The Hendon Mob (THM) and Global Poker Index (GPI) announced the final nominees for most categories in the upcoming Global Poker Awards. The initial nominations and collections of potential nominees was vetted, voting panel members participated in the preliminary voting round, and then they submitted their final votes.
Why are we only seeing nominees and not the winners here?
Winners will be announced at the Global Poker Awards on February 18 at the PokerGO Studio. It’s a pretty big part of the ceremony.
Anyway, let’s take a look at the nominees as we know them now.
2021 Awards
Nominees
GPI Breakout Player
Christopher Brewer (USA)
Kyna England (USA)
Johan Guilbert (France)
Vanessa Kade (Canada)
Best Final Table Performance
Koray Aldemir (Germany) WSOP Main Event
Jeremy Ausmus (USA) WSOP PLO High Roller
Daniel Cates (USA) WSOP Poker Players Championship
Adam Friedman (USA) WSOP Dealer's Choice Championship
Best Event
SHRPO Main Event
WSOP Main Event
Wynn Mystery Bounty
Wynn Millions
Best Twitter Personality
Will Jaffe (USA)
Jamie Kerstetter (USA)
Kitty Kuo (Taiwan)
Kevin Mathers (USA)
Best Industry Person
Tony Burns (USA)
Jack Effel (USA)
Mori Eskandani (Iran/USA)
Matt Savage (USA)
Best Tournament Director
Paul Campbell (USA)
Justin Hammer (USA)
Ray Pulford (USA)
Andy Tillman (USA)
Best Streamer
Kevin Martin (Canada)
Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg (England)
Jonathan "apestylespoker" Van Fleet (USA)
Lex Veldhuis (Netherlands)
Best Vlogger
Jaman Burton (USA)
Ryan Depaulo (USA)
Brad Owen (USA)
Ethan "Rampage" Yau (USA)
Best Podcast
Poker in the Ears (James Hartigan & Joe Stapleton)
Chip Race Poker Podcast (David Lappin & Dara O'Kearney)
Doug Polk Podcast (Doug Polk)
Heart of Poker (Kara Scott)
Best Broadcaster
Jamie Kerstetter (USA)
Ali Nejad (USA)
Jeff Platt (USA)
Joe Stapleton (USA)
Best Live Tournament Reporter
Mickey Doft (USA)
Tim Duckworth (Australia)
Chad Holloway (USA)
Christian Zetszche (Germany)
Best Media Content: Photo
Antonio Abrego (USA) for PokerGO: WSOP Dealers Choice
Hayley Hochstetler (USA): End of Era (Rio)
Enrique Malfavon (USA) for PokerGO: WSOP ME bubble
Danny Maxwell (Ireland) for PokerNews/WSOP: Shack-Harris
Best Media Content: Written
Lance Bradley (Canada) for PocketFives: Isai Scheinberg
Alex O'Brien (Germany) for BBC: $10K poker win
D'Arcy Maine (USA) for ESPN: Michael Graydon
Charles Rabin (USA) for Miami Herald: Afghan refugee
Best Media Content: Video
Paul Graydon & Andrew Neeme: Villain Who Stole Xmas
Last Call Pokeridokumentii (Finland)
Jeff Platt (USA) for PokerGO: Stand up for me
Remko Rinkema (Netherlands) for PokerGO: Run It Back
Players Choice: Toughest Opponent
Michael Addamo (Australia)
Stephen Chidwick (England)
Ali Imsirovic (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
David Peters (USA)
People's Choice: Poker Personality
Johan "YoH Viral" Guilbert (France)
Greg "Greg Goes All In" Liow (Canada)
Jonathan Little (USA)
Masato Yokosawa (Japan)
Fan Choice: Best Hand
Daniel Cates v Ryan Leng: WSOP PPC
Doug Polk v Hellmuth: High Stakes Poker
Nicholas Rigby: WSOP Main Event
Chang Liu v Ugur Secilmis: WSOP Main Event
Fan Choice: Best Trophy
Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup
MSPT South Dakota State Championship
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship
WPTDeepStacks Gold Coast
The last two events labeled “Fan Choice” are truly chosen by the fans. One of them remains open for final voting through January 26at 11pm PT. The poker personality category page provides the options and voting mechanism.
https://twitter.com/gpi/status/1483470603466199041?s=20
Winners Already Known
The winners in these categories are determined by rankings. When leaderboards closed for the 2021 year, the winners were clear. Those people are as follows:
2021 Awards
Winners
GPI Poker Player of the Year
Ali Imsirovic (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
GPI Female POY
Nadya Magnus (USA)
GPI Mid-Major POY
David Mzareulov (Azerbaijan)
PokerGO Tour Player of the Year
Ali Imsirovic (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Mystery Categories
The categories themselves are not mysterious, but the people who will win the awards in those categories are a mystery. Special teams at THM and GPI will determine these winners. The public will discover the winners when they are announced at the Global Poker Awards.
2021 Awards
Poker ICON
GPI Award of Merit
THM Achievement Award
Best Charitable Initiative
The voting process for all of the award categories is public and detailed on the GPI’s Global Poker Awards website.
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