For the fourth time, the annual British Poker Awards ceremony is organized by Bluff Europe and PokerStars. Voting is now open and readers can vote for the nominees in 13 out of the 17 categories.
Nominees have been announced and voting is now open for the British Poker Awards 2014. For the fourth time, Bluff Europe, in partnership with PokerStars, is giving out awards to British and international personalities of poker, in a total of 17 categories. Readers get to make their voices heard in the following categories: Best Live Tournament Player, Best Online Tournament Player, Best Online Cash Player, Performance of the Year, Best UK Tournament, Poker Personality of the Year, Best International Player, Best Blogger, Best Social Media User, Best Poker League, Best Live Card Room and Best Poker Training Site.
Moreover, the title of Best Tournament Director and Best Live Cash Players will be given out by the poker pros, while the Best Contribution to Growing/Promoting Poker and Lifetime Achievement awards are decided by a panel of industry professionals.
The Readers’ Choice categories are as follows:
Best Live Tournament Player
1. Matt Ashton
2. Stephen Chidwick
3. David Vamplew
4. Toby Lewis
5. Matt Perrins
6. Sam Trickett
Best Online Tournament Player
1. Chris ‘Moorman1’ Moorman
2. Chris ‘NigDawG’ Brammer
3. Charlie ‘Chaz_man_chaz’ Combes
4. Andrew ‘stato_1’ Hulme
5. Craig ‘mcc3991’ McCorkell
6. Toby ‘810ofclubs’ Lewis
Best Online Cash Player
1. Alexander ‘Kanu7’ Millar
2. Rob ‘Vaga_Lion’ Akery
3. David ‘SexyGee’ Gent
4. Ben ‘Milkybarkid’ Grundy
5. Matt ‘MUSTAFABET’ Ashton
Performance of the Year
1. Matt Ashton
2. Matt Perrins
3. Barny Boatman
4. David Vamplew
5. Stephen Chidwick
Best UK Tournament
1. ISPT Wembley
2. EPT London
3. UKIPT Nottingham
4. GUKPT Goliath
5. DTD Grand Prix
Poker Personality of the Year
1. Jake Cody
2. Sam Grafton
3. Neil Channing
4. Liv Boeree
5. Sam Razavi
Best International Player
1. David ‘Bakes’ Baker
2. Dan ‘djk123’ Kelly
3. Viktor Blom
4. Daniel Negreanu
5. Marvin Rettenmaier
Best Blogger
1. David Nicholson
2. Kara Scott
3. Dale Philip
4. Rupert Elder
5. Neil Channing
Best Social Media User
1. Sam Razavi
2. Sam Grafton
3. The Betfair Twitter Account
4. Victoria Coren
5. Neil Channing
Best Poker League
1. Champions Poker League
2. Discover Poker League
3. Live Pub Poker League
4. Nuts Poker League
5. Poker Tree
6. Redtooth Poker
Best Live Card Room
1. DTD
2. The Vic
3. The Hippodrome
4. Aspers Stratford
5. G Casino Coventry
Best Poker Training Site
1. Run It Once
2. Poker X Factor
3. Cardrunners
4. Leggo Poker
5. DeucesCracked.com
In 2012, the ultimate winner of the British Poker Awards ceremony was high stakes pro Sam Trickett, getting awarded the Best Cash Game Player, the Best Tournament Player as well as the Player of the Year titles.
The location and date of the ceremony itself is to be announced but you can secure one of five free subscriptions to Bluff Europe magazine in the meantime, by voting here.
