Global Poker Awards is returning, but not to Las Vegas this year

The Global Poker Awards is returning. Global Poker Index and The Hendon Mob announced that the ceremony will not be held in Las Vegas for the first time since 2019. The ceremony will take place on December 4 in the Bahamas, during WSOP Paradise.

The awards held their first ceremony in Europe in 2001, moved to Los Angeles from 2014, and after 2019 was held at the PokerGO Studio inside ARIA Las Vegas. No ceremony was held last year. Organizers cited the time needed to prepare and produce the event as the reason. The seventh ceremony will be held at the Baha Mar hotel, the new venue of WSOP Paradise.

There is a clear change in the categories. Industry-focused categories such as best podcast, best poker book, best industry personality and best media content have been removed from the list. In contrast, the best live streamer and best vlogger categories have been kept. New categories aimed at players were also added: best villain, best table mate and several different most feared player categories.

At last year's sixth ceremony, Spanish high-stakes pro Adrian Mateos, Abby Merk, Nikki Limo and Argentine rapper Alejandro Lococo won awards. PokerNews was a finalist in four categories. The author of this article, Connor Richards, has been nominated for the Global Poker Awards three times for his writing.