Each year, the GPI presents awards to the best of the past year in a variety of categories during the Global Poker Awards Gala. In 2024, a total of 29 trophies were handed out to Kristen Foxen, Adam Pliska, Toby Stone, Isaac Haxton, Stephen Chidwick, and posthumously, a special Poker ICON award was given to Doyle Brunson.
The fifth annual Global Poker Awards handed out 29 poker Oscars
The total number of awards has increased this year, and on Saturday, February 22, as many as 38 awards will be handed out. Although the gala is still a month away, we already know the winners of three categories. The Global Poker Index race always concludes the year on January 6, and this year David Coleman and Cherish Andrews can look forward to receiving their statuettes in the Best Player and Best Player categories. The jumper of the year was American Han Feng.
In the GPA we find the categories determining the winners according to the GPI rankings, then the categories in which the expert jury decides, and finally the categories in which the public decides. And it's that last category that we'll be talking about today - because each of you can cast your vote in up to five categories this week.
You can vote too
As mentioned, a record 38 awards will be handed out this year, with new categories including Best Charity Initiative, Best Poker Room, Best Short Video, Best Trophy, Best Live Reporter and Best Book. While most of the categories are decided by a panel of experts or by the players themselves, this year there are also 5 categories where everyone can vote today.
The first round of voting lasts until Monday 20 January and each of you can vote once (one vote per name/email/IP address). In the three categories you can choose from a shortlist of nominees, where you can choose the most beautiful trophy from nine photos, choose the best live stream of last year (9 nominees), or vote for the best of the 12 TV hands. Two categories are completely open and you can nominate anyone. This allows you to nominate your favourite poker room and also vote for the funniest player.
You can vote by clicking on the respective category: