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Eric Drache and Brian ‘Sailor’ Roberts have been announced as the 43^rd and 44^th inductees to the Poker Hall of Fame.

Twelve nominees were nominated by the public and the two inductees were voted in by a thirty-six person panel that was made up of existing Poker Hall of Famers and members of the poker media.

The induction of Drache is extremely fitting as he was one of the people who originally came up with the idea to create a Poker Hall of Fame.

Drache is also considered the brainchild of satellite events that are considered one of the reasons for the poker boom; with World Series of Poker Main Event Champions like Chris Moneymaker qualifying for the event through smaller satellites.

Drache was extremely humbled and thankful to have been selected over such a strong group of nominees.

“I’m not only surprised and honored to have been selected, I’m also a bit embarrassed considering the other nominees,” Drache said.

“When Jack Binion and myself worked on creating the Hall of Fame, I never considered myself a potential candidate.  I’m particularly happy for the family of Sailor Roberts.  Sailor by everyone’s account, including my own personal observations, was a great player and played many games very well.”

Sailor Roberts passed away in 1995 but left his mark on the poker landscape as part of the Texas Road Gamblers with Doyle Brunson and Amarillo Slim.

The trio were well ahead of their time and together are considered the grandfathers of poker.

Current Hall of Fame Crandell Addington accepted on behalf of Roberts and was delighted that his friend would finally join him in the exclusive group.

“In a time fifty years ago when poker players relied on luck, Sailor was developing sophisticated strategies that would enable him to make his own luck,” Addington said.

“At a time in which professional poker players were viewed as outlaws and poker was illegal, he formed a partnership with Doyle and Slim and they traveled across the country from poker game to poker game.

“They deployed advanced strategies unknown at the time that featured playing their opponents hands on many occasions rather than their own hands. More often than not, they got the money.”

Drache and Roberts will be inducted officially on October 30^th in a special ceremony prior to the final table of the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event.

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