The World Poker Awards ceremony in Las Vegas was canceled this yr, however the GPI and The Hendon Mob are nonetheless handing out massive awards to gamers from all around the world in 2026.
A kind of receipients is Koen Roos, a Dutch poker participant who set a flaghunting world report in 2025. The product of the Netherlands was offered with The Hendon Mob Award throughout Day 1c of The Hendon Mob Championship Occasion at The Pageant in Bratislava at Banco On line casino Bratislava.
Roos, who has $200,000 in The Hendon Mob stay match cashes, traveled the world final yr on a mission to interrupt a significant report, and that was to money in additional nations and continents than anybody in poker historical past in a single yr.
In November, with over a month left within the yr, he earned his record-setting flag, a $447 money for a third-place end in a low-stakes no-limit maintain’em match at Grand On line casino Admiral Beograd in Serbia. He hit the half-century mark with time to spare. That was his closing match money of 2025.
Roos’ 52 whole cashes for simply over $111,000 final yr happened throughout 5 totally different continents, in nations resembling the USA, Poland, Georgia, Belgium, Morocco, Malaysia, and South Korea.
The Trophy Chasing By no means Stops
No World Poker Awards doesn’t suggest poker gamers and trade folks will not be rewarded for his or her performances. The Hendon Mob and World Poker Index just lately launched the GPI X THM trophy races for the 2026 poker season.
The GPI has added an additional award for Male Participant of the Yr to associate with the Feminine Participant of the Yr award that has been handed out for years. A 3rd award, GPI Poker Participant of the Yr, can be again. Punnat Punsri from Thailand received the 2025 POY award and Kristen Foxen from Canada took residence the Feminine POY award.
The GPI can be extending its Mid-Main Participant of the Yr award to at least one for the highest male performer and one for the highest feminine performer. There are a lot of different awards, some new, up for grabs throughout the present calendar yr, beginning with the Movie star x Sports activities Star Participant of the Yr, handed out to the highest athlete or celeb who makes their presence felt on the felt.
The Hendon Mob may even award the next trophies: THM Flag Hunter of the Yr, THM Cash Checklist Winner, and THM Most Outcomes. With or with out an awards ceremony in Las Vegas, GPI and THM are nonetheless ensuring those that do massive issues in poker obtain recognition (and a cool trophy).
