Global Poker Awards to be held Dec. 4 in the Bahamas with 11 awards; fan voting closes Nov. 3
The Global Poker Awards will be held Dec. 4 at Baha Mar in the Bahamas with 11 awards, and Poker.org reports fan voting closes Nov. 3.
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According to Oct. 29 reports from PokerNews and Poker.org, the Global Poker Awards will be held Dec. 4 at Baha Mar in the Bahamas, scheduled during WSOP Paradise; an Oct. 30 report from PokerStrategy also confirmed the date. This edition has 11 awards and is organized by the Global Poker Index (GPI) and The Hendon Mob. Poker.org says fan voting is open and closes Nov. 3. The full awards list, candidates and nomination schedule are in the awards details.
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Global Poker Awards Move to Bahamas on December 4: 11 Categories, Fan Vote Open
The Global Poker Awards return Dec. 4 at Baha Mar during WSOP Paradise, with 11 categories and a 10-candidate Fans' Choice vote closing Nov. 3.
Read story ↗- PokerNews ↗ — PokerNews reported on Oct. 29 that GPI and The Hendon Mob announced the seventh Global Poker Awards will be held Dec. 4 at Baha Mar in the Bahamas during WSOP Paradise; this edition has 11 awards, and the organizers describe it as refocused on players. The report also reviewed previous host locations and the organizers' November 2025 announcement that the then-upcoming edition would not be held.
- PokerStrategy ↗ — PokerStrategy reported on Oct. 30 that the seventh Global Poker Awards will be held Dec. 4 during WSOP Paradise with 11 awards; the outlet says this is a more player-oriented version and that most awards are new. It also says there is no word yet on a television broadcast, which PokerGO has aired in the past.
- Poker.org ↗ — Poker.org reported on Oct. 29 that the ceremony will be held during WSOP Paradise at Baha Mar, focusing on player performance, table personality and content creation; Fans' Choice voting is open until Nov. 3, with 10 candidates, and the remaining nominations are expected in the coming weeks.
Local reading context
The Global Poker Awards, organized by the Global Poker Index (GPI) and The Hendon Mob, recognize live tournament, cash-game, content-creation and industry figures, among other areas. WSOP Paradise is the WSOP series held in the Bahamas; the 2026 ceremony is scheduled during that series at Baha Mar.
Source report dates: 2026-10-29 / 2026-10-30