De nominerte til American Poker Awards

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Utdelingen finner sted den 23. februar i Beverly Hills, California.

Og de nominerte er…

Tournament Performance of the Year (Årets turneringsprestasjon)

– Kristen Bicknell, WSOP $1500 Bounty
– Ari Engel, Aussie Millions Main Event
– Maurice Hawkins, WSOP Circuit Cherokee Main Event
– Mike Sexton, WPT Montreal

Moment of the Year (Årets øyeblikk)

– Griffin Benger vs. William Kassouf in WSOP Main Event
– Jason Mercier’s WSOP heater
– David Peters wins GPI Player of the Year in the final event
– Mike Sexton mounts comeback to win WPT Montreal

Breakout Performance of the Year (Årets nykommer)

– Ari Engel
– Maurice Hawkins
– Ankush Mandavia
– Sam Soverel

Event of the Year (Årets turnering)

– Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
– Super High Roller Bowl
– WSOP Main Event
– WPT Five Diamond

Mid-Major Circuit of the Year (Årets turneringsserie)

– Heartland Poker Tour
– Mid-States Poker Tour
– WPTDeepStacks
– WSOP Circuit

Industry Person of the Year (Årets bransjenavn)

– Tony Burns
– Jack Effel
– Sean McCormack
– Matt Savage

Media Person of the Year (Årets medianavn)

– Lance Bradley
– Sarah Herring
– Joe Stapleton
– David Tuchman

Podcast of the Year (Årets podcast)

– Full Contact Poker (Daniel Negreanu)
– Poker Life Podcast (Joe Ingram)
– PokerNews Podcast (Sarah Herring, Matt Parvis, Donnie Peters, Remko Rinkema, Rich Ryan)
– TwoPlusTwo Podcast (Terrence Chan, Ross Henry, Adam Schwartz)

Media Content of the Year (Årets innhold)

– Bob, Charlie and a Life-Changing WSOP Main Event Journey (Lance Bradley)
– Life’s a Gamble (Mike Sexton)
– Stu Ungar’s Last Chance Gone Wrong (Matt Showell)
– Twitch coverage of Aussie Millions (Jason Somerville)

Twitch Streamer of the Year (Årets twitcher)

– Kevin Martin
– Jason Somerville
– Jamie Staples
– Parker Talbot