Sixth annual Global Poker Awards nominees announced

The final round of voting for the 6th annual Global Poker Awards has been completed. We at GPITHM are pleased to announce the nominees from around the poker world throughout 2024.

Two-time Global Poker Award winner Caitlin Comeskey leads the way with four nominations: Best X Personality, Best Short-Form Content Creator, Best Media Content: Short-Form Video, and Peoples’ Choice for Most Entertaining Player. Caitlin is defending her 2023 award for Best Short-Form Content Creator and won Rising Star in Content Creation in 2022.

Fellow GPA winners Marle Spragg and Joseph Stapleton have been nominated for three awards. Marle Spragg joins Comeskey in line for Best X Personality, Short-Form Creator, and Short-Form Video. Marle will defend her Best X Personality award from last year’s GPAs.

Joseph Stapleton is a two-time award winner, previously winning the GPA for Best Podcast in 2021 and Media Person of the Year at the American Poker Awards in 2016. Joe is nominated for On-Air Talent, Podcast, and Best Book this year.

Barry Carter, Barny Boatman, Daniel Negreanu, Nikki Limo, Abby Merk, David Lappin, Dara O’Kearney, and the Irish Poker Open have all been nominated in two categories.

Poker fans worldwide once again had their voices heard, making selections for Fans Choice in four categories: Best Hand, Best Trophy, Best Live Stream, and Most Entertaining Player.

Announced winners:

GPI POKER PLAYER OF THE YEAR

David Coleman (USA)

GPI MID-MAJOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Han Feng (USA)

GPI FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Cherish Andrews (USA)

MOST WEEKS AT GPI #1 IN 2024

Jesse Lonis (USA)

POKERGO TOUR PGT PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Jeremy Ausmus (USA)

List of nominees:

GPI BREAKOUT PLAYER

Boris Anzhelov Angelov (Bulgaria)

Mark Travis Egbert (USA)

Rania Nasreddine (USA)

Noel Rodriguez (USA)

BEST FINAL TABLE PERFORMANCE

Barny Boatman (England), EPT Paris

Daniel Negreanu (Canada), WSOP Poker Players Championship

Stephen Song (USA), EPT Barcelona

Scott Stewart (USA), WPT World Championship

PLAYERS CHOICE FOR TOUGHEST OPPONENT

Stephen Chidwick (England)

Isaac Haxton (USA)

Jason Koon (USA)

Adrian Mateos (ESP)

BEST X/TWITTER PERSONALITY

Barry Carter (England)

Caitlin Comeskey (USA)

Jamie Kerstetter (USA)

Marle Spragg (USA)

BEST STREAMER

Benjamin Spragg – Spraggy (England)

Bert Stevens – girafganger7 (Belgium)

Jon Van Fleet – apestylespoker (USA)

Lex Veldhuis – LexVeldhuis (Netherlands)

BEST VLOGGER

Corey Eyring (USA)

Daniel Negreanu (Canada)

Brad Owen (USA)

Alexander Seibt – Wolfgang Poker (USA)

Masato Yokosawa (Japan)

BEST SHORT-FORM CONTENT CREATOR

Caitlin Comeskey (USA)

Nikki Limo (USA)

Gregory Liow – Greg Goes All In (Canada)

Marle Spragg – Marle Poker (USA)

RISING STAR IN CONTENT CREATION

Václav Dušek – Lemon Poker (Czechia)

Josh Kasen (USA)

Abby Merk – Abby Poker (USA)

David Richards – Poker With A Purpose (USA)

BEST INDUSTRY PERSON

Gregory Chochon (France)

Matt Savage (USA)

Francine Watson (England)

Andy Wong (Malaysia)

BEST TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

Nick O’Hara (Ireland)

Ray Pulford (USA)

Toby Stone (England)

Luca Vivaldi (Italy)

BEST DIRECTOR OF POKER OPERATIONS

Ryan Beauregard (USA)

Federico Brunato (Italy)

Kerryjane Craigie (England)

Ben Erwin (USA)

BEST EVENT

ClubWPT Gold $5M Invitational, Wynn Las Vegas

EPT Barcelona Main Event, Casino Barcelona

Irish Open Main Event, Royal Dublin Society

World Series of Poker Main Event, Horseshoe Las Vegas

BEST MID-MAJOR TOUR/CIRCUIT

Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP)

RunGood Poker Series (RGPS)

WPT Prime (WPTP)

WSOP Circuit (WSOPC)

