There is some pomp and circumstance before the cards get back in the air.
- Ty Stewart gave an overdue introduction to the 2006 Player of the Year, Jeff Madsen. He couldn\’t help but point out Madsen\’s rap albums and…interesting thoughts on September 11th.
- Stewart then introduced 2010 Player of the Year Frank Kasella, something thankfully they didn\’t try doing on Saturday. Kasella received a check for $30,000.
- Nolan Dalla was then called up to induct Dan Harrington into the Hall of Fame. He had a few jokes that fell flat, but whatever.
- Dan Harrington says his greatest accomplishments were the Harrington on Hold\’em books, thanking Bill Robertie and 2+2 for the opportunity. I don\’t think we could argue about that.
- Doyle Brunson is called up to induct Erik Seidel into the Hall of Fame. He has mentioned Seidel is more recognized for his part in Rounders than his abilities as a player.
- Erik Seidel is actually being quite funny in his speech. One of the better ones was when he said \”one great perk of the Hall of Fame is that Harrah\’s pays for all the Hall of Famer\’s WSOP buy-ins.\” Ty Stewart nearly had a stroke.
We are over a half hour late, but things are finally getting underway. Check @Mark_Gahagan for updates.
