Poker players and personalities will be honored for their contributions to the ecosystem
After preliminary voting, the Global Poker Index announced the 5th Annual Global Poker Awards nominees. Several winners have already been chosen. Several players already knew they would receive awards – Bin Weng won GPI Poker Player of the Year, Kristen Foxen won her fourth GPI Female Player of the Year and Nick Pupillo picked up Mid-Major Player of the Year. However, there are plenty of other categories, and here are the remaining finalists for some of the top choices for this year’s awards:
Player’s Choice for Toughest Opponent
- 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 Industry Person
- Ryan Beauregard
- Mori Eskandani
- Adam Pliska
- Francine Watson
Best Tournament Director
- Jack Effel
- Ray Pulford
- Matt Savage
- Toby Stone
Best Broadcaster
- Henry Kilbane
- Ali Nejad
- Jeffrey Platt
- Nick Schulman
Fans Choice: Best Hand
- Bill Perkins goes ALL-IN, but he’s late for a flight on Poker at the Lodge
- Craziest Pre-Flop Action of ALL-TIME at Triton Poker Series London
- Dwan vs. Polk in 1.13M Pot in Million Dollar Game on Hustler Casino Live
- Dwan vs. Wesley on Hustler Casino Live
