There are currently 65 members in the Poker Hall of Fame following the induction of Nick Schulman and Michael Mizrachi in 2025. In 2025, Schulman was elected via the standard voting process, while the induction of Mizrachi occurred after he won the WSOP Main Event for his eighth career bracelet. Earlier in the series, Mizrachi won the Poker Players Championship for an unprecedented fourth time, and combined with this and the Main Event win, the living members of the Poker Hall of Fame decided to induct him on the spot.

The five years prior (2020-2024) saw the induction of only one member, while in the ten years prior to that (2010-2019) saw the induction of two members.

Poker players who’s careers were launched in the poker boom of the early 2000s are now aging into Poker Hall of Fame eligibility. Not only do these players satisfy the Poker Hall of Fame eligibility criteria, they smash right through it with a list of accolades as long as the Las Vegas Strip.

One of the main criteria for Poker Hall of Fame nomination is, “Must be at least 40 years old at the time of nomination.” In 2025, nominations opened on June 6, in 2024, nominations opened on June 4, in 2023, nominations opened on June 5, and in 2022, nominations opened on June 6.

Taking in consideration early June 1985 birthdays will be heavily dependent on when the Poker Hall of Fame decides to open nominations. Below is a list of poker players and non-players who are now eligible for nomination in 2025:

Eligible for Poker Hall of Fame Nomination in 2026: Scott Seiver, Ben Lamb, Shaun Deeb, Liv Boeree, Daniel Alaei

Players who were eligible for Poker Hall of Fame nomination in 2025 included:

  • Scott Seiver
  • Ben Lamb
  • Daniel Alaei
  • Vanessa Selbst
  • Liv Boeree
  • Lynn Gilmartin
  • Tiffany Michelle
  • Nick Guagenti
  • Jonas Kronwitter
  • Eric Rodawig
  • Jonathan Little
  • John Cynn
  • Matt Waxman
  • Yuval Bronshtein
  • Chris Hunichen
  • Shannon Shorr (birthday is June 7)
  • Jeff Madsen (birthday is June 7)

The two heavy favorites among the new players who are eligible for nomination in 2026 are Shaun Deeb and Scott Seiver. Deeb has seven WSOP bracelets, two WSOP Player of the Year awards, and more than $16,900,000 in lifetime tournament earnings. Seiver has seven WSOP bracelets, one WPT title, and more than $27,000,000 in lifetime tournament earnings along with being crowned the 2024 WSOP Player of the Year. Although Seiver may have a slightly more statistically impressive poker resume, the two WSOP Player of the Year awards give the slight upper hand to Deeb.

However, will the Poker Hall of Fame change the induction process following what occurred during the WSOP Main Event with Mizrachi being inducted. However, if the Poker Hall of Fame decides to keep it to one player a year, Seiver will have more competition than just Deeb. Players who have been nominated previously but weren’t inducted include Antonio Esfandiari, Ben Lamb, Josh Arieh, Jeremy Ausmus, Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, Mike Matusow, Ted Forrest, and many more.

Looking Towards the Future Poker Hall of Fame

If the Poker Hall of Fame doesn’t deviate from inducting one player in 2025 or future years, a log jam of some of the world’s best poker players are coming in the next few years. The list of eligible players includes former WSOP Player of the Years, multi-WSOP bracelet winners, high-stakes tournament crushers, online wizards, and former WSOP Main Event winners.

