Finding out which two new players have been inducted in the Poker Hall of Fame is a poker tradition like the World Series of Poker ending in July November July. It shouldn’t be changed and now it has.

This year, as opposed to 14 of the previous 15 years, there will only be one inductee.

Setting aside the fact that the last time this happened, it was 2009 and the late, great Mike Sexton’s personality easily covered for two inductions, what are the reasons for the change?

According to an interview with PokerNews, Ty Stewart, World Series of Poker Executive Director, said: “There will be a 2020 Poker Hall of Fame class, or said more accurately, a 2020 inductee. We are going to return to the tradition of one inductee per year, voted in by their peers, but I’d like to present the full details on that in the near future.”