Mercier, Trickett and Kara Scott Get British Poker Awards
One of the highlights of the Poker in the Park Festival, which was held recently, was the second annual British Poker Awards ceremony. Like the awards for US poker players, these prestigious awards are conferred on poker players and services that get the most votes.
Jake Cody has bagged two awards—the Player of the Year and the Best Tournament Player because he won the EPT and WPT championships before heading over to the WSOP to win his first bracelet in the $25k NLH Heads Up Championship.
Chris Moorman, who had won a British Poker Award last year, won yet another award this year because he was voted as the best online player. Moorman has also made five cashes and emerged as the WSOP finalist twice this year, feats that captured the attention of the live poker gaming community.
Many of the award winners were unable to receive their awards in person, but John Duthie and Kara Scott received their Outstanding Contribution to Poker and Poker Personality of the Year Awards, respectively.
Here is a list of some of the poker pros who won the British Poker Awards this year.
- Jason Mercier won the Best International Player Award
- Jake Cody won the Best Tournament Player and the Player of the Year Award
- Sam Trickett won the Best Cash Player Award
- Chris Moorman won the Best Online Player Award
- TwoPlusTwo.com won the Best Poker Forum Award
- Neil Channing won the Best Blogger Award
- Richard Ashby won the Best Mixed Game Player Award
- Vicky Coren won the Best Social Media User Award
- Champions Poke League won the Best Poker League Award
- J. P. Kelly won the Best Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) Player Award
- Kara Scott won the Poker Personality of the Year Award
- Matt Perrins won the Best Breakout Player Award
