Dan Harrington’s speech inducting him into the Poker Hall of Fame is seen here in its entirety. Harrington was elected to this year’s group of entrants which also included Erik Seidel. He is best known for both winning the 1995 World Series of Poker Main Event as well as the many poker strategy books he has authored.
Harrington has a resume that made it nearly impossible for the voting committee to bypass this year. He has performed at a high level against top competition, proved by his two World Series of Poker bracelets and one win at the World Poker Tour. According to various sources he has profited $6.6 million in just live tournament earnings, which does not take into account money won while playing cash games.
On the other side of the felt, Harrington has made a solid and lasting contribution to the industry of poker in the form of his many strategy books. The “Harrington on Hold’em” series is one that most tournament players first got their start with and the series is pointed to as being one of the top two poker strategy books ever made, with the other being Doyle Brunson’s “Super/System”. Harrington has authored three books on tournament poker and two books on cash game poker, all of which have sold extremely well in stores and online.
Harrington was humbled by his induction and spoke about him being voted in, “The public nominated ten people and I was fortunate to be one of the inductees. The others that were not inducted, I know them, they are all very skilled people… they will be joining us in the next few years.” He summed up his speech by saying, “Thirty years ago at a backgammon tournament, I played next to a young man. We became friends after that engagement and I’ve known him for years. I played against him at the Mayfair Club and at competitions throughout the world. He is going to be inducted with me tonight, Erik Seidel, and that makes it an especially sweet occasion for me.”
