Nominees to the WSOP Hall of Fame Include Matusow, Savage With Barny Boatman Joining the List

The 2024 World Series of Poker Hall of Fame nominees have been announced. Two newcomers join the list.  These includes: Barny Boatman and "Miami" John Cernuto.

2024 WSOP Hall of Fame Nominees

The living members of the Hall will allocate a ballot of 10 total points to determine this year’s inductee from the following list:

    Patrik Antonius
    Josh Arieh
    Barny Boatman
    "Miami" John Cernuto
    Ted Forrest
    Kathy Liebert
    Mike Matusow
    Matt Savage
    Isai Scheinberg
    Bill Smith

Who's Barny Boatman?

Boatman is an English professional poker player and the oldest member of the poker-playing foursome known as The Hendon Mob.

Boatman became one of the pioneers of poker on television by regularly appearing in the Late Night Poker television series.

He was also the first person to reach three consecutive final tables at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and came close to winning a WSOP bracelet. In 2013, Boatman won his first career World Series of Poker bracelet in Event #49, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, winning $546,080. In February 2024, Boatman won the European Poker Tour Paris main event for €1,287,800, his largest live cash to date.

Who's "Miami" John Cernuto?

Cernuto specializes in Omaha hi-lo events and has won over $6,200,000 in live tournament winnings.  He is the all-time leader in poker tournament cashes.

The Qualifications

•     A gambler must have played poker against acknowledged top competition,
•     Played for high stakes,
•     Played consistently well, gained the respect of peers,
•     And 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.

Mouth Speaks

Mike "The Mouth" Matusow tweeted in response to being nominated once again.

"I’m honored to be a finalist for Poker HOF for the 10th yr in a row! I know I’ve done as much as possible to help grow poker and I’m the only one on the list who takes 25 to 50 pics and autographs per day at the Wsop! Either way I’m honored!"

I’m honored to be a finalist for Poker HOF for the 10th yr in a row! I know I’ve done as much as possible to help grow poker and I’m the only one on the list who takes 25 to 50 pics and autographs per day at the Wsop! Either way I’m honored! #wsop2024HOF

— Mike Matusow (@themouthmatusow) July 3, 2024

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