Poker Hall of Fame 2010

The nominees for the Poker Hall of Fame 2010 have been announced; the induction ceremony will take place during November play of the final table of this year’s World Series of Poker.

Fans voted for the nominees at WSOP.com over the past two months and the top 10 individuals who received the most votes are the potential inductees. Now the voting process moves away from fans and toward poker experts.

The 10 nominees include: Phil Ivey, Tom McEvoy, Daniel Negreanu, Erik Seidel, Chris Ferguson, Jennifer Harman-Traniello, Linda Johnson, Barry Greenstein, Scotty Nguyen and Dan Harrington.

The Poker Hall of Fame Governing Council will select the final list of candidates eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame. The final nominees will be voted on by the 16 living members of the Hall of Fame and a media panel made up of 17 people.

The final voters will consider criteria such as how well the player has played against other top competition, how often the player has been in high-stakes games, and how well the player has played consistently, and how that play has stood the test of time. If the nominee is a non-player, the panel will consider how well the nominee has contributed to the overall success of the game of poker.