Global Poker Index Awards
April werden im PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas in Zusammenarbeit von Global Poker Index (GPI), Poker Central und PokerStars die Global Poker Awards 2018 vergeben. Nun sind die Nominierungen da, in 20 Kategorien werden die Preise verliehen. Die einzige deutsche Nominierung hat Christian Zetzsche in der Kategorie 'Poker Journalist' bekommen. The Global Poker Awards are building to a climax, with the awards ceremony taking place on 6th March 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Whoever wins, you can guarantee that there will be some surprising. “The Global Poker Index team is hard at work on this expanded Global Poker Awards event, filled with new awards and experiences for attendees and the viewing audience. Global Poker Awards Winner (36) GPI National Player of the Year (137) Irish Open Main Event Winner (33). On Friday, March 6, the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas played host to the second annual Global Poker Awards.The ceremony, which was hosted by Maria Ho and Drea Renee, recognized players, media.
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Tonight at 5 p.m. PT, the nominees for the 2019 Global Poker Awards will finally learn who emerges victorious in their respective categories. Maria Ho and Drea Renee will host the awards ceremony, which will be available to watch for free on PokerGO.
Among those to be honored are Poker Hall of Famer Johnny Chan, who will receive the Poker ICON award, and 'Miami' John Cernuto, who becomes the second recipient of the Hendon Mob Award.
If you recall, PokerNews received three nominations across two categories: Media Content: Written and Media Content: Video.
Aleeyah Jadavji is co-nominated with photographer Hayley Hochstetler, for their touching piece on poker player and sarcoma-victim Kevin Roster is nominated in the first category. Roster competed at the 2019 World Series of Poker raising awareness of his battle with the illness before ultimately choosing to end his own life through California's 'death with dignity' laws.
Also nominated in that category is Paul Seaton's four-part series on The Hendon Mob, arguably one of the most famous groups of poker players in history.
Rounding out the trio of PokerNews nominees is photographer Anthony Abrego for his shot of Ryan Laplante deep in thought during the 2019 World Series of Poker.
Here we take a look at a few of the big stories from this year's nominees:
Joey Ingram Nominated for Four Awards incl. Mike Postle Coverage
The Mike Postle scandal was arguably the story of the year, and it is the coverage of which that has helped net Joey Ingram for nominations in the Global Poker Awards. Not only is his “Investigating Mike Postle Hand Histories from Stones Live” up for Media Content: Video, but Ingram is also nominated in the Podcast category, Journalist of the Year and People’s Choice for Poker Personality.
Triton Poker Emerge as Force to be Reckoned With
After receiving zero nominations at the 2018 Global Poker Awards, Triton have burst onto the scene with four nominations in a variety of different categories. Paul Phua is nominated in Industry Person of the Year, with Bryn Kenney's Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro win nominated in Final Table Performance.
It came as no surprise that the inaugural Triton Million for Charity was nominated in Event of the Year, with the final nomination coming in the People's Choice for Hand of the Year, with Sam Trickett's fold against Stephen Chidwick in the same event getting the nod.
WSOP Features Heavily
Four WSOP Events are nominated across two categories, with the WSOP Main Event and Big 50 shortlisted for Event of the Year, and Hossein Ensan's win in the Main Event and Phil Hui's triumph in the Poker Player's Championship nominated for Final Table Performance.
WSOP POY Robert Campbell is nominated in Breakout Player of the Year, with the WSOP's Jack Effel nominated in the Tournament Director category.
The results of the 2019 Global Poker Awards will be revealed on Friday 6th March, broadcasted live from the PokerGO Studio, Las Vegas.
Negreanu Nominated Once Again
Daniel Negreanu is nominated in two categories. Nominated for the second consecutive year in the Vlogger category, the DAT Poker Podcast is his second nomination. He is nominated alongside Terrence Chan, Ross Henry and Adam Schwartz.
