Tom “durrrr” Dwan Wasn’t Accepted To The Poker Hall Of Fame
- Filed under: Barry Greenstein, Dan Harrington, Daniel Negreanu, Erik Seidel, Men "The Master" Nguyen, Mike Sexton, Phil Ivey, Poker, Scotty Nguyen, Tom McEvoy, durrrr
- Date: Sep 9,2009
Nine heavy duty nominees left and everyone wants to be part of The Poker Hall of Fame. But where is Tom “durrrr” Dwan?
The Poker Hall of Fame (HOF) has announced their year 2009 list of the candidates.
- Barry Greenstein
- Dan Harrington
- Phil Ivey
- Tom McEvoy
- Men “The Master” Nguyen
- Scotty Nguyen
- Daniel Negreanu
- Erik Seidel
- Mike Sexton
Originally Tom Dwan was supposed to be on the list but has now been removed.
“With all due respect to Mr. Dwan, one of the games most exciting young players, he does not currently meet the criteria for Hall of Fame selection. We wish him well and expect he will again be considered once he has ’stood the test of time’”, the HOF Governing Council states in their press release.
Tom “The Flamingo” Dwan
To gain more interest from the public, this year’s candidates were chosen through a public referendum. All in all 41 Poker pros got voted from where the field was narrowed to ten most voted names.
The official Induction Ceremony will take place on Saturday, November 7, during the dinner break of the Main Event final table at the Rio in Las Vegas.
The remaining nine candidates will have their fate decided by the 15 living HOF members, and the 15-person media panel. Panel members will receive their any day and have until Friday, October 2, to submit their votes. Players need 75 percent of the votes to get in. Anything less than 75 percent means your still eligible for future HOF classes.
There are currently 37 members in The Poker Hall of Fame.
Source: Pokerpages
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