Nominees Revealed for Inaugural Global Poker Awards
After announcing the event on March 8th, the Global Poker Index (GPI) has now announced the nominees for the inaugural Global Poker Awards.
The event, sponsored by PokerStars and broadcasted on PokerGO, will see a total of twenty trophies awarded during the ceremony on April 5th.
A nomination panel of over 130 members from around the globe has voted to determine this year’s official nominees in thirteen categories. A jury of industry representatives will select the winners.
More information about the awards can be found on globalpokerawards.com.
2018 Global Poker Awards Nominees
Justin Bonomo is nominated twice. His name is on the ballot for Tournament Performance of the Year for winning the Super High Roller Bowl IV for $5,000,000 and in the Moment of the Year category for completing the Super High Roller trifecta of SHRB China, SHRB IV, and the WSOP's One Drop event.
Lex Veldhuis also finds his name on the list of nominees twice. He's nominated in the category Streamer of the Year for his popular Twitch stream, and in the category 'Broadcaster' for his work during the 2018 PCA and Triton Poker events.
Poker media members Lance Bradley (in the Podcast category and Media Content) and Remko Rinkema (Podcast and Poker Journalist) are also nominated twice, and so is PokerNews' very own Sarah Herring, up for Podcast (PokerNews Podcast) and Poker Journalist of the Year.
Two Global Poker Award winners are already announced as Alex Foxen (GPI Player of the Year) and Kristen Bicknell (GPI Female Player of the Year) locked in their trophies at year's end.
Here's the full list of nominees:
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
Streamer Of The Year
Vlogger Of The Year
Podcast
- LFG Podcast (Chad Holloway, Jamie Kerstetter)
- PokerCentral Podcast (Brent Hanks, Remko Rinkema)
- PokerNews Podcast (Sarah Herring, [Removed:139])
- The Chip Race Poker Podcast (David Lappin, Dara O’Kearney)
- The Fives a PocketFives.com Podcast (Lance Bradley, Donnie Peters)
Broadcaster
- Maria Ho
- Lon McEachern
- Nick Schulman
- Lex Veldhuis
Poker Journalist
- Drew Amato
- Sarah Herring
- Remko Rinkema
- Christian Zetzsche
Media Content
- Drew Amato (photo: Brunson bids farewell to WSOP)
- Lance Bradley (book: The Pursuit of Poker Success)
- Haley Hintze (article: Vayo v. PokerStars)
- PokerCentral/GO (Super High Roller Club: Schulman featuring Nejad)
Industry Person
- Angelica Hael (World Poker Tour)
- Cary Katz (Poker Central)
- Matt Savage (WPT, TDA, more)
- Ty Stewart (World Series of Poker)
- Rob Yong (Dusk Till Dawn, partypoker)
Tournament Director
- Tony Burns (Seminole Hard Rock)
- Paul Campbell (ARIA)
- Jack Effel (WSOP)
- Kenny Halleart (Unibet Open)
Mid-Major Tour/Circuit
Event Of The Year
- partypoker Caribbean Poker Party Main Event
- Super High Roller Bowl IV
- WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
- WSOP Main Event
Moment Of The Year
- Jeremy Hilsercop receives PSPC Platinum Pass (with help from Joe Ingram, Arlie Shaban,PokerStars and the poker community) as video of wife gifting him trip to WSOP on Christmas day goes viral
- Joe Cada wins WSOP The Closer; registering for the event moments after remarkable 5thplace finish in WSOP Main Event
- Doyle Brunson plays his final WSOP event
- Justin Bonomo wins Big One for One Drop, completing Super High Roller Streak
(SHRB China, SHRB IV, One Drop)
Other Trophies to be Presented at the Global Poker Awards:
- 2018 GPI Poker Player of the Year (Alex Foxen)
- 2018 GPI Female Player of the Year (Kristen Bicknell)
- Award for Lifetime Achievement in Poker
- Charitable Initiative
- Jury Prize
- PocketFives Legacy Award
- People’s Choice Award for Poker Personality of the Year
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