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Congrats to the 10 finalists for the 2016 Class of the Poker Hall of Fame.

http://www.wsop.com/news/2016/Sep/7923/TEN-FINALISTS-FOR-THE-2016-POKER-HALL-OF-FAME-UNVEILED.html

They are:
CHRIS BJORIN
TODD BRUNSON
HUMBERTO BRENES
ELI ELEZRA
BRUNO FITOUSSI
CHRIS MONEYMAKER
CARLOS MORTENSEN
MAX PESCATORI
MATT SAVAGE

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DAVID ULLIOTT

Todd Brunson's nomination a bit iffy IMO

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4:13 pm - 8 Sep 2016

Does only one get in each year?

If so Todd Brunson would be a somewhat controversial winner especially if he's been backed off the boards ante-post.

Think it is two.  Todd Brunson would be more contoversial as he isn't that great.  Not many you'd think are top class in that lot. 

Does Eli Elezra owe half the other nominations money?

I believe it can be between one and three, the panel get 10 points to allocate to each nominee to weight how they see fit, so they might give 7 to Brunson and 3 to Devilish etc, so how many get inducted depends on how the final results are weighted. If there isnt much in it you might see three, if its a landslide you'll see one etc

What has Todd Brunson done wrong?

 :o

Mike Matusow ‏@themouthmatusow
Everyone wants Davud ulliot cause hes died he did nothing for poker this list is disgrace Brunson and Carlos period

Got a decent challenger to Negreanu for the biggest dick in poker award.

Surely moneymaker is a lock?

Nothing at all, nowt against him personally, just most of the folks on the list tend to have a clear history of crushing and tend to have raised the profile of the game a bit along the way. Brunson seems a bit of nepotism IMO. One bracelet and we are to believe he did well in the Andy Beal cash games but we have to take his word for it etc.

It's almost as if poker awards are pointless....

Worthy or not, fair play to Simon Trumper, who tirelessly lobbied for Mr U to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Never saw Trumper in Vegas this year without this T-Shirt, & he harried everyone else to wear them, too. Think he gave me 7 of the things, but they were all too small for me.

The winners are

Carlos Mortensen, who I don't think anybody could disagree with

and

Todd Brunson

No space for Devilfish or The Camel this time.

Todd Brunson getting in is like when Princess Anne won SPOTY

This.

tbf the criteria doesn't say has to be nice guy or particularly well liked.

TB, played highest stakes games for decades, consistently won, wsop bracelet, stood test of time etc can't really see any clear reason for his not being on the list except that people today "don't think he's great at poker" which actually from my sources isn't strictly true, I think he's still considered a very very strong LHE player.

Matasow saying Devilfish did nothing for poker is complete BS, when i meet people who know about my poker background there are only 3 questions you ever get asked...

1) Whats the most you've ever won
2) Did you win overall
3) DID YOU EVER MEET THE DEVILFISH

And this is from people who barely know what hand beats what. I wonder how many Us pro's get asked if they've ever met MIKE THE MOUTH MATASOW??  ;nana;

This, I get asked it all the time from people older than 30 who remember the first run of Late Night Poker.

Anyone who listens to the magic sponge podcast with Rob Beckett and Jimmy Bullard, their last guest was Tony Warner a former Hull keeper who lived next door to the devilfish, goes on to tell a funny story well worth a listen.

You have to make allowances for his ignorant comments given the fact he he is so thick.