As in previous years, the nomination, selection and voting process will culminate in the enshrinement of a worthy inductee(s) as part of the WSOP Main Event Final Table.

The process will work as follows:

• On August 16, the entire list of submitted individuals will be forwarded to the Nominating Committee, who will be tasked with reviewing all submissions and determining the final list of eligible candidates for 2013 induction. The committee will determine if any others should be added (such as non-poker players who have contributed greatly to the game, any glaring omissions, etc.) and determine the final eligible list.

• The Nominating Committee’s final list will be announced in September. Anyone on this list will be forwarded to the official voters, made up of current Poker Hall of Fame members and select media, who will cast ballots to determine the induction class in 2013.

• A finalist ballot will be sent to the current Hall-of-Famers (19 living) who will each rank the nominees in order of preference – ranking only those they deem worthy of admission in 2013.  Each Hall-of-Famer will also have the ability to add a write-in candidate, who won’t be eligible for admission in 2013, but will automatically be added to the consideration list for 2014.  In addition, a select group of media members will also be sent a ballot for ranking the finalists.  All votes will be cast in private, with each PHOF and media member entitled but not obligated to keep their vote secret.  After receiving back all ballots, the PHOF governing council reviews the selections and helps finalize any tiebreakers or errors.