The shortlists for the Global Poker Index European Poker Awards are out with the likes of Fedor Holz, Charles Carrel, and Dzmitry Urbanovich vying for Breakout Player of the Year.

It’s that time of year again.

Someone, somewhere, is spitting on a set of trophies after a select band of merry men and women (62 to be exact) cast their votes on who they believe were the stars of the European poker community in 2015.

The 15th Global Poker Index (GPI) European Poker Awards (EPA) will take place in the salubrious surroundings of the European Poker Tour (EPT) festival in Monte Carlo. Let’s take a look at the runners and the riders.