 1982
Joe Bernstein, Entered hall of Fame 1983.
Murph Harrold, entered the Poker Hall of Fame in 1984
Red Hodges, entered hall of fame 1985
Henry Green, entered hall of fame 1986
Walter Clyde "Puggy" Pearson, entered hall of fame 1987
Doyle Brunson, entered hall of fame 1988
Jack "Treetop" Straus, entered hall of fame 1988
Fred "Sarge" Ferris, entered hall of fame 1989
Benny Binion, entered hall of fame 1990
David "Chip" Reese, entered hall of fame 1991
Thomas Austin "Amarillo Slim" Preston, entered hall of fame 1992
Jack Keller, entered hall of fame 1993
Julius Oral "Little Man" Popwell, entered hall of fame 1996
Roger Moore, entered hall of fame 1997
Stu Ungar, entered hall of fame 2001
Lyle Berman, entered hall of fame 2002
Johnny Chan, entered hall of fame 2002
Bobby Baldwin, entered hall of fame 2003
Berry Johnston, entered hall of fame 2004
Jack Binion, entered hall of fame 2005
Crandell Addington, entered hall of fame 2005
T. J. Cloutier, entered hall of fame 2006
Billy Baxter, entered hall of fame 2006
Barbara Enright, entered hall of fame 2007
Phil Hellmuth, entered hall of fame 2007
Duane "Dewey" Tomko, entered hall of fame 2008
Henry Orenstein, entered hall of fame 2008
Since its inception in 1979, the Hall of Fame has honored 37 gamblers, one for each year, with the exception of 1993 and the year 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008. All but two, Hoyle and Hickok, were twentieth-century card players, and many of them road gamblers who followed the game wherever it would take them.
Hall of Fame Standards
Selection Criteria for the Hall of Fame is straightforward and the standards are high:
A gambler must have played poker against acknowledged top competition, 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. The Poker Hall of Fame, established in 1979, was acquired by Harrah’s Entertainment along with the World Series of Poker in 2004. Though the Hall of Fame is virtual in nature, its membership includes poker's most influential players and other important contributors to the game. With Orenstein and Tomko, there are 16 living members.
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