The votes are in for the sixth Annual International Poker Awards and there are many notable standouts. PokerStars ambassador and two-time award winner Caitlin Comeskey is nominated for 4 awards, whereas fellow GPA winners Joe Stapleton and Marle Spragg are each nominated in three classes.
Among the many gamers and trade figures nominated in two classes embody Daniel Negreanu, Nikki Limo, Dara O’Kearney, David Lappin, Barry Carter, Barny Boatman and content material creator Abby Merk, who was nominated for each Rising Star in Content material Creation and Finest Media Content material: Quick-Kind Video for her entertaining collaboration with Comeskey on the 2024 World Collection of Poker (WSOP).
A number of the standout classes embody Gamers Alternative for Hardest Opponent (Stephen Chidwick, Isaac Haxton, Jason Koon and Adrian Mateos), Finest X/Twitter Character (Marle Spragg, Jamie Kerstetter, Comeskey, and Barry Carter), Finest Vlogger (Corey Eyring, Daniel Negreanu, Brad Owen, Wolfgang Poker, Masato Yokosawa), Finest Content material: Quick-Kind Video (Jesse Fullen, Spragg, Comeskey/Merk, and Nikki Limo) Most Entertaining Participant (Followers Alternative) (Alejandro Lococo, Michael “Texas Mike” Moncek, Seth “SethyPoker” Moeller and Comeskey).
PokerNews acquired nods in a number of classes, together with a Finest Podcast nomination for the revamped PokerNews Podcast co-hosted by Chad Holloway, Kyna England and Mike Holtz, in addition to within the Finest Media Content material: Written class for Connor Richards‘ story on the late music icon Steve Albini’s Chicago poker residence recreation.
In the meantime, PokerNews dwell reporting veterans Christian Zetzsche (who gained the award in 2021) and David Salituro are nominated for Finest Dwell Match Reporter, whereas PokerNews WSOP photographers Danny Maxwell and Rachel Kay Winter (final 12 months’s winner) are nominated for Finest Media Content material: Photograph for his or her respective pictures of European Poker Tour (EPT) and World Poker Tour (WPT) World Poker Championship occasions.
The winners shall be introduced in a ceremony at PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas on Feb. 22. The ceremony may also honor gamers together with GPI Poker Participant of the 12 months David Coleman, Feminine Participant of the 12 months Cherish Andrews (a two-time winner), Mid-Main Participant of the 12 months Han Feng, Jesse Lonis for Most Weeks at GPI #1 in 2024 and PokerGO Tour (PGT) Participant of the 12 months Jeremy Ausmus.
Here’s a full record of the 2024 International Poker Awards nominees.
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2024 International Poker Awards Nominees
GPI Breakout Participant
Boris Anzhelov Angelov (Bulgaria)Mark Travis Egbert (USA)Rania Nasreddine (USA)Noel Rodriguez (USA)
Finest Closing Desk Efficiency
Barny Boatman (England), EPT ParisDaniel Negreanu (Canada), WSOP Poker Gamers ChampionshipStephen Music (USA), EPT BarcelonaScott Stewart (USA), WPT World Championship
Gamers Alternative for Hardest Opponent
Stephen Chidwick (England)Isaac Haxton (USA)Jason Koon (USA)Adrian Mateos (ESP)
Finest X/Twitter Character
Barry Carter (England)Caitlin Comeskey (USA)Jamie Kerstetter (USA)Marle Spragg (USA)
Finest Streamer
Benjamin Spragg – Spraggy (England)Bert Stevens – girafganger7 (Belgium)Jon Van Fleet – apestylespoker (USA)Lex Veldhuis – LexVeldhuis (Netherlands)
Finest Vlogger
Finest Quick-Kind Content material Creator
Caitlin Comeskey (USA)Nikki Limo (USA)Gregory Liow – Greg Goes All In (Canada)Marle Spragg – Marle Poker (USA)
