The points are in. Eric Danis has put his calculator down. We have the results of the 2017 Global Poker Index Player of the Year awards, and there are pats on the back for the likes of Adrian Mateos, Kristen Bicknell, and Felipe Ramos.

The Global Poker Index (GPI) World #1, Adrian Mateos, added another title to his every expanding CV when the poker rankings authority named him the 2017 Player of the Year (POY).

Mateos, who replaced Bryn Kenney as the most prolific poker player in the world a few weeks before Santa got his sleigh out of the garage, managed to pip the New Yorker to the title of POY thanks to a late flurry of results. Card Player Magazine also heralded Mateos as their POY, making him the first European to ever win the award.

The Spanish star cashed 37 times earning $5,881,228 in the process. Only six people won more. It’s his best tally since he began racking up results in 2012, and more than double last year’s previous best of $2,499,220.