Full List of Nominees
Breakout Player
- Robert Campbell (pictured)
Final Table Performance
- Hossein Ensan - WSOP Main Event
- Alex Foxen - WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
- Phil Hui (pictured) - WSOP Poker Players Championship
- Bryn Kenney - Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro
Twitter Personality
- Kitty Kuo (pictured)
- Kevin Mathers
Player's Choice for Toughest Opponent
- Michael Addamo (pictured)
Streamer
- Benjamin Spragg (pictured)
Vlogger
- Jaman Burton
- Daniel Negreanu (pictured)
Podcast
- DAT Poker Podcast: Terrence Chan, Ross Henry, Adam Schwartz, Daniel Negreanu
- Poker Life Podcast: Joey Ingram
- The Fives, a PocketFives Podcast: Lance Bradley, Donnie Peters
- The Grid: Jennifer Shahade (pictured)
Industry Person
- Phil Galfond - Run it Once Poker
- Cary Katz (pictured) - Poker Central/PokerGO
- Paul Phua - Triton Poker
- Matt Savage - WPT/TDA
Tournament Director
- Tony Burns - Seminole Hard Rock
- Paul Campbell - Aria
- Jack Effel (pictured) - World Series of Poker
- Matt Savage - WPT/TDA
Event of the Year
- PokerStars Players Championship Bahamas (pictured)
Mid-Major Tour/Circuit
- Road to PSPC (pictured)
Journalist
- Lance Bradley
- Haley Hintze
- Joey Ingram
- Nick Jones
Broadcaster
- Jamie Kerstetter
- [Removed:139] (pictured)
- Nick Schulman
- Joe Stapleton
Media Content: Written
Media Content: Photo
- Antonio Abrego: Ryan Laplante in deep thought at the WSOP (PokerNews)
- Drew Amato: Dario Sammartino folds at the WSOP (Poker Central)
- Joe Giron: WPT Champion Frank Stepuchin is lifted in victory (WPT)
- Hayley Hochstetler: Doyle Brunson and Jack Binion at WSOP celebration (WSOP)
Media Content: Video
People's Choice for Poker Personality
- Jonathan Little (pictured)
People's Choice for Hand of the Year
- Bryce Yockey takes a historic hit against Josh Arieh in the WSOP Poker Players Championship (pictured)
Global Poker Index Awards 2019
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Global Poker Awards
It was bound to happen eventually. For the first time ever, the world of poker will gather together at one time to celebrate the excellence of the community and the achievements of its players. On April 5, the First Annual Global Poker Awards will be held and will be broadcast live over the streaming PokerGO channel.
20 Awards, Worldwide Recognition
A grand total of 20 awards will be given out at these ceremonies, although there isn’t a solid list of the awards as of yet. Prior to the awards, a panel will nominate the players and/or contributors who will be the potential recipients of the awards, with another “jury made up of industry representatives” determining who will win the final awards. The end results? The awards show, the Global Poker Awards, which will be handed out on April 5.
“We’re thrilled to deliver streaming coverage of the first-ever Global Poker Awards show live from the PokerGO Studio,” said Sam Simmons, president of Poker Central. “We look forward to celebrating the achievements of the industry’s best and brightest while providing PokerGO subscribers a front row seat for all the festivities.”
“Our global initiatives behind the European Poker Awards and the American Poker Awards come together starting this year,” said Eric Danis, Global Poker Index president. “We’re excited to bring recognition to the poker world’s best players and most prominent industry contributors on an unprecedented scale.”
You Read That Right…No More European or American Poker Awards
Danis’ comment is spot on in that the history that was covered in the European Poker Awards – and the building of a prestigious award in the American Poker Awards – will be destroyed by this move in that they will no longer be awarded.
This is particularly saddening in the case of the European Poker Awards. Those awards date back to 2001 and have honored a venerable “Who’s Who” of the European poker community. As European players have routinely been given short shrift by their American counterparts (are you listening, Poker Hall of Fame?), the European Poker Awards was something that the continent’s superstars could hang their hats on. Now, it is no more.
Such notables as Pascal Perrault (the first ever winner of the European Poker Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2001), multiple European Poker Award winners Marcel Luske, Rob Hollink and Victoria Coren-Mitchell, Gus Hansen, and the late Dave Colclough and David Ulliott all have European Poker Awards on their respective mantles. And since poker seems to have a difficulty in honoring its history, the European Poker Awards were something that aficionados of the game could hang onto since it had been awarded for almost two decades; the World Series of Poker and the Irish Poker Open are the only other things that can count such longevity.
The American Poker Awards was also on its way to building up a nice historical frame of reference. Awarded since 2015 in ceremonies held in Los Angeles, the American Poker Awards were becoming something that North American players and industry contributors were looking forward to as an honor. Multiple American Poker Awards recipients included Jason Mercier, tournament director Matt Savage, Mike Sexton, Daniel Negreanu, Vanessa Selbst and a host of media personalities who have covered the game for the fans.
Alas, these separate awards – and their histories – have now come to an end.
Perhaps Some Excitement Will Build…
Global Poker Index Awards 2020
Whereas there used to be a huge buzz over the European version and the American version would have been scheduled for its ceremonies this month (the last four years saw it at the end of February/beginning of March), the announcement of the change to the Global Poker Awards brought little commentary from the very people they are looking to honor. Perhaps that will change once the GPI actually come up with nominees and maybe hold it in some area that isn’t a television studio on April 5…but it also may not be able to capture the magic that the old European and American ceremonies generated.