Do not assume that Internet gaming sites are in compliance with the rules and regulations of every jurisdiction from which they accept players. YOU are responsible for determining if it is legal for YOU to play any particular game or place any particular wager under the laws of the jurisdiction where you are located. Refer to Our Advisories in the Sportsbook Review section of this site. Gambling911 is an independent information service not affiliated with any casino, poker room or online sportsbook. There are hundreds of jurisdictions in the world with Internet access and hundreds of different games and online gambling opportunities available on the Internet. Warning: You must ensure you meet all age and other regulatory requirements before entering a casino or placing a wager.

• Poker Hall Of Fame Nominations List
• Poker Hall Of Fame Members

• »News
• »2019 Poker Hall of Fame Nominees Revealed: Should Moneymaker Be Inducted?

The 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is in full swing over in Las Vegas, Nevada, and earlier this week the 10 nominees for the 2019 Poker Hall of Fame election were announced and they have split the opinions of the poker community.

Officials from the World Series of Poker have announced the finalists for its 2017 Hall of Fame inductions, and Phil Ivey stands out as a strong first-ballot contender. The nomination process got. The Minnesota Poker Hall of Fame was created to recognize of Minnesota poker players who have met the following criteria: The nominee must have a strong Minnesota connection, either by birth or residence. The nominee must have played consistently amongst acknowledged competition. The nominee must have withstood the test of time.

WORLD'S MOST GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSIFIED GAMING COMPANYCaesars Entertainment Corporation is the world's most geographically diversified casino-entertainment company. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, 75 years ago, Caesars has grown through development of new resorts, expansions and acquisitions and now operates casinos on four continents. The company's resorts operate primarily under the Caesars®, Harrah's® and Horseshoe® brand names. Texas holdem winning hand order. Caesars also owns the World Series of Poker® and the London Clubs International family of casinos.

A panel of 30 living Poker Hall of Fame and a select group of 21 industry experts are set to cast their votes before July 8th with up to two of the nominees being inducted into poker’s history books before the 2019 WSOP Main Event shuffles up and deals for the first time.

That panel will select from the following 10 poker players.

• Chris Bjorin
• David Chiu
• Eli Elezra
• Antonio Esfandiari
• Chris Ferguson
• Ted Forrest
• Mike Matusow
• Chris Moneymaker
• David Oppenheim
• Huck Seed

The criteria the panel must adhere to before voting for who they think should become part of the Class of 2019 has been altered in recent years, but it is still a topic that causes hot debate.

In 2009, nominations from the public were considered when it came to compiling the list of 10 finalists. This resulted in a then 23-year-old Tom “durrrr” Dwan becoming a finalist for the Poker Hall of Fame, although he missed out to the now partypoker Chairman Mike Sexton. As a result, further changes to the criteria were made stating nominees must be at least 40-years of age, something now known as “the Chip Reese rule”.

Poker Hall of Fame Criteria

• Must have played against acknowledged competition
• Be at least 40-years-old
• Played for high stakes
• Played consistently well, gaining the respect of their peers
• Stood the test of time
• For non-players, contributed to the growth and success of the game of poker with lasting and indelible positive results

Poker Hall Of Fame Nominations List

Following the above voting criteria, it is hard to make a case against any of the nominees being inducted into the 2019 Poker Hall of Fame, although some sections of the poker community has been discussing the merits of Chris Moneymaker.

Moneymaker, a member of Team PokerStars, the world’s biggest online poker site’s roster of sponsored pros has a WSOP bracelet to his name after he won the 2003 WSOP Main Event, defeating Sammy Farha heads-up to secure the $2.5 million first-place prize. Since then, however, Moneymaker has cashed for an additional $1,763,401 over 16 years or an average $110,212 per year. These are hardly figures that are setting the world alight.

Poker community members are highlighting the fact that Moneymaker is considered to be a player and thus should be judged on his playing merit. If that was to be the case, the PokerStars ambassador should not even be on the list of finalists.

Moneymaker: The most apt name ever

The man with the most apt surname ever, should not only be on the list of the 10 finalists, but should also be welcomed into the Poker Hall of Fame with open arms. Here is why.

