Jen Harman and John Juanda - Poker Hall of Fame

Posted:October 2015

Two of poker's top professionals, John Juanda and Jen Harman will be the 49th and 50th additions into the Poker Hall of Fame. The official ceremony will take place on Friday 6th November at Binion's Gambling Hall in Las Vegas. Induction into the Hall of Fame is a membership that includes poker's most influential players and other important contributors to the game.

The main criteria that are considered for inclusion are:

- A player must have played poker against acknowledged top competition

- Be a minimum of 40 years old at time of nomination

- Played for high stakes

- Played consistently well, gaining the respect of peers

- Stood the test of time

- Or, for non-players, contributed to the overall growth and success of the game of poker, with indelible positive and lasting results.

A blue ribbon panel of media members chose from ten finalists, who included:

CHRIS BJORIN

DAVID CHIU

BRUNO FITOUSSI

JENNIFER HARMAN

JOHN JUANDA

CARLOS MORTENSEN

MAX PESCATORI

TERRY ROGERS

MATT SAVAGE

DAVID “DEVILFISH” ULLIOTT

A look at the victors..

Jen Harman

Jen Harman, born born November 29, 1964 in Reno Nevada, is without a doubt one of the top female players of all time. Jen is one of two women currently who have won two WSOP Bracelets, 12 WSOP final tables and 31 WSOP money finishes. On top of this, Jen has made two WPT final tables - 11 money finishes in total. With close to $3M and significant success in the high stakes cash games, this should come as no surprise.

Jen Jarman is also plays poker to raise money for charities including the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the National Kidney Foundation.

John Juanda

John Juanda, born July 8, 1971 in Medan, Indonesia has had an astonishing career on the felt. For those that can remember the early days of the WPT and WSOP, John Juanda was a familiar face in the final stages of many tournaments. John has 5 WSOP bracelets and an impressive, WSOP final tables and 65 cashes.

Although still to win a WPT event he has had 19 cashes, including 6 final tables. He has also made 3 final tables of an EPT event (including one win!). With figures like that it should also come as no surprise that John has earnt more than $17 Million in tournament prize money.

We would like to congratulate both Jen and Juanda - from the team here at Top15Poker.com.

Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliot

A special mention has to go to Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott who many believe deserved his place amongst the greats of the game. Dave passed away in April 2015 and along with over $6M in tournament prize money, was one of few players to have won a WPT event and a WSOP Bracelet. Taking nothing away from Jen or Juanda - we hope that Dave is considered for inclusion - in our eyes, he certainly deserves his place.