WSOP to honour the 50 Greatest Poker Players
Because poker awards are never controversial, this year's WSOP will name the greatest players, hands, moments and even bad boys of poker.
Next week is the start of the 50th Anniversary World Series of Poker and to celebrate there will be a special evening devoted to the 50 Greatest Players in WSOP history, as well as seven categories to be voted on by poker fans.
On Saturday June 29 the top 50 players from the last 50 years will be announced by a special panel. They can be cash game players, online players, mixed games or MTT specialists, so being specifically associated with the WSOP is not a prerequisite (other than they have had to have played at least one WSOP).
In addition poker fans can now vote on the following seven categories (and potentially win a Mini Main Event package and an invite to the event):
- Most Memorable WSOP TV Hand
- Best Overall WSOP Performance (Single Year)
- Most Likely to Succeed (Player currently 35 or Under to Win the Most Gold Bracelets between 2020-2070)
- Fan Favourite Player
- WSOP’s Favourite Bad Boy
- Most Impressive Main Event Win
- Four Most Important Players in WSOP History
In all of the above categories you can nominate any players or moments you want, but some of the more well known examples are already there, like Chris Moneymaker's bluff against Sam Farha for the TV Hand award and George Danzer's three bracelets in one series for the performance award,
Who would you like to see win these awards? Let us know in the comments:
