The 4th Global Poker Awards were held on Friday evening at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas, celebrating the poker world’s biggest achievements from 2022. The gala saw 29 awards handed out across various categories, including playing, industry, and media segments. Many winners were determined through a multi-round voting process, while a few player-based awards were pre-determined.
Major Highlights:
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Ethan “Rampage” Yau: A big winner of the night, Yau took home trophies for Best Vlogger and Fans’ Choice: Poker Personality. He joined Stephen Song, the GPI Overall and Mid-Major leader, as the only double GPA winners of 2022.
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Robbi Jade Lew: Lew’s controversial “J-4” hand against Garrett Adelstein on Hustler Casino Live was voted Best Hand of 2022.
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Angela Jordison: Despite narrowly missing two of the three GPI points-based honors, Jordison claimed the Breakout Player award. In a heart-wrenching speech, she shared her emotional connection to poker, dedicating her win to her late father, who passed away in 2020. She had promised him to win something big, and she believed this honor fulfilled that vow.
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Phil Ivey: Ivey was named Comeback Player of the Year, while Daniel “Jungleman” Cates and Stephen Chidwick also claimed GPA wins.
Tournament Venues and Content Creators Recognized:
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Best Event: The WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas took home this prestigious award.
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Best Trophy: The WSOP Main Event Winner’s Bracelet.
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Best Mid-Major Tour: RunGood Poker Series, marking their third win in this category.
Content Creators Honored:
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Best Broadcaster: James Hartigan, with notable support from a publicity campaign by Joe Stapleton.
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Best Streamer: Kevin Martin.
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Best Podcast: Only Friends Podcast, led by Matt Berkey.
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Rising Star in Content Creation: Caitlin Comeskey.
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Best Media Content:
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Written: Jennifer Shahade (Wall Street Journal).
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Video: Greg ‘Goes All In’ Liow.
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Photo: Hayley Hochstetler.
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Other Awards:
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Twitter Personality: Will Jaffe.
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Fans Choice:
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Fave Live Stream: Hustler Casino Live.
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Best Trophy: WSOP Main Event Bracelet.
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Special Awards:
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Poker ICON: Gabe Kaplan, the retired co-commentator of “High Stakes Poker”.
Charitable Initiative:
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Star Gold Coast won the Charitable Initiative award.
GPI Winners:
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Female Player of the Year (PoY): Cherish Andrews.
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Mid-Major Player of the Year: Stephen Song.
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Player of the Year: Stephen Song.
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PokerGO Tour Player of the Year: Stephen Chidwick.
The 4th Global Poker Awards was an emotional and exciting evening, reflecting the many facets of the poker world, from players and content creators to industry leaders.
