{"id":3350,"date":"2019-07-18T08:09:16","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T07:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moneypokersites.com\/news\/?p=3350"},"modified":"2019-07-18T08:09:16","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T07:09:16","slug":"poker-hall-of-fame-inducts-moneymaker-and-oppenheim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moneypokersites.com\/news\/poker-hall-of-fame-inducts-moneymaker-and-oppenheim\/","title":{"rendered":"Poker Hall of Fame Inducts Moneymaker and Oppenheim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Oppenheim and Chris Moneymaker have recently become the 58th and 57th inductees of the Poker Hall of Fame during the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"World Series of Poker Main Event that was aired on ESPN (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2019\/07\/17\/world\/world-series-of-poker-hossein-ensan-trnd\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">World Series of Poker Main Event that was aired on ESPN<\/a>. The two were selected out of a total of 10 nominees who included some renowned poker names such as <strong>Antonio Esfandiari, Chris Ferguson, Chris Bjorin, Eli Elezra, Huck Seed, Ted Forrest, David Chiu as well as Mike Matusow<\/strong>. Voting for the 2019 Poker Hall of Fame Class was done by the 30 living Poker Hall of Fame members and a 21-person media panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Established way back in 1979, the Poker Hall of Fame honors the\nmost influential contributors and players in the world of poker. The lucrative\nand luxurious listing. was created by Benny Binion who is the owner of Horseshoe\nCasino. In 2004, it was acquired by Harrah&#8217;s Entertainment and later in 2010,\ncontrol over the event fell under the management and control of Caesars Entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As expected, the votes put the following into consideration\nwhen voting for this year&#8217;s Poker Hall of Fame inductees:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A player must have played poker against\nacknowledged top competition.<\/li><li>Be a minimum of 40 years old at the time of\nnomination.<\/li><li>Played for high stakes.<\/li><li>Played consistently well, gaining the respect of\npeers.<\/li><li>Stood the test of time.<\/li><li>For non-players, they must have contributed to\nthe overall growth and success of the game of poker, with indelible positive\nand lasting results.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-inductees\">The Inductees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though Chris Moneymaker does not necessarily satisfy all of the voting requirements especially when it comes to playing high stakes games, the poker player has contributed immensely to poker since he won the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event for $2,500,000. After that win, the poker player became an instant sensation and even signed on to become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneypokersites.com\/news\/pokerstars-launches-pspc-tour-also-seminole-hard-rock\/\">a PokerStars Ambassador<\/a>, a title that he still holds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m very honored&#8230; very happy. It&#8217;s great for my kids \u2014 it&#8217;ll be a cool thing for them to see when they grow up,&#8221; Moneymaker said about his win.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>David Oppenheim, on the other hand, has never won any WSOP\nbracelet or any title at major poker tournament events but he has had a lot of\nsuccess and boasts of up to $2 million in live tournament earnings. The poker\npro has been very consistent at winning high stakes cash games and this definitely\ncaught the attention of the voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Being recognized as one of the all-time greats by my peers is truly humbling, and I am honored to have been selected to the Poker Hall of Fame,&#8221; Oppenheim said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that the two elite players are now among the most notable faces in the world of online poker, it will be very interesting to see who gets inducted next. The global poker scene is very dynamic an extremely competitive but it goes without saying that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsop.com\/pokerhalloffame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"the Poker Hall of Fame (opens in a new tab)\">the Poker Hall of Fame<\/a> is one the few things that determine how hard players have been working.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"David Oppenheim and Chris Moneymaker have recently become the 58th and 57th inductees of the Poker Hall of Fame during the World Series of Poker Main Event that was aired on ESPN. 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