The Latest Poker Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

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Scotty Nguyen and Tom McEvoy will be the 45th and 46th inductees into the Poker Hall of Fame. 

A ceremony for the induction will take place on November 3.  Celebrations take place at the 2013 WSOP Main Event.

Scotty Nguyen, a Vietnamese-American, is a five-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner.  Nguyen is perhaps best known for winning the 1998 World Series of Poker Main Event. He is the first and currently only player to win both the WSOP Main Event and $50,000 Players' Championship.

McEvoy is best known for his win in the 1983 World Series of Poker main event.

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- Patrick Flanagan, Gambling911.com

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