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The Poker Hall of Fame announce their 2019 Finalists

The Poker Hall of Fame announce their 2019 Finalists
24 Jun
2019
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The Poker Hall of Fame has announced their 10 Finalists for the Class of 2019.

The 10 Finalists are:

Chris Bjornin: From Sweden, Bjornin has earned $5.7 million on the tour winning two WSOP Gold Bracelets.  He is eighth all-time on the cash list and is second all-time among Swedish born players.  Bjornin has none WSOP Main Event cash-ins.

David Chiu: From China, David Chu is a five-time WSOP Gold Bracelet winner.  He has made $8 million over his career, which began in 1996.

Eli Elezra: From Israel, Elezra has won over $3.7 million on the tour and four WSOP Gold Medal Bracelets.  

Antonio Esfandiari: Nicknamed the “Magician”, Esfandiari won the first ever WSOP Big One for One Drop $1,000,000 buy-in tournament and he is ninth all-time in winnings.  He has also won three WSOP Gold Bracelets and two WPT Titles.

Chris Ferguson: Ferguson has 129 WSOP cashes, which ranks him second all-time.  He has made $9 million playing tournament poker.

Ted Forrest: Forrest has won more than $6.3 million over his career and won three WSOP Gold Bracelets.  That accomplishment happened over three different type of poker variances, making him the only one to do so.

Mike Matusow: Dubbed the “Mouth”, Matsuow has won four WSOP Gold Bracelets with $9.5 million in earnings.  He has made the WSOP main event table twice.

Chris Moneymaker: Moneymaker made online poker more popular by winning the 2003 WSOP Main Event after winning his entry in an online satellite for only $39. He has won $3.7 million in tournament winnings.

David Oppenheim: A pro from Los Angeles, Oppenheim has won nearly $2 million in career earnings.

Huck Seed: Seed is a four-time WSOP Bracelet winner with $7.6 million over his career.  

To qualify for the Hall of Fame the inductee must:

1. Have played against acknowledged top competition.

2. Be at least 40 years old at the time of nomination.

3. Played for high stakes.

4. Played well and gained the respect of others.

If the inductee is a non-player, he/she must have contributed to the overall growth and success of the game of poker.  To date there are 56 members of the Hall, which was founded in 1979.

The Class of 2019 would be decided by 30 Hall of Fame members ad 21 poker industry members.  Ballots are due on July 8 and the Class will be announced on July 15 during the WSOP main event final table.

 

With the exception of Esfandian, all of the Finalists have been nominated before.

Committee Chairman

Kirk Buchner, "The Committee Chairman", is the owner and operator of the site.  Kirk can be contacted at [email protected] . Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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