Having won an $86 buy-in satellite online at PokerStars that awarded a seat in the 2003 WSOP Main Event, Moneymaker, then an accountant from Atlanta, Georgia, was living the dream. Here was Moneymaker, a normal everyday man on the streets, rubbing shoulders with poker’s wily professionals in their own back yard. To make matters even better, this was Moneymaker’s first major live poker tournament.

Moneymaker found himself heads-up against seasoned pro Sammy Farha where he ran one of the most spectacular bluffs in WSOP history before finally defeating Farha to claim the bracelet, $2.5 million in cash and the title of World Champion. Moneymaker had taken on the pros and won, beating them at their own game and selling the dream to millions of wannabe poker players around the world; the “Moneymaker Effect” was born.

The Moneymaker Effect

Without Moneymaker’s victory in the 2003 WSOP Main Event there is every chance online poker would have fizzled out. His story created the Moneymaker Effect that saw online poker sites burst into life and and offered dozens of satellite tournaments into huge event. Attendances at the WSOP exploded to almost unbelievable levels. Moneymaker defeated a field of 839 players in 2003, the same tournament saw 2,576 enter in 2004, some 5,619 players buy into the 2005 Main Event and a still-record 8,773 hopefuls entered the 2006 edition of the WSOP Main Event. No field has been less than 6,352 since 2006. This would not have happened without Moneymaker’s influence.

He may not have stellar results to his name. He may not be battling it out with poker’s elite grinders week in week out, but PokerStars’ Moneymaker is a true Poker Hall of Famer and would be deserving of a place in the Class of 2019.

Daniel Negreanu will be eligible for the Poker Hall of Fame for the first time in 2014. (Image: compatiblepoker.com)

Like most sports (in the broad sense of the word), poker has had some elite players throughout its history that stand out from the rest. That makes it only natural that there be a Poker Hall of Fame to honor the names that will be remembered for generations to come. But in a sport where there are few statistics (and even fewer reliable ones), the nomination process of poker’s hallowed shrine is a bit more complex than in, say, baseball.

That’s why this year, the World Series of Poker (which oversees the Poker Hall of Fame) has announced that fans will once again play a role in determining just who will get into poker’s most exclusive club. Fans can nominate a player online at WSOP.com from now though August 15, after which the submissions will be tabulated and the top ten nominees will be reviewed by the Poker Hall of Fame Governing Council.

From that list, the Governing Council will remove any inappropriate names and add any individuals they feel must be included (in particular, non-players who may not be famous to fans, but who played key roles in the industry). That final list will be announced in September, from which a ballot will be formed.

Up to Two New Members to be Selected

That ballot will then be sent to the official voters. All living Hall-of-Famers (21 in total) have a vote, as do some select media members who cover the world of poker. Each voter will then rank the nominees they believe are worthy of induction in order of preference. They also have the option of adding a write-in candidate who will be considered for induction in 2015.

Once all ballots have been returned, the Governing Council tallies the votes. The top two finalists are then inducted into the hall of fame, provided that they have both received majority support from the voters. Traditionally, either one or two candidates have been inducted each year since 2001, with a full class of two making the cut each of the last four years. Last year’s inductees were Tom McEvoy and Scotty Nguyen.

Criteria Designed to Honor the Best

The criteria for entrance into the Poker Hall of Fame are rather straightforward. For players, they must have played against the world’s top competition at high stakes, been acknowledged to have played consistently well, stood the test of time, gained the respect of their peers and be at least 40 years of age at the time of their nomination. Meanwhile, non-players must have contributed to the growth and success of poker with “indelible positive and lasting results.”

The induction ceremony will take place during the November Nine final table of the World Series of Poker’s Main Event, in the Rio’s Penn & Teller Theater in Las Vegas. At this time, there is no physical location for the Hall of Fame itself.

At the moment, it’s anyone’s guess as to who will be nominated this year, let alone who will ultimately receive the honor of induction. However, there are a couple of notable players who will be eligible for the first time in 2014. Canada’s Daniel Negreanu will turn 40 before nominations close, making the world’s winningest tournament poker player eligible for the first time. Also eligible is Gus Hansen, one of the more legendary tournament and cash game players in both live and online play over the past decade.

Poker Hall Of Fame Members

Comments are closed.