V Vegasu je potekala četrta podelitev Global Poker Awards, ki veljajo za nekakšne "pokeraške oskarje". Podeljenih je bilo 27 nagrad pokerašem, vidnim osebam iz poker industrije, ustvarjalcem vsebin in drugim.
Stephen Song in Ethan "Rampage" Yau sta oba dobila po dva kipca. Medtem ko je Song bil že pred podelitvijo znan kot zmagovalec, saj je osvojil dva naslova igralca leta, pa se je Yau veselil zmage kot naboljši vlogger in najboljša poker osebnost po mnenju oboževalcev.
Hustler Casino Live je zasedel prestol kot najboljši live stream, med tem ko je Robbi Jade Lew zmagala v kategoriji za najboljši hand za svoj kontroverzni J4o odigran proti Garrettu Adelsteinu.
Angela Jordison, kateri se je izmuznil naslov za igralko leta proti Cheris Andrews, se je vseeno veselila nagrade, in sicer za najboljši preboj leta. Končno pa je skoraj po dveh desetletjih udejstvovanja nagrado prejel tudi James Hartigan kot najboljši voditelj leta.
Šov v PokerGO studiu sta vodila Jeff Platt in Drea Renee z nekaterimi gosti. Celoten dogodek si lahko ogledate v posnetku spodaj.
Kategorije in zmagovalci četrtih nagrad Global Poker Awards
| Kategorije | Zmagovalci |
|---|---|
| GPI Poker Player of the Year | Stephen Song |
| GPI Female Player of the Year | Cherish Andrews |
| GPI Mid-Major Player of the Year | Stephen Song |
| PGT Player of the Year | Stephen Chidwick |
| GPI Breakout Player | Angela Jordison |
| Best Final Table Performance | Daniel Cates - WSOP $50k Poker Players Championship |
| Poker ICON | Gabe Kaplan |
| Players' Choice for Toughest Opponent | Stephen Chidwick |
| Comeback Player | Phil Ivey |
| Best Twitter Personality | Will Jaffe |
| Charitable Initiative | The Star Entertainment Group for raising funds for the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital on behalf of Shane Warne |
| Best Streamer | Kevin Martin |
| Best Vlogger | Ethan Yau |
| Rising Star in Content Creation | Caitlin Comeskey |
| Best Industry Person | Jack Effel - WSOP |
| Best Tournament Director | Ray Pulford - Wynn Las Vegas |
| Best Event | WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas |
| Best Mid-Major Tour/Festival | RUNGOOD Poker Series |
| Best Broadcaster | James Hartigan |
| Best Podcast | Only Friends Podcast - Matt Berkey, Melissa Schubert, Landon Tice, and others for Solve4Why |
| Best Media Content: Written | Jennifer Shahade - "How Becoming a Poker Pro Helped Me Accept a Personal Tragedy" for The Wall Street Journal |
| Best Media Content: Video | Gregory Liow - "Poker vlogger who doesn't understand that the voice over is done in post" |
| Best Media Content: Photo | Hayley Hochstetler - "Glantz Pulls Million Dollar Bounty" for PokerNews |
| Fans Choice: Poker Personality | Ethan Yau |
| Fans Choice: Best Hand | Wild J4 vs 89 hand between Robbie Jade Lew and Garrett Adelstein |
| Fans Choice: Best Trophy | WSOP Main Event Bracelet |
| Fans Choice: Fave Live Stream | Hustler Casino Live |
