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I'd say it's close between Tonkaaa and Staples for Twitch streamer. Tonkaaa has had an awesome rise and has grown the most (in viewers and as a streamer). I do think Jaime gets some credit for being a part of the big charity stream week and the 30 Days of Xmas which were both very successful campaigns. I would have a hard time deciding who to vote for, would not argue against either.

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02-24-2017 , 07:04 AM

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CoreySteel

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GPI PLAYER OF THE YEAR Award: David Peters
GPI FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Award: Cate Hall
WSOP GPI Player of the Year Award: Jason Mercier

BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR Award: Maurice Hawkins
POKER MEDIA CONTENT OF THE YEAR Award: Lance Bradley
MID-MAJOR CIRCUIT OF THE YEAR Award: World Series of Poker Circuit
THE HENDON MOB Award: John Holley
EVENT OF THE YEAR Award: Super High Roller Bowl
POKER PODCAST OF THE YEAR Award: Joey Ingram
MEDIA PERSON OF THE YEAR Award: Joe Stapleton
POCKETFIVES LEGACY AWARD: Cliff Josephy
TWITCH STREAMER OF THE YEAR Award: Jason Somerville
CHARITABLE INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR Award: Dan Smith
INDUSTRY PERSON OF THE YEAR Award: Sean McCormack
TOURNAMENT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR Award: Ari Engel
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Mori Eskandani
MOMENT OF THE YEAR AWARD: "JasonMercier goes on a heater"
JURY PRIZE is: Matt Savage

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02-25-2017 , 04:09 AM

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doublejoker

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Originally Posted by CoreySteel

I thought it would be rigged and sexton would win 1 or 2 awards even though he played horrific heads up.

Kudos to the jury for giving those awards to Maurice Hawkins and ari Engel.

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02-25-2017 , 04:19 AM

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R*R

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They all seem ok except I think the MOMENT OF THE YEAR was "nine high like a boss".

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02-25-2017 , 05:03 AM

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unta8

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Malecs win was moment of the year imo

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02-25-2017 , 05:25 AM

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doublejoker

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Originally Posted by unta8

Malecs win was moment of the year imo

A strong summer at wsop is not a moment.

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02-25-2017 , 08:18 AM

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HansytheKing

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Originally Posted by unta8

Malecs win was moment of the year imo

Sebastian Malec is from Poland, he won the EPT Barcelona. Great moment, but not really eligible for an American Poker Award.

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02-25-2017 , 10:18 AM

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Solari

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Tonkaa was robbed

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02-25-2017 , 02:08 PM

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SrslySirius

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02-25-2017 , 05:31 PM

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DEADMONEYDOM

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hasn't ari been around forever?

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02-25-2017 , 09:15 PM

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Rmbxr9

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Originally Posted by SrslySirius

Amazing.
"Like"

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02-27-2017 , 12:32 AM

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Wildspoke

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Originally Posted by R*R

They all seem ok except I think the MOMENT OF THE YEAR was "nine high like a boss".

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Originally Posted by Solari

Tonkaa was robbed

I disagree. Jason deserved the win. Unfortunately, it takes the media a while to catch up with trends. This award should have been around sooner and Jason should have won it. Then guys like Tonka, BP, KM, JS would get their proper due.

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02-27-2017 , 08:01 AM

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Solari

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Originally Posted by Wildspoke

Although I don't like it, this was actually the only 'moment' on the list. The sad thing is there are tons of 'moments' in poker. If you're not going to select a 'moment' then you should rename the category.

I disagree. Jason deserved the win. Unfortunately, it takes the media a while to catch up with trends. This award should have been around sooner and Jason should have won it. Then guys like Tonka, BP, KM, JS would get their proper due.

Carver didn't even stream much last year, in comparison to Tonka who streamed religiously and had some great results as well as boosting his viewer numbers a tonne.

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02-27-2017 , 11:41 AM

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jannibarzul

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http://socialblade.com/twitch/compar...r/pokerstaples

Just going by this site (not sure how reliable it is)

jcarver had 5.67M views and 46.31k new followers in 2016

tonkaaaa had 3.11M views and 42.99k new followers in 2016

jamie had 2.93M views and 27.53k new followers in 2016

Also when you look at the daily average graphic jcarver is basic always the number one poker streamer when he streams

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02-27-2017 , 05:19 PM

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SrslySirius

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Expecting an awards ceremony which is staged by the GPI and sponsored by Pokerstars to be objective is like expecting a hungry lion to walk by a herd of antelope without stopping for lunch – it’s just not going to happen. Many of the members of the APA jury are either directly associated with either the GPL or PokerStars, have strong affiliations with them, or give them acres of media coverage. Not exactly a ‘closed shop’ but not far off it.

https://www.highstakesdb.com/7651-wh...for-poker.aspx

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