Barry Carter & Dara O'Kearney both win two Global Poker Awards
X Personality and Book of the Year, which he shares with Dara O'Kearney who also won Best Podcast for the third time.
The 6th Annual Global Poker Awards took place over the weekend in Las Vegas to celebrate the stars of the industry.
Sadly our very own LemOn36 was unable to overcome Abby Merk in the Rising Star in Content Creation trophy. Still an incredibly well-deserved nomination.
PokerStrategy Editor Barry Carter and strategy contributor Dara O'Kearney did manage to bag two awards each, however.
ðŸŒ♣ï¸ðŸ† Huge congrats to Dara O'Kearney (@daraokearney) and Barry Carter (@Barry_Carter) on winning the award for Best Book: Beyond GTO: Poker Exploits Simplified
🛒 https://t.co/3NcJeRfLWw #GlobalPokerAwards pic.twitter.com/iMsJGhvENT— Global Poker Index (@gpi) February 22, 2025
ðŸŒ♣ï¸ðŸ† Barry Carter (@Barry_Carter) wins the 2024 Award for Best X/Twitter Personality. Congrats Barry! #GlobalPokerAwards pic.twitter.com/u2RUScs8hD
— Global Poker Index (@gpi) February 23, 2025
ðŸŒ♣ï¸ðŸ† And that's number three for The Chip Race (@thechiprace) as they win the award for Best Podcast once again. Congrats David, Dara and Barry! #GlobalPokerAwards pic.twitter.com/xkZHHhqLsB
— Global Poker Index (@gpi) February 23, 2025
Barry won the Best X Personality award for the Twitter memes that make us question how much work he actually does here. O'Kearney won the Best Poker Podcast award (along with David Lappin) for the third time for The Chip Race. Both men share the award for Best Poker Book for Beyond GTO: Poker Exploits Simplified.
Lots of big names took down awards this year including Benjamin and Marle Spragg both picking up their second awards, while Adrian Mateos, Jeremy Ausmus, Barny Boatman, David Coleman, Cherish Andrews and Jesse Lonis all picking up the major player awards.
The full list of winners
| Award | Winner | Award | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPI Poker Player Of The Year | David Coleman (USA) | GPI Mid-Major Player Of The Year | Han Feng (USA) |
| GPI Female Player Of The Year | Cherish Andrews (USA) | Most Weeks At GPI #1 In 2024 | Jesse Lonis (USA) |
| PokerGo Tour PGT Player Of The Year | Jeremy Ausmus (USA) | GPI Breakout Player | Rania Nasreddine (USA) |
| Best Final Table Performance | Barny Boatman (England), EPT Paris | Players Choice For Toughest Opponent | Adrian Mateos (Spain) |
| Best X/Twitter Personality | Barry Carter (England) | Best Streamer | Benjamin Spragg – Spraggy (England) |
| Best Vlogger | Brad Owen (USA) | Best Short-Form Content Creator | Marle Spragg – Marle Poker (USA) |
| Rising Star In Content Creation | Abby Merk – Abby Poker (USA) | Best Industry Person | Francine Watson (England) |
| Best Tournament Director | Luca Vivaldi (Italy) | Best Director Of Poker Operations | Ryan Beauregard (USA) |
| Best Event | World Series of Poker Main Event, Horseshoe Las Vegas | Best Mid-Major Tour/Circuit | Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP) |
| Best Stand-Alone Festival/Series | Irish Poker Open, Royal Dublin Society | Best Episodic Poker Series | The Big Game on Tour by PokerStars |
| Best On-Air Talent | Jeffrey Platt (USA) | Best Podcast | The Chip Race (David K Lappin, Dara O’Kearney for Unibet Poker) |
| Best Poker Book | Beyond GTO: Poker Exploits Simplified (Dara O’Kearney, Barry Carter) | Best Media Content: Written | A Further Investigation into the Existence of the BotFarm Corporation (Jonathan Raab for Poker Pro) |
| Best Media Content: Video | The Four Rules of the Poker Kings (Greg Clark, BBC Scotland) | Best Media Content: Short-Form Video | Nikki Limo (USA) – What’s it like playing poker as a woman |
| Best Media Content: Photo | Danny Maxwell (Ireland) – Barny GOATMAN | Best Journalist | Brad Willis (USA) |
| Best Live Tournament Reporter | Mickey Doft (USA) | Best Hand (Fans Choice) | Xuan Liu Stars in Wild Hand at The Lodge |
| Most Entertaining Player (Fans Choice) | Alejandro “Papo MC” Lococo (Argentina) | Most Original Trophy Design (Fans Choice) | PGT Texas Poker Open Belt Buckle |
| Best Poker Live Stream (Fans Choice) | Poker at The Lodge | Best Poker Room (Fans Choice) | Playground Poker Club Montreal, Canada |
| GPI Award Of Merit | Gene Calden | The Hendon Mob Award | Dominick French |
| Charitable/Community Initiative | Poker Gives |