BEST STAND-ALONE FESTIVAL/SERIES

Irish Poker Open, Royal Dublin Society

Malta Poker Festival, Portomaso Casino

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood

Wynn Millions Poker Series, Wynn Las Vegas

BEST EPISODIC POKER SERIES

GALFOND – Poker Docuseries

Inside the Mind of a Pro (Dans la tête d’un pro) by Winamax

No Gamble, No Future by PokerGO

The Big Game on Tour by PokerStars

BEST ON-AIR TALENT

Ali Nejad (USA)

Jeffrey Platt (USA)

Nick Schulman (USA)

Joseph Stapleton (USA)

BEST PODCAST

Poker in the Ears (James Hartigan & Joseph Stapleton for PokerStars)

PokerNews Podcast (Chad Holloway, Kyna England, Mike Holtz)

The Chip Race (David K Lappin, Dara O’Kearney for Unibet Poker)

Thinking Poker (Andrew Brokos, Carlos Welch)

BEST POKER BOOK

Beyond GTO: Poker Exploits Simplified (Dara O’Kearney, Barry Carter)

On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything (Nate Silver for Penguin Press)

Poker Pioneer: The Autobiography of Tom McAvoy (Tom McAvoy, Brad Smith)

Trapped (Joseph Stapleton, Neil Gibson for Twister Comics)

BEST MEDIA CONTENT: WRITTEN

A Further Investigation into the Existence of the BotFarm Corporation (Jonathan Raab for Poker

Pro)

Cancer Fight Didn’t Stop John Bird from His Golden Passport Moment (Lance Bradley for WPT)

I’ve lost all my other hobbies – Ari Engel opens up on poker and a torn heart (Paul Oresteen for

Pokerorg)

Music Icon Steve Albin

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Nominations announced for the 5th Global Poker Awards

Voting panel members in 16 categories have completed the voting process and nominees are now known for the 5th Global Poker Awards:

Caitlin Comeskey, who won a Global Poker Award for Rising Star in Content Creation at last year’s ceremony, has been nominated in three categories –Short-Form Content Creator, Best Video Content, and Best X/Twitter Personality. Comeskey will go head-to-head in all three categories with Marle Spragg, who also earned three total nominations.

Content-creating phenom Alexander Seibt “Wolfgang Poker”, a newcomer to the Global Poker Awards, also received three nominations – joining Comeskey and Spragg in the Short-Form Content Creator Category, a new category for the 5th Awards, Best Vlogger and Fans Choice for Poker Personality.

Gregory Liow, aka “Greg Goes All In”, completes the Short-Form Creator category and joins Wolfgang in the Poker Personality category, along with Seth Moeller “SethyPoker” and Jonathan Rand “Slow Poker”.

Bin Weng will be presented with the GPI Poker Player of Year trophy on Awards night, Kristen Foxen will collect her mind-boggling FOURTH GPI Female Player of the Year award while Nick Pupillo will pick up the Mid-Major PoY title.

Game of Gold has been announced as the first award winner (other than the PoYs) – GGPoker will be presented with the GPI Award of Merit. Several other trophies are expected to be presented on Awards night, including The Hendon Mob Award and the Charitable/Community Initiative.

Previous GPI Award winners who are nominated this year include Stephen Chidwick, Alex Foxen, Will Jaffe, Jamie Kerstetter, Kevin Martin, Benjamin Spragg, Lex Veldhuis, and Brad Owen.

Final Four voting for the GPA Fans Choice Awards kickoff tomorrow (Wed 24 January) and conclude the following Wednesday. Fans will make their selections in four categories: Best Hand, Best Trophy, Best Live Stream, and Poker Personality. Anyone can vote in this final round, including fans who voted in the first round – only 1 vote per person/IP address.

Catch the Global Poker Awards live on PokerGO on Saturday, 24 February 2024.

5th GLOBAL POKER AWARDS NOMINEES (listed alphabetically)

PLAYERS CHOICE FOR TOUGHEST OPPONENT

Voted on by the Top 100 players on the GPI as of 3 January 2024

- Stephen Chidwick

- Alex Foxen

- Isaac Haxton

- Jason Koon

BEST FINAL TABLE PERFORMANCE

- Padraig O’Neill, EPT Prague

- Erik Seidel, WSOP Paradise Super High Roller

- Daniel Sepiol, WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas

- Daniel Weinman, WSOP Main Event

GPI BREAKOUT PLAYER

- Jans Arends

- William Kopp

- Samuel Laskowitz

- Santosh Suvarna

BEST X/TWITTER PERSONALITY

- Caitlin Comeskey

- Will Jaffe

- Jamie Kerstetter

- Marle Spragg

BEST STREAMER

- Kevin Martin “kevinmartin”

