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The poker Hall of Fame at Binion's Horseshoe was founded in 1979, to pay honors to famous poker players. From the long list of names, Hoyle and Hickok are the only players on the list which lived prior to the 20th century. There are six players in the Hall that are still alive today.

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List of names from The Poker Hall of Fame

1979 Felton "Corky" McCorquodale Corky brought the game of Texas Hold'em to the casinos of Las vegas in 1963. He was a renowned player at no-limit poker games.

1979 Johnny Moss Living in Las Vegas, Moss was an expert of Texas Hold'em games. Three times he won the World Championship of No-Limit Texas Hold'em:1970, 1971 and 1974.

1979 Red Winn Winn is the classical poker player, a winner of poker games of al sorts and kinds.

1979 Sid Wyman Born in Missouri, Wyman was a fenomenal poker player, who liked to play for the big money. He was co-owner of different gaming venues (Sands, Riviere, Old Dunes and more) from the 50s until his death in 1978. During his funural the Dune stopped the playing for a two minutes, in his honor.

1979 "Nick the Greek" Dandolos Nick the Greek quickly became famous all around America, due to the huge sums he would play with. Later on he lost his money and went playing low-limit poker is southern California. When asked how could he play for $5 chips after playing for millions, he shrugged and said: "Hey, it's action".

1979 Edmond Hoyle Hoyle is perhaps one of the most famous people of the poker world. Hoyle is know less for playing the game but more for explaining how it should be played. He was born in England in 1672. At the age of 70 Hoyle publishes his book called "A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist". Used mainly in London, it was the number one rule book, used by players mainly to settle any disagreements in a game. Players would either play "according to Hoyle" or against him. Hoyle lived a long life, full of precise game rules, and died in 1769, almost a hundred years old.

1979 James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok Wild Bill is probably the most famous name in the Hall, because he is well known both in the poker world and outside of it. Though he died at the early age of 39 (his admirers remember the date well - August 2nd 1876) Hickok lived a pretty full life. In the Civil War he served as a scout, he was a Marshal in Kansas - and a sharpshooter in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Hickok became a legend after killing three in a shoot-out with the McCanles. Unfortunately, the bullets eventually caught up with him: he was shot in the back by "Crooked Nose" McCall. This took place in a saloon at Deadwood, South Dakota (then known as Dakota Territory). Hickok was playing poker, and was shot holding a hand of Aces and 8s. This hand took since then the name "Dead Man's Hand". Creepy, aye?

1980 T. "Blondie" Forbes A professional road gambler.

1981 Bill Boyd Boyd lived in Las Vegas and was a phenomenal player of Five Card Stud poker. In the World Series of Poker Boyd was declared Five Card Stud Champion. The Mirage and the Golden Nugget cardrooms would deal Boyd the first hand, in honor of who he was. Boyd retired from professional poker and died in 1997.

1982 Tom Abdo Abdo was a wonderful poker player - and a VERY determined one. Abdo had a heart attack during a poker game. He asked another player to count his chips and save the seat for him. Though having full intention to rejoin the game, Abdo died that night.

1983 Joe Bernstein Bernstein was a skillful road gambler - and one of the most elegant men to sit around a poker table.

1984 Murph Harrold Harrold's specialty was Kansas City Lowball (Deuce-to Seven Draw). He was probably one of the best all-time players of that game.

1985 Red Hodges Hodges is an all-time player of Seven Card Stud Poker.

1986 Henry Green Hodges is an all-time player of Seven Card Stud Poker.

1987 Walter Clyde "Puggy" Pearson Living till today in Las Vegas and still playing the game, Puggy is quite a character. Born in Tennessee, he always played a tough game of poker. With a cigar in his mouth and an unpredictable nature, Puggy is one of the best Seven Card Stud Poker players ever, winning the World Championship in 1973.

1988 Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson Born in Texas and living till this day in Las Vegas, Brunson is a man who likes to take big money risks - and win. In his book, called "Super System", he lays out the foundations of playing high stakes poker. He was the first person to have won $1 million dollars in a tournament. Two years in a row, in 1976 and 1977, Brunson won the world title. His nickname, Texas Dolly, was given to him by Jimmy the Greek Snyder, who misunderstood Doyle's first name. Texas Dolly joined the Hall of Fame at the age of 54, and he is still playing the game.

1988 Jack "Treetop" Straus "Treetop" Straus was a big, bearded Texas man, who loved poker and new how to play it aggressively, skillfully and creatively. Straus won the World Title in 1982. He died six years later from a heart attack while playing at the Bicycle Club in Bell Gardens, California. His name was added to the Hall that same year.

