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Australian Poker Hall of Fame: Jason Gray and David Gorr inducted
At the same time as the holding of the Aussie Millions 2012, the enthronement of David Gray and Jason Gorr in the Australian Poker Hall Of Fame (APHOF) was also announced. As a reminder, the APHOF was born in 2009 to formally recognize the best players in the poker world in the southern hemisphere. At the time, seven players were elected to become members of this famous association. In 2010, the APHOF received a woman who is Marsh Wagoner and in 2011, Leo Boxell and Danny McDonald. The integration within the APHOF is subject to numerous criteria. First, the candidate should be a resident or former resident of Australia. He should also have contributed to the development of poker in Australia. For players, their performance and skills contribute a lot to their election. And Gray Gorr and fully deserve to join Tony G, Joe Hachem, Jeffrey Lisandro, Mel Judah or Lee Nelson in the APHOF.
Indeed, the two new recruits have respectively more than a million dollars winnings in tournament. They defended well the honor of their country at the various tournaments they were able to participate either local events or international events. Note that David Gorr won the title of champion of the Aussie Millions 2011, while Gray has a third place in Omaha Hi-Lo Split World Championship of the World Series of Poker 2008, runner-up in the Asian Pacific Poker (APPT) Grand Final Sydney 2008 and a trophy of the Victorian Championship of $ 25,000 at his prizelist.
Source: Oliver JOHNSON
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
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