In the world of entertainment and sports, awards are a staple – from the glamour of the Oscars to the musical extravaganza of the Grammys or the prestigious Ballon d’Or in football. Poker is no different, with its own night of stars and poker industry accolades. Who doesn’t love a bit of recognition, after all?
This year marks the 5th edition of the Global Poker Awards, celebrating the achievements and contributions in poker. The nominees across 16 diverse categories have been announced, highlighting the industry’s most influential and talented figures.
Three individuals stand out with nominations in three categories each. Caitlin Comeskey, last year’s Rising Star in Content Creation award winner, has been nominated for Short-Form Content Creator, Best Video Content, and Best X/Twitter Personality. She is facing stiff competition from Marle Spragg in the same categories as another triple nominee.
A new face in the scene, Alexander “Wolfgang Poker” Seibt, has made significant waves as the first poker content creator to reach the milestone of 1,000,000 YouTube subscribers. He’s been nominated in the Short-Form Content Creator category alongside two other nominations for Best Vlogger and Fan’s Choice for Poker Personality.
Three categories have already found their winners. The GPI Poker Player of the Year award goes to the impressive Bin Weng for his unstoppable performance in 2023. Kristen Foxen is set to receive her remarkable fourth GPI Female Player of the Year award, and Nick Pupillo will be honored with the Mid-Major PoY title.
Poker fans have the opportunity to voice their opinions in the Global Poker Awards. Final Four voting for the GPA Fans Choice Awards is open until January 31, allowing fans to vote in categories like Best Hand, Best Trophy, Best Live Stream, and Poker Personality. You can cast your vote here and support your favorites.
The Global Poker Awards will be broadcast live on PokerGo on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Below is the complete list of all the nominees vying for this year’s Global Poker Awards:
| Category | Nominees |
| Players Choice for Toughest Opponent | Stephen Chidwick Alex Foxen Isaac Haxton Jason Koon |
| Best Final Table Performance | Padraig O’Neill (EPT Prague) Erik Seidel (WSOP Paradise Super High Roller) Daniel Sepiol (WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas) Daniel Weinman (WSOP Main Event) |
| GPI Breakout Player | Jans Arends William Kopp Samuel Laskowitz Santosh Suvarna |
| Best X/Twitter Personality | Caitlin Comeskey Will Jaffe Jamie Kerstetter Marle Spragg |
| Best Streamer | Kevin Martin “kevinmartin” Benjamin Spragg “Spraggy” Bert Stevens “girafganger7” Lex Veldhuis “LexVeldhuis” |
| Best Vlogger | Jaman Burton “TheDrawingDeadVlog” Corey Eyring “corey_eyring” Daniel Negreanu “dnegspoker” Brad Owen “BradOwenPoker” Alexander Seibt “Wolfgang_Poker” |
| Best Short-Form Content Creator | Caitlin Comeskey Gregory Liow “Greg Goes All In” Marle Spragg Alexander Seibt “Wolfgang Poker” |
| Best Industry Person | Ryan Beauregard Mori Eskandani Adam Pliska Francine Watson |
| Best Tournament Director | Jack Effel Ray Pulford Matt Savage Toby Stone |
| Best Event | Irish Poker Open Main Event World Series of Poker Main Event WPT Prime Championship at Wynn Las Vegas WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas |
| Best Mid-Major Circuit/Tour | Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP) RUNGOOD Poker Series (RGPS) World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) WPT Prime (WPTP) |
| Best Stand-Alone Festival/Series | Irish Poker Open Malta Poker Festival Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Wynn Millions Poker Series |
| Best Broadcaster | Henry Kilbane Ali Nejad Jeffrey Platt Nick Schulman |
| Best Podcast | Only Friends Podcast (Matt Berkey, Melissa Schubert, Landon Tice and friends) Poker in the Ears (James Hartigan, Joseph Stapleton for PokerStars) The Chip Race Poker Podcast (David K Lappin, Dara O’Kearney, Barry Carter for Unibet Poker) Thinking Poker (Andrew Brokos, Carlos Welch) |
| Best Media Content: Written | The Tales of Billy Baxter: The Final Days of Stu Ungar (David Hill for WPT.com) The Truth Detective: A Poker Player’s Guide to a Complex World (Alex O’Brien) He Played At An Elite Level For Seven Decades: Doyle Brunson Remembered During WSOP By His Peers (Connor Richards for PokerNews) PokerGO might have just saved televised poker (Brad Willis for Poker.org) |
| Best Media Content: Video | Caitlin Comeskey: A love letter to the million dollar game @HCLPokerShow Phil Galfond, Matti Harju: What Makes Phil Ivey the GOAT? [Untold Stories] (Phil Galfond, Matti Harju) PokerGO: Doyle Brunson Celebration of Life Marle Spragg: ICM |
| Best Media Content: Photo | Matthew Berglund: “Inconsolable” Hayley Hochstetler: “Weinman Wins” Rachel Kay Winter: “Schulman Cool” Danny Maxwell: “On the Bubble” |
| Fans Choice: Poker Personality | Gregory Liow “Greg Goes All In” Seth Moeller “SethyPoker” Jonathan Rand “Slow Poker” Alexander Seibt “Wolfgang Poker” |
| Fans Choice: Best Live Stream | Hustler Casino Live Poker at the Lodge PokerGO PokerStars Live Triton Poker |
| Fans Choice: Best Hand | Bill Perkins goes ALL-IN, but he’s late for a flight on Poker at the Lodge Craziest Pre-Flop Action of ALL-TIME at Triton Poker Series London Dwan vs Polk in 1.13M Pot in Million Dollar Game on Hustler Casino Live Dwan vs Wesley in the biggest pot in televised poker history on Hustler Casino Live |
| Fans Choice: Best Trophy | Asian Poker Tour Taipei Lion Trophy Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup NAPT Las Vegas Main Event Trophy Poker Dream Malaysia Dragon Trophy World Series of Poker Main Event Bracelet |
