The 10 nominations for the 2013 Poker Hall of Fame are out with some big names on the final list including: Scotty Nguyen, Mike Matusow, Huck Seed, Tom McEvoy and Jennifer Harman.

The annual Poker Hall of Fame welcomes two players into an elite group of poker pros or contributed to the game of poker.

The two players who are chosen for the WSOP Poker Hall of Fame 2013 will be inducted just before the final table of the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event.

In total there are only 40 members that make up the PHOF and only 18 players who are still alive.

Update: The two members of the 2013 Poker Hall of Fame are Scotty Nguyen and Tom McEvoy.

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The November Nine 2013 will be decided at the end of Day 7 of the WSOP Main Event, the final 9 players will have a few months off before returning for the final table in November.

The November Nine players have outlasted a field of 6,352 players and having been playing the tournament all week long.

The final table players are: JC Tran, Amir Lehavot, Marc McLaughlin, Sylvain Loosli, Jay Farber, Ryan Riess, David Benefield, Michiel Brummelhuis and Mark Newhouse.

The final table returns in November this year as the 2012 WSOP Main Event was held in October due to US elections last year.

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