- Benjamin Spragg “Spraggy”

- Bert Stevens “girafganger7”

- Lex Veldhuis “LexVeldhuis”

BEST VLOGGER

- Jaman Burton “TheDrawingDeadVlog”

- Corey Eyring “corey_eyring”

- Daniel Negreanu “dnegspoker”

- Brad Owen “BradOwenPoker”

- Alexander Seibt “Wolfgang_Poker”

BEST SHORT-FORM CONTENT CREATOR

- Caitlin Comeskey

- Gregory Liow “Greg Goes All In”

- Marle Spragg

- Alexander Seibt “Wolfgang Poker”

BEST INDUSTRY PERSON

- Ryan Beauregard

- Mori Eskandani

- Adam Pliska

- Francine Watson

BEST TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

- Jack Effel

- Ray Pulford

- Matt Savage

- Toby Stone

BEST EVENT

- Irish Poker Open Main Event

- World Series of Poker Main Event

- WPT Prime Championship at Wynn Las Vegas

- WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas

BEST MID-MAJOR CIRCUIT/TOUR

- Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP)

- RUNGOOD Poker Series (RGPS)

- World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC)

- WPT Prime (WPTP)

BEST STAND-ALONE FESTIVAL/SERIES

- Irish Poker Open

- Malta Poker Festival

- Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open

- Wynn Millions Poker Series

BEST BROADCASTER

- Henry Kilbane

- Ali Nejad

- Jeffrey Platt

- Nick Schulman

BEST PODCAST

- Only Friends Podcast (Matt Berkey, Melissa Schubert, Landon Tice and friends)

- Poker in the Ears (James Hartigan, Joseph Stapleton for PokerStars)

- The Chip Race Poker Podcast (David K Lappin, Dara O’Kearney for Unibet Poker)

- Thinking Poker (Andrew Brokos, Carlos Welch)

BEST MEDIA CONTENT: WRITTEN

- The Tales of Billy Baxter: The Final Days of Stu Ungar (David Hill for WPT.com)

- The Truth Detective: A Poker Player’s Guide to a Complex World (Alex O’Brien)

- He Played At An Elite Level For Seven Decades: Doyle Brunson Remembered During

WSOP By His Peers (Connor Richards for PokerNews)

- PokerGO might have just saved televised poker (Brad Willis for Poker.org)

BEST MEDIA CONTENT: VIDEO

- Caitlin Comeskey: A love letter to the million dollar game @HCLPokerShow

- Phil Galfond, Matti Harju: What Makes Phil Ivey the GOAT? [Untold Stories] (Phil

Galfond, Matti Harju)

- PokerGO: Doyle Brunson Celebration of Life

- Marle Spragg: ICM

BEST MEDIA CONTENT: PHOTO

- Matthew Berglund: “Inconsolable”

- Hayley Hochstetler: “Weinman Wins”

- Rachel K

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Global Poker Awards releases its Final Four nominees

GPA Fans Choice Awards have reached the final four in the last remaining categories as poker fanatics placed their first-round votes for the past week.

Ethan “Rampage” Yau, already up for two Global Poker Awards for Breakout Player and Best Vlogger, could add a third trophy on the night of the Awards as fans have made him a nominee in the Peoples’ Choice for Best Poker Personality category.

Rampage will battle Ryan DePaulo, Felipe Ramos and Lex Veldhuis in the final four voting round – Veldhuis is also up for Best Streamer, an Award he’s won twice.

There will be a new winner in the Best Trophy category as the EPT Main Event Trophy takes on the PGT Stairway Trophy, the WPA – Women’s Poker Association Trophy and the WSOP Main Event Bracelet.

The infamous Robbie Jade Lew J4 hand is nominated in the Best Hand category, facing Daniel Negreanu’s runner-runner Quads, David Diaz’s crucial Main Event fold and Papo MC’s big bluff.

Finally, EPT Live, Hustler Casino Live, King’s Casino Live Streams and Poker at the Lodge are all four nominees in the inaugural Best Live Stream category.

Fans can once again vote for their favorites in all four categories here:

https://www.globalpokerindex.com/awards/global-poker-awards-fans-choice-awards-reach-final-four-voting-round/

One vote per person/IP/email in the Final Four Round, all votes from the first-round carry-over to the Final Four Round – anyone who voted in the first-round can once again vote in the Final Four Round.

Fans, finalists and nominees are encouraged to take to social media to show support for their favorite selections.

