The nominations for the 4th Annual American Poker Awards (APA) are out, and poker media content is the entree of the night with Poker Central and Doug Polk up for a combined 11 awards.

Hoodies remain on octopus-like hooks. Sunglasses sleep in the undisturbed draw. Hair as thick as a lion’s mane sees a brush for the first time in yonks. Bottled scents get to breathe. Expensive clothes blinded by the light. Heels prepare to make a dent in the earth. The smell of polish permeates the air.

It’s time for the American poker community to get dressed up. It’s time for teary-eyed speeches. It’s time for massaged egos. It’s time to find a space in the trophy cabinet. It’s time for the 4th Annual American Poker Awards (APA).

APA sounds like a type of alcohol, and one imagines the Andaz West Hollywood, Los Angeles will drown in the stuff when the poker community mass together on February 22nd to celebrate the performances, princes and princesses of 2017.