Lee Davy takes a gander at the shortlists for the inaugural American Poker Awards, and takes a punt at who he thinks will get lucky on the night.

On February 27th 2015, at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Global Poker Index (GPI) will take another baby step towards their ‘sportification of poker’ when they host the inaugural GPI American Poker Awards.

Kara Scott will host the event that will recognize the achievements of the main players in the North American poker industry during 2014. I counted at least a dozen awards, and nine of them will have been selected via a nomination process involving a 60-person strong nomination panel and select jury.

Here are my winners.

Media Person of the Year

1. Nolan Dalla

2. Chris Grove