Ingram, Chidwick & Kerstetter Among 2nd Annual Global Poker Award Winners
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On Friday, March 6, the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas played host to the second annual Global Poker Awards. The ceremony, which was hosted by Maria Ho and Drea Renee, recognized players, media and industry professionals for their accomplishments in 2019.
Poker Hall of Famer Johnny Chan was honored with the inaugural Poker ICON award, while "Miami" John Cernuto, became the second recipient of the Hendon Mob Award.
Here’s a look at all those who claimed Global Poker Awards (a full list of nominees appears at the bottom of this article)
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| GPI Breakout Player of the Year | Robert Campbell |
| Final Table Performance of the Year | Phillip Hui – WSOP Poker Players Championship |
| Twitter Personality of the Year | Jamie Kerstetter |
| Players Choice for Toughest Opponent | Stephen Chidwick |
| Streamer of the Year | Lex Veldhuis |
| Vlogger of the Year | Andrew Neeme |
| Podcast of the Year | The Grid: Jennifer Shahade |
| Industry Person of the Year | Paul Phua – Triton Poker |
| Tournament Director of the Year | Matt Savage |
| Event of the Year | PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC) Bahamas |
| Mid-Major Tour/Circuit of the Year | RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) |
| Journalist of the Year | Joey Ingram |
| Broadcaster of the Year | Nick Schulman |
| Media Content of the Year Written | Poker and Pop Culture, Martin Harris for D&B Publishing |
| Media Content of the Year Photo | Drew Amato: Dario Sammartino folds at WSOP |
| Media Content of the Year Video | Joey Ingram – Investigating Mike Postle Hand Histories |
| People’s Choice for Poker Personality of the Year | Jonathan Little |
| People’s Choice for Hand of the Year | Ryan Riess makes 10-high all-in call at EPT Monte Carlo |
| Award of Merit | Tournament Live Reporters |
| Poker ICON Award | Johnny Chan |
| Hendon Mob Award | "Miami" John Cernuto |
Repeat Winners
The awards kicked off with Kristen Bicknell claiming the GPI Female Player of the Year award for the third year in a row, while her significant other Alex Foxen took GPI POY for the second straight year.
The power couple wasn’t the only back-to-back winners. Lex Veldhuis and Andrew Neeme both won again for “Streamer of the Year” and “Vlogger of the Year” respectively, while the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) claimed “Mid-Major Tour/Circuit of the Year” after doing so in 2018.
Finally, poker photographer Drew Amato was victorious for “Photo of the Year” to claim an award for the second year in a row.
Joey Ingram Claims Two Awards
The Mike Postle scandal was arguably the story of the year, and it is the coverage of which that has helped net Joey Ingram four nominations in the Global Poker Awards. His “Investigating Mike Postle Hand Histories from Stones Live” won for Media Content: Video, and he also claimed the award for Journalist of the Year
Full List of Winners
Here’s a look at all the categories with the winners of each award bolded.
Breakout Player
Final Table Performance
- Hossein Ensan - WSOP Main Event
- Alex Foxen - WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
- Phil Hui - WSOP Poker Players Championship
- Bryn Kenney - Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro
Twitter Personality
- Barny Boatman
- Jamie Kerstetter
- Kitty Kuo
- Kevin Mathers
Player's Choice for Toughest Opponent
Streamer
Vlogger
- Jaman Burton
- Andrew Neeme
- Daniel Negreanu
- Brad Owen
Podcast
- DAT Poker Podcast: Terrence Chan, Ross Henry, Adam Schwartz, Daniel Negreanu
- Poker Life Podcast: Joey Ingram
- The Fives, a PocketFives Podcast: Lance Bradley, Donnie Peters
- The Grid: Jennifer Shahade
Industry Person
- Phil Galfond - Run it Once Poker
- Cary Katz - Poker Central/PokerGO
- Paul Phua - Triton Poker
- Matt Savage - WPT/TDA
Tournament Director
- Tony Burns - Seminole Hard Rock
- Paul Campbell - Aria
- Jack Effel - World Series of Poker
- Matt Savage - WPT/TDA
Event of the Year
- PokerStars Players Championship Bahamas
- Triton London Million for Charity
- World Series of Poker Main Event
- World Series of Poker BIG 50
Mid-Major Tour/Circuit
Journalist
- Lance Bradley
- Haley Hintze
- Joey Ingram
- Nick Jones
Broadcaster
- Jamie Kerstetter
- Jeff Platt
- Nick Schulman
- Joe Stapleton
Media Content: Written
- A Fight for Fatherhood: The Biggest Win of Jason Young’s Life, Lance Bradley for PocketFives
- Kevin Roster Spreads Sarcoma Awareness at WSOP, Wants to End Life on His Terms, Aleeyah Jadavji, Hayley Hochstetler for PokerNews
- Poker and Pop Culture, Martin Harris for D+B Publishing
- The Unabridged Story of The Hendon Mob, Paul Seaton for PokerNews
Media Content: Photo
- Antonio Abrego: Ryan Laplante in deep thought at the WSOP (PokerNews)
- Drew Amato: Dario Sammartino folds at the WSOP (Poker Central)
- Joe Giron: WPT Champion Frank Stepuchin is lifted in victory (WPT)
- Hayley Hochstetler: Doyle Brunson and Jack Binion at WSOP celebration (WSOP)
Media Content: Video
- Investigating Mike Postle Hand Histories from Stones Live, Joey Ingram
- Legends of the Game – Stu Ungar (PokerGO)
- The Big Blind w/ Jeff Platt featuring Mike Matusow, Norman Chad, Sarah Herring (PokerGO)
- Who Makes Money from Professional Poker, Sam Rega for CNBC
People's Choice for Poker Personality
People's Choice for Hand of the Year
- Bryce Yockey takes a historic hit against Josh Arieh in the WSOP Poker Players Championship
- Ryan Riess makes 10-high all-in call at EPT Monte Carlo final table
- Sam Trickett makes Stephen Chidwick fold best hand at Triton London £1,000,000 event
- Thi Xoa Nguyen folds full house to Athanasios Polychronopoulos at PSPC
Pictures courtesy of Global Poker Index
PR & Media Manager for PokerNews, Podcast host & 2013 WSOP Bracelet Winner.
Based in the United Kingdom, Will started working for PokerNews as a freelance live reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time staff in 2019. He graduated from the University of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He also holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports Journalism.
