2025 Global Poker Awards to Honor Best and Brightest in Poker World

The 6th annual Global Poker Awards is a ceremony taking place at the PokerGO Studio on February 22.

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The unique awards show recognizes, not just players for their success at the tables, but also creators.  This includes streamers, vloggers and the like.

GPI Breakout Player

Boris Anzhelov Angelov (Bulgaria)

Mark Travis Egbert (United States)

Rania Nasreddine (United States)

Noel Rodriguez (United States)

Best Final Table Performance

Barny Boatman (England), EPT Paris Main Event

Daniel Negreanu (Canada), WSOP Poker Players Championship

Stephen Song (United States), EPT Barcelona Main Event

Scott Stewart (United States), WPT World Championship

Players Choice for Toughest Opponent

Stephen Chidwick (England)

Isaac Haxton (United States)

Jason Koon (United States)

Adrian Mateos (Spain)

Best X/Twitter Personality

Barry Carter (England)

Caitlin Comeskey (United States)

Jamie Kerstetter (United States)

Marle Spragg (United States)

Best Streamer

Benjamin ‘Spraggy’ Spragg (England)

Bert ‘girafganger7’ Stevens (Belgium)

Jon ‘apestylespoker’ Van Fleet (United States)

Lex Veldhuis (Netherlands)

Best Vlogger

Corey Eyring (United States)

Daniel Negreanu (Canada)

Brad Owen (United States)

Alexander ‘Wolfgang Poker’ Seibt (United States)

Masato Yokosawa (Japan)

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 (Czech Republic)

Josh Kasen (United States)

Abby Merk (United States)

David Richards (United States)

Best Industry Person

Gregory Chochon (France)

Matt Savage (United States)

Francine Watson (England)

Andy Wong (Malaysia)

Best Tournament Director

Nick O’Hara (Rep. of Ireland)

Ray Pulford (United States)

Toby Stone (England)

Luca Vivaldi (Italy)

Best Director of Poker Operations

Ryan Beauregard (United States)

Federico Brunato (Italy)

Kerryjane Craigie (England)

Ben Erwin (United States)

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

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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 (United States)

Jeffrey Platt (United States)

Nick Schulman (United States)

Joseph Stapleton (United States)

Best Podcast

Poker in the Ears (James Hartigan & Joseph Stapleton for PokerStars)

PokerNews Podcast (Chad Holloway, Kyna England, Mike Holtz)

The Chip Race (David K Lappin, Dara O’Kearney for Unibet Poker)

Thinking Poker (Andrew Brokos, Carlos Welch)

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)

Best Media Content: Video

Behind the Swings: The Legend of Isuldur1 (Miikka Antonen, Phil Galfond, Matti Harju)

Davidi Kitai: Life of a Genius (La vie du Génie) (Winamax)

The Four Rules of the Poker Kings (Greg Clark, BBC Scotland)

The Ultimate Stack (POKER films)

Best Media Content: Short-Form Video

Jesse Fullen (United States) – Jack Binion reminisces about the World Series of Poker

Marle Spragg (United States) – That one dealer who runs a tight ship

Nikki Limo (United States) – What’s it like playing poker as a woman

Caitlin Comeskey, Abby Merk (United States) – Who tf is Jared Jaffee?