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In the list of nominees this year were 9 well-known names. Here they are: Barry Greenstein, Dan Harrington, Phil Ivey, Men Nguyen, Tom McEvoy, Daniel Negreanu, Scotty Nguyen, Mike Sexton and Eric Seidel. And try to say that you do not know them! :) Any of the presented participants with at least 75% of the vote will go to the Hall of Fame Poker has as one full of its hosts real casino slot.

Existing members of the organization will have to determine which of the nine best match these criteria:

-Ability to play poker, underpinned by high places and titles in tournaments;

-Game on large bets; Sequence and respect for colleagues;

-Long-term presence in the gambling world rus roulette;

-For those who do not play (eg, Sexton) - a significant contribution to the development and popularization of poker.

Members of the Hall of Fame poker hand can also add other candidates who, in their opinion, too, deserve to take pride of place. These people will be automatically nominated in the next year sky gambling.

Even in 2008 one of the organizers of the WSOP, Jeffrey Pollack, said that the process of selecting new members of the Hall of Fame Poker will undergo some changes. In particular, began receiving nominees in people who are not professional tournament players. And really what happened. As is known, initially there were 10 applicants, ie all the above and the notorious Tom Dwan. Durrrr was the only one who did not pass the first selection slot games. Young player recently broke into the big world of poker, but about him already know everything, not least because of his contest "Durrrr Challenge". However, according to one member of the Hall, Dwan does not meet the selection criteria, because he did not pass the test of time. Well, if Tom will continue in the same spirit, then inevitably fall into the star team slot machine.