The shortlist for the 2017 Poker Hall of Fame has been revealed with Phil Ivey, and Mori Eskandani appearing for the first time.

Who has the heart of a whale, the sting of a rattlesnake, and the puff of a peacock?

It’s time to pick a poker star from the annals of time and cement his place in the Poker Hall of Fame (PHOF).

The public nomination process is done. Ten finalists have emerged, vetted by the Poker Hall of Fame Governing Council, and now subjected to the scrutiny of the 27 living members of the PHOF, and 18 members of a blue-ribbon panel of media.