In contrast to the traditional tub-thumbing that normally heralds the start of voting for the British Poker Awards, this year´s launch has been a subdued affair.
The fanfare of press releases and Tweets announcing the British Poker Awards have been conspicuous by their absence this year despite voting having started several weeks ago – it is almost like the British poker-playing public have got nothing to celebrate.
Sure, there is no UK poker player in the climax of the WSOP Main Event and only four players feature in the top 100 of the GPI Index, but surely it was not that bad a year for UK poker players? Sam Trickett, David Vamplew and Barny Boatman have all had tremendous results on the live circuit, while Messers Moorman, Lewis and McCorkell continue to boss it on the virtual felt.
Thirteen Categories to Choose From
Voters are being asked to register their votes in thirteen different categories in the British Poker Awards web site, with two further awards being determined by a panel of judges and two more being voted on by invited professional players. The categories and nominees are as follow:-
| Best Live Tournament Player Matt Ashton Stephen Chidwick David Vamplew Toby Lewis Matt Perrins Sam Trickett |
Best Online Tournament Player Chris Moorman Chris Brammer Charlie Combes Andrew Hulme Craig McCorkell Toby Lewis |
Best Poker League Champions Poker League Discover Poker League Live Pub Poker league Nuts Poker league Poker Tree Redtooth Poker |
| Performance of the Year Matt Ashton Matt Perrins Barny Boatman David Vamplew Stephen Chidwick |
Best Online Cash Player Alexander Millar Rob Akery David gent Ben Grundy Matt Ashton |
Best UK Tournament ISPT Wembley EPT London UKIPT Nottingham GukPT Goliath DTD Grand Prix |
| Poker Personality of the Year Jake Cody Sam Grafton Neil Channing Liv Boeree Sam Razavi |
Best International Player David Baker Dan Kelly Viktor Blom Daniel Negreanu Marvin Rettenmaier |
Best Blogger David Nicholson Kara Scott Dale Philip Rupert Elder Neil Channing |
| Best Social Media User Sam Razavi Sam Grafton Betfair Twitter Account Victoria Coren Neil Channing |
Best Live Card Room DTD The Vic The Hippodrome Aspers Stratford G Casino Coventry |
Best Poker Software HEM Poker Tracker Flopzilla Note Caddy Poker Stove |
| Best Poker Training Site Run It Once Poker X Factor Cardrunners Leggo Poker Deuces Cracked |
Judges Choice Judges will be voting on:- Best Contribution to Poker |
Pro Players Choice Players will be voting on:- Best Tournament Director |
No date or venue has yet been announced for the award ceremony, but voters have the opportunity of attending the star-studded event by liking the British Poker Awards on Facebook and being entered into a draw offering tickets to five lucky winners.
