Australian Poker Hall of Fame
Inductees and Young Achievers of the Australian Poker Hall of Fame were traditionally announced during the Aussie Millions at Crown Casino, Melbourne. Hopefully we can bring some good news about the future of these awards in the near future.
Founded in 2009 by Maurie Pears the Australian Poker Hall of Fame formally recognises the accomplishments of poker players and professionals in the poker industry professionals from Australia and New Zealand.
Maurie “The Master” Pears is respected as one of the founding fathers of poker in Australasia. thehendonmob
CHAIRMAN: Joe Hachem
Consideration Criteria:
- either current or former residents of Australia or New Zealand,
- demonstrated significant and outstanding service to the game, by either bringing credit to Australian Tournament Poker, or obviously
- displaying significant player excellence.
This page is a work in progress.
Players are welcome to contact Australian Poker Schedule to update photos and profile.
Australian Hall of Fame Inductees
Joe Hachem (2009 – Legend Status)
Gary Benson (2009)
Jeff “Iceman” Lisandro (2009 – Legend Status)
Billy “The Croc” Argyros (2009)
Antanas “Tony G” Guoga (2009)
Mel Judah (2009)
Lee Nelson (NZL) (2009)
Maurie “The Master” Pears (2009)
Marcia Waggoner (2010)
Leo Boxell (2011)
Danny McDonagh (2011)
David Gorr (2012)
Jason Gray (2012)
Graeme “Kiwi” Putt (NZL) (2014)
Van Marcus (2015)
Joe Cabret (2016)
Manny Stavropoulos (2017)
Grant Levy (2018)
Jonathan Karamalikis (2019)
Kahle Burns (2020)
Lynn Gilmartin (2020)
Australian Hall of Fame Young Achievers
The Australian Poker Hall of Fame also acknowledged “Young Achievers” each year, this was a way of offering continued encouragement in poker to young and talented players that demonstrated poker excellence, and may be inducted in the future.
Jackie Glazier (2014)
James Obst (2015)
Jarred Graham (2014)
Jeff Rossiter (2016)
David Yan (NZL) (2017)
Kahle Burns (2018)
Alex Lynskey (2019)
Michael Addamo (2020)