Winners of the Fans Choice Awards will be announced at the 4th Global Poker Awards, streamed exclusively on PokerGO on 3 March 2023 starting at 5:30 p.m. PT / 8:30 p.m. ET.

People’s Choice for Best Poker Personality
Ryan DePaulo
Felipe Mojave Ramos
Lex Veldhuis
Ethan “Rampage” Yau
Best Trophy
EPT Main Event Trophy
PGT Stairway to Millions Trophy
WPA – Women’s Poker Association Trophy
WSOP Main Event Bracelet
Best Hand
Daniel Negreanu hits runner-runner quads on way to SHRB victory
David Diaz lays down absolute monster on Day 7 of WSOP Main Event
PapoMC pulls monster bluff in WSOP Main Event
Wild J4 vs 89 hand between Robbi Jade Lew and Garrett Adelstein
Fave Livestream
EPT Live
Hustler Casino Live
King’s Casino Live Streams
Poker at the Lodge

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Categories for Global Poker Awards unveiled

The Global Poker Index and The Hendon Mob have announced the categories for the upcoming Global Poker Awards, live from the PokerGO Studio at Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, 18 February 2022, exclusively on PokerGO.A total of 26 awards are expected to be presented at the ceremony. Awards recipients will include winners in various GPI Player of the Year races, including the 2021 GPI Poker Player of the Year, the Female Player of the Year and the addition of the GPI Mid-Major Player of the Year, recognizing players scoring points in events with a buy-in of $2,500 USD and below.

Returning awards determined by various voting panels include GPI Breakout Player of the Year, Final Table Performance, Best Vlogger, Best Streamer and Best Broadcaster. Best Live Tournament Reporter is a new votable category for the Awards.

The fans will once again have their say. The Fan Choice Awards will include three categories: Best Hand, People’s Choice for Poker Personality and the introduction of a new category, Best Trophy.

Poker ICON, Players Choice for Toughest Opponent, Best Event, Best Podcast and Best Industry Person are a few of the other categories that will be part of the upcoming ceremony. Voting panel members will receive their preliminary round ballots next week.

Here is a full list of trophies that are expected to be handed out at the Global Poker Awards:

2021 GPI Poker Player of the Year
2021 GPI Female Player of the Year
2021 GPI Mid-Major Player of the Year
2021 PokerGO Tour Player of the Year
GPI Breakout Player
Best Final Table Performance
Best Event
Best Twitter Personality
Best Industry Person
Best Tournament Director
Best Streamer
Best Vlogger
Best Podcast
Best Broadcaster
Best Live Tournament Reporter
Best Media Content: Photo
Best Media Content: Video
Best Media Content: Written
Players Choice: Toughest Opponent
Best Hand
Best Trophy
People’s Choice for Poker Personality
Poker ICON
GPI Award of Merit
The Hendon Mob Achievement Award
Charitable Initiative

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Nominees for Global Poker Awards revealed

Representatives from 10 different Nations will battle it out as 20 trophies are expected to be handed out at the inaugural Global Poker Awards next month in Las Vegas.

Over 130 Nomination Panel members from around the globe voted to determine this year’s official nominees in 13 categories.

While this is the very first edition of the Global Poker Awards, there are several former American and European Poker Award winners up for trophies this year including: Lance Bradley, Mori Eskandani, Joe Ingram, Cary Katz, Lon McEachern, Andrew Neeme, Daniel Negreanu, Matt Savage, Nick Schulman, Jason Somerville, Jaime Staples, Remko Rinkema and several events and organizations.

Bradley and Rinkema join Justin Bonomo and Lex Veldhuis as the only people to be nominated in two categories at this year’s Awards.

Two Award winners are already known as poker power couple Alex Foxen and Kristen Bicknell will receive the GPI Player of the Year and GPI Female Player of the Year trophies on Awards night. For Bicknell, this will be her second consecutive year picking up the PoY trophy.

Here is the list of nominees, in alphabetical order:

Tournament Performance
Justin Bonomo (Super High Roller Bowl IV)
John Cynn (WSOP Main Event)
Maria Lampropulos (PCA Main Event)
Dylan Linde (WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic)
Breakout Player
Almedin “Ali” Imsirovic
Maria Konnikova
Ping Liu
Christopher Michael Soyza
Streamer of the Year
Jeff Gross
Jason Somerville
Jaime Staples
Lex Veldhuis
Vlogger of the Year
Marle Cordeiro
Joe Ingram
Andrew Neeme
Daniel Negreanu
Doug Polk

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