Rising Star in Content material Creation
Václav Dušek – Lemon Poker (Czechia)Josh Kasen (USA)Abby Merk – Abby Poker (USA)David Richards – Poker With A Function (USA)
Finest Trade Individual
Gregory Chochon (France)Matt Savage (USA)Francine Watson (England)Andy Wong (Malaysia)
Finest Match Director
Nick O’Hara (Eire)Ray Pulford (USA)Toby Stone (England)Luca Vivaldi (Italy)
Finest Director of Poker Operations
Ryan Beauregard (USA)Federico Brunato (Italy)Kerryjane Craigie (England)Ben Erwin (USA)
Finest Occasion
ClubWPT Gold $5M Invitational, Wynn Las VegasEPT Barcelona Primary Occasion, On line casino BarcelonaIrish Open Primary Occasion, Royal Dublin SocietyWorld Collection of Poker Primary Occasion, Horseshoe Las Vegas
Finest Mid-Main Tour/Circuit
Brazilian Collection of Poker (BSOP)RunGood Poker Collection (RGPS)WPT Prime (WPTP)WSOP Circuit (WSOPC)
Finest Stand-Alone Pageant/Collection
Irish Poker Open, Royal Dublin SocietyMalta Poker Pageant, Portomaso CasinoSeminole Onerous Rock Poker Open, Seminole Onerous Rock HollywoodWynn Hundreds of thousands Poker Collection, Wynn Las Vegas
Finest Episodic Poker Collection
GALFOND – Poker DocuseriesInside the Thoughts of a Professional (Dans la tête d’un professional) by WinamaxNo Gamble, No Future by PokerGOThe Large Sport on Tour by PokerStars
Finest On-Air Expertise
Ali Nejad (USA)Jeffrey Platt (USA)Nick Schulman (USA)Joseph Stapleton (USA)
Finest Podcast
Finest Poker Ebook
Past GTO: Poker Exploits Simplified (Dara O’Kearney, Barry Carter)On the Edge: The Artwork of Risking Every thing (Nate Silver for Penguin Press)Poker Pioneer: The Autobiography of Tom McAvoy (Tom McAvoy, Brad Smith)Trapped (Joseph Stapleton, Neil Gibson for Tornado Comics)
Finest Media Content material: Written
A Additional Investigation into the Existence of the BotFarm Company (Jonathan Raab for Poker Professional)Most cancers Combat Didn’t Cease John Chook from His Golden Passport Second (Lance Bradley for WPT)I’ve misplaced all my different hobbies – Ari Engel opens up on poker and a torn coronary heart (Paul Oresteen for PokerOrg)Music Icon Steve Albini’s Demise Places Fabled 20-12 months Poker House Sport on Pause (Connor Richards for PokerNews)
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Finest Media Content material: Video
Finest Media Content material: Quick-Kind Video
Finest Media Content material: Photograph
Drew Amato (USA) – The ghost of Jason MercierEnrique Malfavon (USA) – The fun of victory!Danny Maxwell (Eire) – Barny GOATMANRachel Kay Winter (USA) – Distress, Not Thriller
Finest Journalist
Sarah Herring (USA)Nick Jones (England)David Lappin (Eire)Brad Willis (USA)
Finest Dwell Match Reporter
Mickey Doft (USA)BJ Nemeth (USA)David Salituro (Canada)Christian Zetzsche (Germany)
Followers Alternative Awards Nominees
Finest Hand (Followers Alternative)
Most Entertaining Participant (Followers Alternative)
Caitlin Comeskey (USA)Alejandro “Papo MC” Lococo (Argentina)Michael “Texas Mike” Moncek (USA)Seth “Sethy Poker” Moeller (USA)
Most Unique Trophy Design (Followers Alternative)
Mike Sexton WPT Champions CupPGT Texas Poker Open Belt BuckleTriton Poker Collection TrophyWorld Collection of Poker Primary Occasion Bracelet
Finest Poker Dwell Stream (Followers Alternative)
Finest Poker Room (Followers Alternative)
ARIA Las Vegas, USAAsia Poker Area/CTP Membership, TaiwanKing’s Resort Dwell Rozvadov, CzechiaPlayground Poker Membership Montreal, Canada
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