After two-month of voting process, the World Series of Poker officials unveiled the top 10 vote getters for the 2010 Poker Hall of Fame Class. Now it will now be up to the current Hall of Famers and a panel of media members – the Poker Hall of Fame Governing Council – to determine who will get into this exclusive club: they will review the list and examine who is eligible to enter or not among the current 37 members of the Poker Hall of Fame. Four criteria are required to be considered worthy: a player must have played poker against acknowledged top competition; played for high stakes; played consistently well, gaining the respect of peers; 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.
Unlike last year, when there were no women among the final ten, this year two ladies are up for consideration: they are the columnist Linda Johnson and the poker player Jennifer Harman. The other eight inductees are Chris Ferguson, Barry Greenstein, Jennifer Harman, Dan Harrington, Phil Ivey, Linda Johnson, Tom McEvoy, Daniel Negreanu, Scotty Nguyen and Erik Seidel. Overall a total of 102 names received nominations. The Poker Hall of Fame, established in 1979, was acquired by Harrah’s Entertainment along with the World Series of Poker in 2004. The WSOP Hall of Fame membership includes poker’s most influential players and other important contributors to the game.
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