The votes are in for the 6th Annual Global Poker Awards and there are plenty of notable standouts. PokerStars ambassador and two-time award winner Caitlin Comeskey is nominated for four awards, while fellow GPA winners Joe Stapleton and Marle Spragg are both nominated in three categories.
Among the players and industry figures nominated in two categories include Daniel Negreanu, Nikki Limo, Dara O’Kearney, David Lappin, Barry Carter, Barny Boatman and content creator Abby Merk, who was nominated for both Rising Star in Content Creation and Best Media Content: Short-Form Video for her entertaining collaboration with Comeskey at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Some of the standout categories include Players Choice for Toughest Opponent (Stephen Chidwick, Isaac Haxton, Jason Koon and Adrian Mateos), Best X/Twitter Personality (Marle Spragg, Jamie Kerstetter, Comeskey, and Barry Carter), Best Vlogger (Corey Eyring, Daniel Negreanu, Brad Owen, Wolfgang Poker, Masato Yokosawa), Best Content: Short-Form Video (Jesse Fullen, Spragg, Comeskey/Merk, and Nikki Limo) Most Entertaining Player (Fans Choice) (Alejandro Lococo, Michael “Texas Mike” Moncek, Seth “SethyPoker” Moeller and Comeskey).
PokerNews received nods in several categories, including a Best Podcast nomination for the revamped PokerNews Podcast co-hosted by Chad Holloway, Kyna England and Mike Holtz, as well as in the Best Media Content: Written category for Connor Richards‘ story on the late music icon Steve Albini’s Chicago poker home game.
Meanwhile, PokerNews live reporting veterans Christian Zetzsche (who won the award in 2021) and David Salituro are nominated for Best Live Tournament Reporter, while PokerNews WSOP photographers Danny Maxwell and Rachel Kay Winter (last year’s winner) are nominated for Best Media Content: Photo for their respective shots of European Poker Tour (EPT) and World Poker Tour (WPT) World Poker Championship events.
The winners will be announced in a ceremony at PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas on Feb. 22. The ceremony will also honor players including GPI Poker Player of the Year David Coleman, Female Player of the Year Cherish Andrews (a two-time winner), Mid-Major Player of the Year Han Feng, Jesse Lonis for Most Weeks at GPI #1 in 2024 and PokerGO Tour (PGT) Player of the Year Jeremy Ausmus.
Here is a full list of the 2024 Global Poker Awards nominees.
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2024 Global Poker Awards Nominees
GPI Breakout Player
- Boris Anzhelov Angelov (Bulgaria)
- Mark Travis Egbert (USA)
- Rania Nasreddine (USA)
- Noel Rodriguez (USA)
Best Final Table Performance
- Barny Boatman (England), EPT Paris
- Daniel Negreanu (Canada), WSOP Poker Players Championship
- Stephen Song (USA), EPT Barcelona
- Scott Stewart (USA), WPT World Championship
Players Choice for Toughest Opponent
- Stephen Chidwick (England)
- Isaac Haxton (USA)
- Jason Koon (USA)
- Adrian Mateos (ESP)
Best X/Twitter Personality
- Barry Carter (England)
- Caitlin Comeskey (USA)
- Jamie Kerstetter (USA)
- Marle Spragg (USA)
Best Streamer
- Benjamin Spragg – Spraggy (England)
- Bert Stevens – girafganger7 (Belgium)
- Jon Van Fleet – apestylespoker (USA)
- Lex Veldhuis – LexVeldhuis (Netherlands)
Best Vlogger
Best Short-Form Content Creator
- Caitlin Comeskey (USA)
- Nikki Limo (USA)
- Gregory Liow – Greg Goes All In (Canada)
- Marle Spragg – Marle Poker (USA)
