On Friday, March 6, the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas played host to the second annual Global Poker Awards. The ceremony, which was hosted by Maria Ho and Drea Renee, recognized players, media and industry professionals for their accomplishments in 2019.
Poker Hall of Famer Johnny Chan was honored with the inaugural Poker ICON award, while "Miami" John Cernuto, became the second recipient of the Hendon Mob Award.
Here’s a look at all those who claimed Global Poker Awards (a full list of nominees appears at the bottom of this article)
| GPI Breakout Player of the Year | Robert Campbell |
| Final Table Performance of the Year | Phillip Hui – WSOP Poker Players Championship |
| Twitter Personality of the Year | Jamie Kerstetter |
| Players Choice for Toughest Opponent | Stephen Chidwick |
| Streamer of the Year | Lex Veldhuis |
| Vlogger of the Year | Andrew Neeme |
| Podcast of the Year | The Grid: Jennifer Shahade |
| Industry Person of the Year | Paul Phua – Triton Poker |
| Tournament Director of the Year | Matt Savage |
| Event of the Year | PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC) Bahamas |
| Mid-Major Tour/Circuit of the Year | RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) |
| Journalist of the Year | Joey Ingram |
| Broadcaster of the Year | Nick Schulman |
| Media Content of the Year Written | Poker and Pop Culture, Martin Harris for D&B Publishing |
| Media Content of the Year Photo | Drew Amato: Dario Sammartino folds at WSOP |
| Media Content of the Year Video | Joey Ingram – Investigating Mike Postle Hand Histories |
| People’s Choice for Poker Personality of the Year | Jonathan Little |
| People’s Choice for Hand of the Year | Ryan Riess makes 10-high all-in call at EPT Monte Carlo |
Repeat Winners
The awards kicked off with Kristen Bicknell claiming the GPI Female Player of the Year award for the third year in a row, while her significant other Alex Foxen took GPI POY for the second straight year.