Felton “Corky” McCorquodale - Inducted: 1979
Known For: Introducing Hold’em to Las Vegas in 1963. He was also famous for being a very skillfull professional gambler. |
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Johnny Moss - Inducted: 1979
Known For: Winning three Hold’em titles 70, 71, 74. Johnny is one of the best players of all time and considered a true poker legend. |
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Red Winn - Inducted: 1979
Known For: Being a well rounded player He gained the respect of many well known players before his death. |
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Sid Wyman - Inducted: 1979
Known For: Co-owning the Sands and Riviera and The Old Dunes. Card games stopped for a moment of silence during his burial. |
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James “Wild Bill Hickok” Butler - Inducted: 1979
Known For: Being shot in the back while playing poker. He was holding aces and eights which is now known as the dead man’s hand. He was also a hero in American history during the civil war. |
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T. “Blondie” Forbes - Inducted: 1980
Known For: One of the best road gamblers traveling from place to place to play tournaments. |
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Bill Boyd - Inducted: 1981
Known For: Has won a WSOP bracelet and one of the best 5-card stud player pokers of all time. Respected by most if not all of his peers. |
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Tom Abdo - Inducted: 1982
Known For: Dieing while playing a game of poker. He thought he was going to finish the game after suffering a heart attack. |
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Joe Bernstein - Inducted: 1983
Known For: Being a sharp dressed man at the tables and also a very good all around poker player. |
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Murph Harrold - Inducted: 1984
Known For: Being a great Kansas City low ball player or the 2 -7 draw. |
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Red Hodges - Inducted: 1985
Known For: Being one of the best 7 card stud players of all time. |
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Henry Green - Inducted: 1986
Known For: Was a player that almost mastered the skills of all forms of poker. |
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Puggy Pearson - Inducted: 1987
Known For: 1973 WSOP Champion and aggressive poker playing style and a great 7 card stud player as well. |
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Doyle Brunson - Inducted: 1988
Known For: 1976, 1977 WSOP Champion and first to win a million in tournament play. Wrote what is considered The Bible of poker “The Super System.” |
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Jack Straus - Inducted: 1989
Known For: Jack ended up having a heat attack while playing in a tournament and died from it. He was also the WSOP Champion of 1982. |
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Fred “Sarge” Ferris - Inducted: 1990
Known For: A man who came from very little Fred was able to accomplish a great deal in the poker community. |
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Benny Binion - Inducted: 1990
Known For: : Starting the WSOP tournaments back in 1970 and owner of the Horseshoe. Was also a very skilled player in all forms of poker. |
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Chip Reese - Inducted: 1991
Known For: Establishing a life in Las Vegas from playing poker in the biggest cash games in town. Also the youngest player to be inducted. |
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Amarillo “Slim” Preston - Inducted: 1992
Known For: A poker player from Texas who is the 1972 WSOP Champion. |
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Jack Keller - Inducted: 1993
Known For: 1984 WSOP Champion and very consistent in his poker. |
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Julius Oral Popwell - Inducted: 1996
Known For: "Little Man" Popwell was known for competing against big players like Johnny Moss and Henry Green. |
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Roger Moore - Inducted: 1997
Known For: Moore is a great poker player who has played a few WSOP events against some great players like Johnny Moss and Henry Green. He has not missed a WSOP Tournament since 1974. |
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Stu Ungar - Inducted: 2001
Known For: Three time WSOP Champion- many world class players have dubbed Stu the greatest Hold’em player of all time. |
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Lyle Berman - Inducted: 2002
Known For: 1992 WSOP Champion Lyle is skilled in the most forms of poker also an Omaha and Stud Champion. |
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Johnny Chan - Inducted: 2002
Known For: Being a WSOP Champion three times along with seven other WSOP braclets. A young player who quickly earned the respect of his peers because of his take on anyone style. Johnny is a force to be reckoned with and can never be counted out. |
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Bobby Baldwin - Inducted: 2003
Known For: Bringing a classy style to the table. A WSOP Champion in 1978 and a player who is known to stay on top of the game. |
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Berry Johnston - Inducted: 2004
Known For: 1986 WSOP Champion and most cashes by 2004. |
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Jack Binion - Inducted: 2005
Known For: Jack the son of Benny Binion helped establish the horseshoe with his father which started the WSOP Tournament in 1970. |
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Crandell Addington - Inducted: 2005
Known For: Being one of the top contenders from 1963 to the mid 80’s some would say that Crandell was a poker Legend. |
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