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