Rising Star in Content Creation
- Václav Dušek – Lemon Poker (Czechia)
- Josh Kasen (USA)
- Abby Merk – Abby Poker (USA)
- David Richards – Poker With A Purpose (USA)
Best Industry Person
- Gregory Chochon (France)
- Matt Savage (USA)
- Francine Watson (England)
- Andy Wong (Malaysia)
Best Tournament Director
- Nick O’Hara (Ireland)
- Ray Pulford (USA)
- Toby Stone (England)
- Luca Vivaldi (Italy)
Best Director of Poker Operations
- Ryan Beauregard (USA)
- Federico Brunato (Italy)
- Kerryjane Craigie (England)
- Ben Erwin (USA)
Best Event
- ClubWPT Gold $5M Invitational, Wynn Las Vegas
- EPT Barcelona Main Event, Casino Barcelona
- Irish Open Main Event, Royal Dublin Society
- World Series of Poker Main Event, Horseshoe Las Vegas
Best Mid-Major Tour/Circuit
- Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP)
- RunGood Poker Series (RGPS)
- WPT Prime (WPTP)
- WSOP Circuit (WSOPC)
Best Stand-Alone Festival/Series
- Irish Poker Open, Royal Dublin Society
- Malta Poker Festival, Portomaso Casino
- Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood
- Wynn Millions Poker Series, Wynn Las Vegas
Best Episodic Poker Series
- GALFOND – Poker Docuseries
- Inside the Mind of a Pro (Dans la tête d’un pro) by Winamax
- No Gamble, No Future by PokerGO
- The Big Game on Tour by PokerStars
Best On-Air Talent
- Ali Nejad (USA)
- Jeffrey Platt (USA)
- Nick Schulman (USA)
- Joseph Stapleton (USA)
Best Podcast
Best Poker Book
- Beyond GTO: Poker Exploits Simplified (Dara O’Kearney, Barry Carter)
- On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything (Nate Silver for Penguin Press)
- Poker Pioneer: The Autobiography of Tom McAvoy (Tom McAvoy, Brad Smith)
- Trapped (Joseph Stapleton, Neil Gibson for Twister Comics)
Best Media Content: Written
- A Further Investigation into the Existence of the BotFarm Corporation (Jonathan Raab for Poker Pro)
- Cancer Fight Didn’t Stop John Bird from His Golden Passport Moment (Lance Bradley for WPT)
- I’ve lost all my other hobbies – Ari Engel opens up on poker and a torn heart (Paul Oresteen for PokerOrg)
- Music Icon Steve Albini’s Death Puts Fabled 20-Year Poker Home Game on Pause (Connor Richards for PokerNews)
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Best Media Content: Video
Best Media Content: Short-Form Video
Best Media Content: Photo
- Drew Amato (USA) – The ghost of Jason Mercier
- Enrique Malfavon (USA) – The thrill of victory!
- Danny Maxwell (Ireland) – Barny GOATMAN
- Rachel Kay Winter (USA) – Misery, Not Mystery
Best Journalist
- Sarah Herring (USA)
- Nick Jones (England)
- David Lappin (Ireland)
- Brad Willis (USA)
Best Live Tournament Reporter
- Mickey Doft (USA)
- BJ Nemeth (USA)
- David Salituro (Canada)
- Christian Zetzsche (Germany)
Fans Choice Awards Nominees
Best Hand (Fans Choice)
Most Entertaining Player (Fans Choice)
- Caitlin Comeskey (USA)
- Alejandro “Papo MC” Lococo (Argentina)
- Michael “Texas Mike” Moncek (USA)
- Seth “Sethy Poker” Moeller (USA)
Most Original Trophy Design (Fans Choice)
- Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup
- PGT Texas Poker Open Belt Buckle
- Triton Poker Series Trophy
- World Series of Poker Main Event Bracelet
Best Poker Live Stream (Fans Choice)
Best Poker Room (Fans Choice)
- ARIA Las Vegas, USA
- Asia Poker Arena/CTP Club, Taiwan
- King’s Resort Live Rozvadov, Czechia
- Playground Poker Club Montreal, Canada
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