The 3rd Annual American Poker Awards are in the bag: record nominee Mike Sexton misses out, Jason Mercier earns a double, and Cate Hall picks up her ‘consolation prize.’

The last time I wrote about the American Poker Awards (APA), I was all excited about Poker Hall of Fame incumbent Mike Sexton receiving a nomination for an unprecedented three awards.

He didn’t win a single one.

Sentimentality wasn’t a core tenet for members of the jury. Unlike the 70+ people who believed his victory at WPT Montreal was worthy of two nominations. Personally, I’m a sucker for sentimentality, and believe it’s a travesty that Sexton didn’t pick up the award for either Tournament Performance or Poker Moment.