Six-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Layne Flack is among the three new names added to the list of 10 finalists for the Poker Hall of Fame. Flack joins French pro Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier and Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi as first-time Poker Hall of Fame finalists.
Flack passed away in July and could be inducted posthumously into the Poker Hall of Fame.
Every year, the public votes on their choices for the Hall of Fame and the top-10 finalists are selected. There’s a minimum age requirement of 40-years old to gain entry. Mizrachi and Grospellier both turned 40 since last year’s voting round, making them eligible for induction.
| 2021 Poker Hall of Fame Nominees |
- Eli Elezra
- Antonio Esfandiari
- Chris “Jesus” Ferguson
- Layne Flack
- Ted Forrest
- Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier
- Mike Matusow
- Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi
- Matt Savage
- Isai Scheinberg
There are 59 members of the Hall of Fame, with 32 active Hall of Famers determining this year’s induction class between now and November 17.
| Poker Hall of Fame Inductees |
| 1979 | Johnny Moss |
| 1979 | Nick “The Greek” Dandolos |
| 1979 | Felton “Corky” McCorquodale |
| 1979 | Red Winn |
| 1979 | Sid Wyman |
| 1979 | James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok |
| 1979 | Edmond Hoyle |
| 1980 | Blondie Forbes |
| 1981 | Bill Boyd |
| 1982 | Tom Abdo |
| 1983 | Joe Bernstein |
| 1984 | Murph Harrold |
| 1985 | Red Hodges |
| 1986 | Henry Green |
| 1987 | Walter Clyde “Puggy” Pearson |
| 1988 | Doyle Brunson |
| 1988 | Jack “Treetop” Straus |
| 1989 | Fred “Sarge” Ferris |
| 1990 | Benny Binion |
| 1991 | David “Chip” Reese |
| 1992 | Thomas “Amarillo Slim” Preston |
| 1993 | Jack Keller |
| 1996 | Julius Oral Popwell |
| 1997 | Roger Moore |
| 2001 | Stu Ungar |
| 2002 | Lyle Berman |
| 2002 | Johnny Chan |
| 2003 | Bobby Baldwin |
| 2004 | Berry Johnston |
| 2005 | Jack Binion |
| 2005 | Crandell Addington |
| 2006 | TJ Cloutier |
| 2006 | Billy Baxter |
| 2007 | Barbara Enright |
| 2007 | Phil Hellmuth |
| 2008 | Dewey Tomko |
| 2008 | Henry Orenstein |
| 2009 | Mike Sexton |
| 2010 | Dan Harrington |
| 2010 | Erik Seidel |
| 2011 | Linda Johnson |
| 2011 | Barry Greenstein |
| 2012 | Eric Drache |
| 2012 | Brian “Sailor” Roberts |
| 2013 | Scotty Nguyen |
| 2013 | Tom McEvoy |
| 2014 | Daniel Negreanu |
| 2014 | Jack McClelland |
| 2015 | Jennifer Harman |
| 2015 | John Juanda |
| 2016 | Carlos Mortensen |
| 2016 | Todd Brunson |
| 2017 | David “Devilfish” Ulliott |
| 2017 | Phil Ivey |
| 2018 | John Hennigan |
| 2018 | Mori Eskandani |
| 2019 | Chris Moneymaker |
| 2019 | David Oppenheim |
| 2020 | Huck Seed |
Huck Seed, 1996 WSOP Main Event champion, gained entry into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2020. Since 2010, the Poker Hall of Fame added multiple members every year with the exception of last year.