The Global Poker Index (GPI) and The Hendon Mob (THM) have published the “final four” candidates for each of the Global Poker Awards’ Fans Choice categories. Said categories are Best Trophy, Fave Livestream (yes, that’s “Fave”), People’s Choice for Poker Personality, and Best Hand.
The final vote in these categories is open to the public, with the ballot available on the Global Poker Index’s website. One vote is permitted per person, IP address, and e-mail address, though anyone who voted in the last round can vote again in this final round. Interestingly, vote tallies do not reset; votes in the final round are added to previous votes.
Here are the finalists for the Fans Choice awards:
Fans Choice – Best Trophy
• EPT Main Event Trophy
• PGT Stairway to Millions Trophy
• WPA – Women’s Poker Association
• WSOP Main Event Bracelet
Fans Choice – Fave Livestream
• EPT Live – PokerStarsLive
• King’s Casino Livestream
• Hustler Casino Live
• Poker at the Lodge
People’s Choice for Poker Personality
• Ryan DePaulo
• Felipe Mojave Ramos
• Lex Veldhuis
• Ethan “Rampage” Yau
Fans Choice – 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
In addition to the Fans Choice awards, GPI and THM previously released the list of nominees for 17 other categories. These were voted upon from a larger list of finalists by a panel of media members, poker players, and others in the poker industry. Unlike with the Fans Choice categories, the voting in these categories is closed; the winners will be announced at the Global Poker Awards ceremony on March 3.
The nominees are as follows:
Players Choice for Toughest Opponent
• Brian Altman (USA)
• Stephen Chidwick (England)
• Alex Foxen (USA)
• Stephen Song (USA)
Best Final Table Performance
• Daniel “Jungleman” Cates (USA), WSOP 50K Poker Players Championship
• Espen Uhlen Jørstad (Norway), WSOP Main Event
• Daniel Negreanu (Canada), Super High Roller Bowl VII
• Stephen Song (USA), WPT Prime Championship
GPI Breakout Player
• Angela Jordison (USA)
• Espen Uhlen Jørstad (Norway)
• Alejandro Lococo “PapoMC” (Argentina)
• Punnat Punsri (Thailand)
• Ethan “Rampage” Yau (USA)
Comeback Player
• Phil Ivey (USA)
• Alex Keating (USA)
• Taylor von Kriegenbergh (USA)
• Daniel Weinman (USA)
Twitter Personality
• Phil Galfond (USA)
• Will Jaffe (USA)
• Jamie Kerstetter (USA)
• Marle Spragg (USA)
Best Streamer
• Kevin Martin “kevinmartin” (Canada)
• Benjamin Spragg “Spraggy” (England)
• Jon Van Fleet “apestylespoker” (USA)
• Lex Veldhuis “LexVeldhuis” (Netherlands)
Best Vlogger
• Jaman Burton (USA)
• Mariano Grandoli (ARG)
• Brad Owen (USA)
• Ethan “Rampage” Yau (USA)
Rising Star in Content Creation
• Natalie Bode (USA)
• Caitlin Comeskey (USA)
• Jesse Fullen (USA)
• Lexy Gavin-Mather (USA)
Best Industry Person
• Ryan Beauregard (USA)
• Jack Effel (USA)
• Mori Eskandani (Iran/USA)
• Tana Karn (USA)
Best Tournament Director
• Paul Campbell (USA)
• Ray Pulford (USA)
• Matt Savage (USA)
• Toby Stone (England)
Best Event
• EPT Barcelona Main Event
• Triton Poker Coin Rivet Invitational
• World Series of Poker Main Event
• WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas
Best Mid-Major Circuit/Tour
• RUNGOOD Poker Series (RGPS)
• Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT)
• World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC)
• WPT Prime (WPTP)
Best Broadcaster
• James Hartigan (Ireland)
• Jamie Kerstetter (USA)
• Jeff Platt (USA)
• Nick Schulman (USA)
Best Podcast
• Only Friends Podcast (Matt Berkey (USA), Melissa Schubert (USA), Landon Tice (USA) & Friends)
• Poker in the Ears (James Hartigan (Ireland), Joseph Stapleton (USA) for PokerStars)
• PokerGO Podcast (Timothy Duckworth (Australia), Donnie Peters (USA), Remko Rinkema (Netherlands) for PokerGO)
• The Chip Race Poker Podcast (David Lappin (Ireland), Dara O’Kearney (Ireland), Barry Carter (United Kingdom) for Unibet Poker)
Best Media Content: Written
• Tim Fiorvanti (USA) for WPT.com: Andrew Moreno Made Good on a 15-Year Dream
• Connor Richards (USA) for PokerNews: The Endlessly Creative Side of Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel
• Jennifer Shahade (USA) for the Wall Street Journal: How Becoming a Poker Pro Helped Me Accept a Personal Tragedy
• Robbie Strazynski (Israel/USA) for Cardplayer Lifestyle: In the Name of the Father, the Son… and the Poker
Best Media Content: Video
• Caitlin Comeskey (USA): A love letter to the investigation parody
• Joey Ingram (USA): Emergency Investigation: Garrett vs Robbi on Hustler Live
• Gregory “Greg Goes All In” Liow (Canada): Poker vlogger who doesn’t understand that the voice over is done in post
• Marle Spragg (USA): Solvers.
Best Media Content: Photo
• Antonio Abrego (USA) for PokerGO: “Oooooooooooo yeah!”
• Hayley Hochstetler (USA): Glantz Pulls Million Dollar Bounty
• Alec Rome (USA) for PokerNews/WSOP: Schindler Wins First WSOP Bracelet
• Spenser Sembrat (USA) for PokerNews/WSOP: “That First Bracelet Feeling”