1989 Fred "Sarge" Ferris Ferris grew up in New England in a family of Lebanese immigrants. Coming from a house of low incomes, Ferris discovered gambling and its quick ways of earning money. In 1980 he won the World Title at Deuce to Seven Draw poker. His name appeared in the newspaper two years later, when the Internal Revenue Service people showed up at the Horseshoe and seized $46,000 worth of chips from Ferris, who was in the middle of playing a high-stakes game at one of the tables. In 1989 he died of a heart attack, and was enshrined that year.

1990 Benny Binion Binion, founder of the Horseshoe casino in Las Vegas, was a talented poker player, experienced in all the variations of the game. His style was full of colors and tempers. He inaugurated the 1970 World Series of Poker at his resort. He died in 1898, at the age of 85, and was enshrined the following year.

1991 David Edward "Chip" Reese The youngest player to join the Hall of Fame, "Chip" Reese joined this distinguished list at the age of 40. Born in Ohio and a graduate of Dartmouth, young Reese arrived in Las Vagas at the age of 23 with the intention of making it big. Though he started at the $10 limit poker tables (he has only $400 dollars in his pockets at the time) Reese eventually became one of the best high-stakes poker player in the world. Maybe this is due to his early start - Reese admits to have played poker at the age of six, with baseball cards...Chip lives to this day in Las Vegas, still a professional gambler.

1992 Thomas Austin "Amarillo Slim" Preston Preston, a quick-tongue poker player from Texas, won the World Title in 1972. Following his victory he surprised many by appearing in National talk-shows, a rear phenomenon at the time. Preston promoted himself and also promoted poker tournaments. At the age of 62 he joined the Hall. Preston lives today in Texas, and has not competed in major games in recent years.

1993 "Gentleman" Jack Keller "Gentleman Jack" was enshrines at the pretty early age of 51. In the early 80s Jack arrived in Las Vegas from Philadelphia. Already in 1984 he won the World Championship. Since his arrival and through to this day he is an active professional poker player. He is currently living in Mississippi.

1996 Julius Oral "Little Man" Popwell "Liitle Man" Popwell was not little at all in the poker world. Popwell was a brilliant road game player, who's expertise was Five Card Stud poker. In the 40s and 50s Popwell played poker against other great players, such as Henry green and Johnny Moss. He has one of the highest professional reputations in the world of poker.

1997 Roger Moore Moore is a poker player that plays a tough but impressive game. Born into a hard working family (his father was a sharecropper), Moore has made a professional gambler out of himself. He has played successfully against other remarkable Hall of Fame players: Brunson, Keller, Moss, Puggy Pearson, Preston, Reese, and Straus. Moore started participating in the World Series of Poker in 1974, and has not skipped a year since. In the 1994 Series he won the $5000 Seven Card Stud Poker Championship. All in all he has won $400,378 at the World Series.

2001 Stu Ungar In arguments about "all-time best poker players", somebody will no doubt mention Ungar. Ungar won the World Series of Poker three times, and has five bracelets from the Series. He is perhaps the all time greatest No Limit Hold'em poker player. Though he participated in no more than thirty championships, Ungar won ten major No Limit Hold'em poker championships. His buy-ins in those games were all $5,000 or higher.

2002 Lyle Berman Berman is a wonderful player, who won at the World Series of Poker three times: !989 Limit Omaha, 1992 No Limit Hold'em and 1994 Deuce to Seven Draw. Four times he came second in the Series. Another Berman accomplishment is winning the $5000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em at the Hall of Fame Poker Classic games. Berman likes playing high stake poker games. He has played in a few tournaments.

2002 Johnny Chan If you ask young people to name one poker player, chances are that the name Johnny Chan will come up. Chan got his movie start reputation thanks to Matt Damon's "Rounders". He was not chosen for no reason - Chan has won the World Championship two years in a row (1987 and 1988) and he is the player who won the most money ever in the World Series of Poker. In 2002 he received his seventh bracelet at the World Series - just one less of what Johnny Moss and Doyle Brunson got. Chan is up there with the biggest names in poker history. Chan has played in probably every single important poker game of the past 25 years. An American of Asian descent, Chan is nicknamed "Orient Express" and "the great wall of China" - because he simply wins one game after the other. He is probably the best No Limit Hold'em poker ever. Starting to play at a young age, and under the age of 50, Chan was the classical choice for the 2002 new Hall of Famer. Related Online Resources: http://www.celebpoker.com - Celebpoker is one of the Internet's most advanced online poker game card rooms .