The nominees for the Global Poker Index American Poker Awards are finally here.
In 2015, the 1st edition of the Global Poker Index American Poker Awards gathered over 200 guests from the American poker industry as well as many top-ranked international players. This is the night where GPI highlights the best and brightest players, industry leaders and operators of the North American Poker World.
Following the success, GPI will hold its second edition on February 26th, 2016 at SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, which will be hosted by poker player and TV personality Kara Scott.
Without further ado, let’s take a look at the nominees across 11 categories of the 2nd Annual GPI American Poker Awards.
TOURNAMENT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
- Jonathan Duhamel, WSOP One Drop High Roller
- Mike Gorodinsky, WSOP Poker Players’ Championship
- Joseph McKeehen, WSOP Main Event
- Anthony Zinno, WPT L.A. Poker Classic
MOMENT OF THE YEAR
- Anthony Zinno goes back-to-back winning WPT Fallsview, WPT L.A. Poker Classic
- Over 22,000 players enter WSOP Colossus for chance at a gold bracelet
- Phil Hellmuth wins bracelet #14 – WSOP 10K Razz Championship
- Daniel Negreanu busts 11th in the WSOP Main Event
BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
- Joshua Beckley
- Asher Conniff
- Cate Hall
- Kelly Minkin
EVENT OF THE YEAR (BUY-IN UP TO $2,000)
- WSOP The Colossus, Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
- WPT500 at ARIA, Las Vegas
- WSOP Millionaire Maker, Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
- WPTDeepStacks – DSPT Championship, Grey Eagle Resort & Casino, Calgary
EVENT OF THE YEAR (BUY-IN OVER $2,000)
- Super High Roller Bowl, ARIA, Las Vegas
- WSOP Main Event, Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
- WSOP One Drop High Roller, Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
- WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, Hollywood, FL
INDUSTRY PERSON OF THE YEAR
- Jack Effel, WSOP Vice President and Tournament Director
- William Mason, Seminole Hard Rock Director of Poker
- John Pappas, Poker Players Alliance Executive Director
- Matt Savage, TDA Founder, WPT Executive Director
CHARITABLE INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
- Chad Brown Memorial Tournament (Maria Ho, Vanessa Rousso)
- Charity Series of Poker (Matthew Stout)
- Tiger’s Poker Night (hosted by Tiger Woods, WPT Foundation)
- WSOP One Drop High Roller / Litte One for One Drop
MEDIA PERSON OF THE YEAR
- Joey Ingram
- Kevin Mathers
- Donnie Peters
- Jason Somerville
POKER PRESENTER OF THE YEAR
- Sarah Herring
- Kara Scott
- Joseph Stapleton
- David Tuchman
POKER INNOVATION OR INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
- Poker Central launches 24/7 television network
- SHRPO (in conjunction with PNIA) livestreams four FT’s in same room/at same time
- WSOP adds online bracelet event (with live final table)
- WSOP introduces ‘The Colossus’
MEDIA CONTENT OF THE YEAR
- BUST, an Insider’s Account of Greenville’s Underground Poker Scene (Brad Willis)
- Faraz Jaka Homeless Poker Millionaire, CNN Money (Jaka, Gayles, Carson)
- Jason Somerville’s record Twitch Broadcast during WCOOP in September 2015
- Joe Giron shoots photo of Negreanu crumbled on the floor after ME elimination
Aside from these categories, Byron Kaverman will also be presented the 2015 GPI Player of the Year Award as well as Kelly Minkin for 2015 GPI Female Player of the Year.
For those who cannot attend the event, no need to worry as you can stream the awards night, GPL DraftDay and the Global Poker Conference: North America on GPI Twitch channel http://www.twitch.tv/gpl for more than 10 hours poker and entertainment.
But if you would like to attend one or several of the GPI and GPL events, click here to register or visit their website http://www.americanpokerawards.com/ for more information.
