Comments on: Nominate Andy Glazer for The Poker Hall of Fame

By: Lee Jones

Lee Jones — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:24:25 +0000

Know what I remember? Andy covering the heads-up match between then unknown Phil Ivey and Amarillo Slim. Andy wrote up the whole thing, Ivey just being Ivey and beating the famed veteran.

And *then* at the end of the whole thing, Andy writes (paraphrasing), “Oh yeah - one other thing: Phil Ivey is black. It wasn’t important as part of the article, and pretty soon, nobody is going to care what color or gender the players are.” Of course, and God how I wish Andy’d lived to see this, nobody says “Phil Ivey is the best black poker player ever.” They say, “Phil Ivey is probably the best poker player ever.” Andy’s article was inspiring, and prescient.

I don’t know that Andy deserves to be in the Poker Hall of Fame. What I *do* know is that every time there’s something interesting going on in the world of poker, I wish I could read Andy Glazer writing about it.

Regards, Lee

By: Big D

Big D — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:59:04 +0000

I think Andy deserves to be there.

By: kong

kong — Sat, 30 May 2009 20:59:22 +0000

His life goes on in the writings that were left behind. He was a good persom who always had time for others. My vote is in.

By: joel spencer

joel spencer — Thu, 28 May 2009 02:33:20 +0000

Andy’s writing was special. At the time of his death he had become an inspiration to everyone that cared about Poker. I mourned his death then and now once again at the thought of his brilliance, I mourn his loss again.

By: Rich Ruedlinger

Rich Ruedlinger — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:13:47 +0000

Amy,

What a great idea, I only wish I had thought of it on my own. I was at my first ever final table with Andy, and he treated me as just another player, not the newbie that I was.

By: Earl Burton

Earl Burton — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:04:32 +0000

In total agreement with you Amy. Not only should there be a journalistic award with Andy’s name on it, but he and some of the others who forged the poker journalism genre should be enshrined in the Poker Hall of Fame.