Tom Dwan could be Youngest in the Poker Hall of Fame

The 2000′s have seen a wave of young, college dropouts who’ve turned to poker as their main source of income.  And nobody better exemplifies this era than Tom “durrrr” Dwan since the Boston University dropout has become one of the richest cash game players in the world.  Dwan is a regular on the $500/$1000 limit cash games at Full Tilt Poker where he makes a killing off some of the best players in the world.  Perhaps this is what earned him a Poker Hall of Fame nomination at the age of 23.

Dwan was voted as one of the 10 Poker Hall of Fame nominees by the public which just goes to show how popular he is among fans and players.  And if it hadn’t been for the new process which lets fans nominate players for Hall of Fame consideration then Dwan probably wouldn’t be up for this selection. 

That’s because I can’t see any reasonable scenario where the old-timers would want someone like Dwan in the Poker Hall of Fame.  He’s only 23 years old and all of the older players are going to be saying stuff like, “He needs to play his dues” and, “He hasn’t won any major tournaments either.”  And it is the living Hall of Fame members along with the media who will be selecting players into the Hall of Fame.

Since this is the case, even Phil Ivey could have a difficult time getting into the Poker Hall of Fame since he is just 37 himself.  If Ivey was picked for the HOF, he would be the youngest player ever inducted (assuming Dwan didn’t get int).  So if Ivey would have a difficult time, Dwan has virtually no shot at the Hall.  But it was definitely cool to see him nominated this year!

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1. Tom Dwan taken off of Hall of Fame List | Poker Big Mouth says:

   September 22, 2009 at 9:42 pm

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