European Poker Awards - Sam Trickett is Player of the Year

January 27, 2012
British poker player Sam Trickett won the main prize of the European Poker Awards, pretty much justifying forecasts.
The European Poker Awards, Europe's most prestigious awarding event was organized on the 25th January in the Aviation Club, Paris. Awards were given out in nine categories, and according to expectations, Sam Trickett became Player of the year. The British poker player performed incredibly in 2011: he won the Aussie Millions High Roller event and the grand final of the Partouche Poker Tour, and cashed more than $4.5 million in live tournament winnings. 
 
Sam Trickett
Sam Trickett
 
The award for the Best live tournament performance went to Pius Heinz (having won the WSOP Main Event) and the Rookie of the year award has been won by Andrey Pateychuk. The young Russian poker player won the main events of EPT San Remo and WPT Prague, and also finished 15th at the World Series Main Event. 
 
European Poker Awards categories, nominees and winners: 

Player of the year

Jake Cody
Bertrand “Elky”Grospellier
Pius Heinz
Eugene Katchalov
Andrey Pateychuk
Sam Trickett

Best Tournament performance

Jake Cody
Fabrice Soulier
Benny Spindler
Sam Trickett
Pius Heinz

Internet Player of the year

Jude Ainsworth
Viktor Blom
Rui Cao
Chris Moorman
Ilari Sahamies

Rookie of the year

Adrien Allain
Pius Heinz
Sam Holden
Oleksii Kovalchuk
Andrey Pateychuk

Europe’s Leading Lady

Liv Boeree
Victoria Coren
Nesrine Kourdourli
Barbara Martinez
Cecilia Pescaglini
Natalia Nikitina

Poker Staff Person of the year

Nicolas Fraïoli
Edgar Stuchly
Kirsty Thompson
Simon Trumper
Warren Lush

Rob Gardner Memorial Award for the poker personality of the year

Barny Boatman
Neil Channing
Tony Guoga
Jesse May
Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier

Lifetime Achievement Award

Jesse May

Best European Event of the year

EPT London
International Poker Open Dublin
Partouche Poker Tour Grand Final
WPT Grand Prix de Paris
WSOPE Cannes
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