Players that will be eligible for Poker Hall of Fame nomination in 2026 include:

  • Shaun Deeb
  • Jason Koon
  • John Racener
  • Isaac Haxton
  • Justin Bonomo
  • Chris Moorman
  • Eric Blair
  • Marco Johnson
  • Jonathan Tamayo
  • Ryan Miller
  • Mike Gorodinsky
  • Bradley Ruben
  • Christoph Vogelsang
  • Joey Ingram
  • Timothy Adams (birthday is June 4)
  • Jeff Platt (birthday is June 4)

Players that will be eligible for Poker Hall of Fame nomination in 2027 include:

  • Tom Dwan
  • Jason Mercier
  • Bryn Kenney
  • Darren Elias
  • Andrew Robl
  • Kristen Foxen
  • Nick Petrangelo
  • Ben Tollerene
  • Chance Kornuth
  • Jared Bleznick
  • Alex Livingston
  • David Peters
  • Sam Trickett
  • Alan Keating
  • Joseph Cheong
  • Nikki Limo
  • Ryan Leng
  • Elio Fox
  • Michael Rodrigues
  • Francis Anderson

Players that will be eligible for Poker Hall of Fame nomination in 2028 include:

  • Daniel Weinman
  • Joe Cada
  • Greg Merson
  • Martin Jacobson
  • Espen Jorstad
  • Jonathan Duhamel
  • Bryce Yockey
  • Phillip Hui
  • Joseph Serock
  • Brad Owen
  • Calvin Anderson
  • Andrew Lichtenberger
  • Igor Kurganov
  • Joey Weissman
  • Matthew Ashton (birthday is June 8)

Players that will be eligible for Poker Hall of Fame nomination in 2029 include:

  • Annette Obrestad
  • Stephen Chidwick
  • Seth Davies
  • Dan Smith
  • Doug Polk
  • Patrick Leonard
  • Sergio Aido
  • Daniel Dvoress
  • Eelis Parssinen
  • Eric Wasserson
  • Sam Greenwood
  • Luc Greenwood
  • Matthew Wantman
  • Asher Conniff
  • Michael Wang
  • Jim Collopy
  • Joao Simao
  • Benny Glaser (birthday is June 7)

Players that will be eligible for Poker Hall of Fame nomination in 2030 include:

  • Dan Cates
  • Rainer Kempe
  • Cherish Andrews
  • Matthew McEwan
  • Michael Noori
  • Michael Rocco
  • Maxx Coleman
  • Toby Lewis
  • Brian Kim

Players that will be eligible for Poker Hall of Fame nomination in 2031 include:

  • Ryan Riess
  • Koray Aldemir
  • Alex Foxen
  • Sean Winter
  • Sam Soverel
  • John Riordan
  • Johannes Becker
  • James Obst
  • Ryan Tosoc
  • Jake Schwartz
  • Marle Spragg
  • Artem Maksimov
  • Joni Jouhkimainen

Players that will be eligible for Poker Hall of Fame nomination in 2032 include:

  • Joe McKeehen
  • Scott Blumstein
  • Chad Eveslage
  • Yuri Dzivielevski
  • Dylan Weisman
  • Benjamin Heath
  • Aleks Ponakovs
  • Mikita Badziakouski
  • Dylan Smith
  • Nick Pupillo
  • Adam Hendrix
  • Ronald Keijzer
  • Samuli Sipila (birthday is June 5)

Players that will be eligible for Poker Hall of Fame nomination in 2033 include:

  • Dan Zack
  • Michael Moncek
  • Chris Brewer
  • Masato Yokosawa
  • Matthias Eibinger
  • David Coleman
  • Masato Yokosawa
  • Sam Laskowitz

Players that will be eligible for Poker Hall of Fame nomination in 2034 include:

  • Fedor Holz
  • Daniel Sepiol
  • Brandon Wilson
  • Brock Wilson
  • Michael Rossitto

Players that will be eligible for Poker Hall of Fame nomination in 2035 include:

  • Adrian Mateos
  • Michael Addamo
  • Justin Saliba
  • Aram Zobian
  • Martin Zamani
  • Christopher Frank
  • Alexander “Wolfgang” Seibt
  • Dzmitry Urbanovich

Under the current conditions of the Poker Hall of Fame, plenty of worth players who fit all the criteria for eligibility will likely miss out on induction. Some may even miss out on being nominated! The team behind the Poker Hall of Fame will have to take a long look at the nomination and induction process and see if a new deck is needed on this poker table.

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