The 2022 Poker Hall of Fame nominees have been named, and three new players — Josh Arieh, Kathy Liebert, and Brian Rast — made the shortlist for the first time. Repeat nominees include players Layne Flack, Mike Matusow, Michael Mizrachi, and Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier, and poker industry insiders Lon MacEachern, Norman Chad, Matt Savage, and Isai Schienberg. Three new names and seven repeat nominees have been announced as the next potential inductee into the Poker Hall of Fame. (Image: WSOP) The 32 living Poker Hall of Famers will decide on who gets in. They have 10 points to allocate between the nominees, and will apply those points as they see fit. Only one person will make the cut, though MacEachern and Chad would be inducted together as a team. The criteria for the WSOP-owned Poker Hall of Fame remain the same: A player must have played poker against acknowledged top competition
Be a minimum of 40 years old at the time of their nomination
Played for high stakes
Played consistently well, gaining the respect of their peers
Stood the test of time
Non-players must have contributed to the overall growth and success of the game of poker, with indelible positive and lasting results
And the nominees are: Josh Arieh
The 2021 WSOP Player of the Year made the Hall of Fame shortlist for the first time. Last year, Arieh, 47, doubled his number of career bracelets after winning numbers three and four. He’s already cashed seven times in 2022, pushing his total WSOP cashes to 73 since winning his first bracelet in 1999. The only year he didn’t cash was 2003. He has just over $10 million in tournament winnings. Kathy Liebert
This year’s only woman nominee, Liebert’s started her stellar poker career in 1991 as a low-stakes prop player in a Colorado card room in 1991. Today, the 54-year-old pro has one bracelet and 116 WSOP cashes for $1.4 million , and a lifetime tournament winnings of $6.4 million . Liebert was the first woman to travel and play consistently on the World Poker Tour, starting […]
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