The sixth annual Global Poker Awards takes place next month at the PokerGO studio, with the February 22 event expected to be attended by many of the game’s biggest names.
Winners in categories including Poker Icon, Best Event, Best Poker Book and more will be announced on the night, as voted for by industry insiders, but five trophies will be awarded according to the results of a public vote.
And that’s where you come in.
Visit the Global Poker Index to register your votes in the following categories - just be sure to do it before voting closes on Monday, January 20 at 11pm PT.
Note that votes may only be cast once. A shortlist of four for each category will be made known on January 22, with final votes closing on January 29.
Best Hand
A choice of 12 televised poker hands from 2024 are represented:
- Alan Keating and Neymar Jr running it 10 times on Hustler Casino Live (HCL)
- Barny Boatman’s heroic call en route to victory at EPT Paris
- Stephen Chidwick making his opponent muck a full house at Triton Montenegro
- The epic A-A vs A-A vs K-K vs J-J at WPT Prime Cyprus
- Andrew Robl vs Kristen Foxen on No Gamble No Future Cash of the Titans!
- Alan Keating and Texas Mike all-in preflop for $2.2M on HCL
- Yong vs Foxen vs Coleman in a crazy end to a tournament on PokerGO
- The Keating Show - $2.4M pot during Million Dollar Game II on HCL
- Xuan Liu in a wild hand at The Lodge in Austin
- A-A vs A-J at EPT Monte Carlo on PokerStars Live
- Rob Yong mucks the winning hand vs Ryan Feldman on HCL Cyprus
- Franco Spitale goes runner-runner to win the WSOP Millionaire Maker
Check the category page at the GPI website now to view every hand and make your choice.
Most Original Trophy Design
Vote for your favorite design from among the following entries:
- EPT Main Event Trophy
- Holland Casino WPT Trophy
- PGT Texas Poker Open Belt Buckle
- South Dakota State Championship
- Triton Poker Series Trophy
- Winamax Madrid Sword
- WPT Champions Mike Sexton Cup
- WSOP Main Event Bracelet
- Wynn Millions Trophy
All trophy designs can be viewed now at the GPI site, where you can also cast your vote.
Best Live Stream
These days we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to live-streamed poker games, but which one do you think is the best?
- GGpoker
- Hustler Casino Live
- King’s Resort
- Merit Poker
- Poker at the Lodge
- PokerGO
- PokerStars Live
- Triton Poker
- World Poker Tour
Make your choice and have your say here.
Best Poker Room (write-in round)
Players are invited to submit their suggestions for this category, with the top four vote-getting rooms making the final shortlist.
Head here to submit your nomination.
Most Entertaining Player (write-in round)
Who’s out there working hard to promote poker and making a positive impact? Previous winners have included Greg ‘Greg Goes All-in’ Liow, Ethan ‘Rampage’ Yau, Masato Yokosawa and Jonathan Little.
But who gets your nod this year?
Submit your nomination here by Monday night, and the top four will be shortlisted for this prestigious award.
Note that your full name and email address must be supplied with all nominations and submissions.
What are your thoughts? Did any streams, hands or trophies get unfairly overlooked this year? Who deserves to take home the Most Entertaining Player award? Let us know in the comments below.
Featured image courtesy of the Global Poker Index
