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?
