PokerGO to deal Global Poker Awards in April
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Michelle Clancy
| 09 March 2019

Poker Central and the Global Poker Index (GPI) have agreed to stream the Global Poker Awards live on digital video subscription service PokerGO on on 5 April.

The Global Poker Awards is presented by PokerStars which claims to be the world's largest online poker room. The event merges multiple awards programmes, including the GPI’s American Poker Awards and European Poker Awards, into one ceremony. A total of 20 awards will be handed out to this year’s top contenders. The awards will be broadcast from the PokerGO studio in Las Vegas.

In the weeks prior to the ceremony, a nomination panel will determine the finalists in each category through a voting process. Award winners will then be selected by a jury made up of industry representatives.

“We’re thrilled to deliver streaming coverage of the first-ever Global Poker Awards show live from the PokerGO Studio,” said Sam Simmons, president of Poker Central. “We look forward to celebrating the achievements of the industry’s best and brightest while providing PokerGO subscribers a front row seat for all the festivities.”

GPI president Eric Danis added: “Our global initiatives behind the European Poker Awards and the American Poker Awards come together starting this year. We’re excited to bring recognition to the poker world’s best players and most prominent industry contributors on an unprecedented scale.”