Check Raise Players Shine AT British Poker Awards
9/4/2011
It was a strong showing from Check Raise Management at The British Poker Awards, with three of our teamwinning four awards - here's the round up
BEST TOURNAMENT PLAYER - Jake Cody
The first of Jake Cody´s two awards was given in recognition of his fantastic Triple Crown achievement and in such a short space of time. Jake only won the first leg last year in the EPT Main Event in Deauville, and was on for the Triple Crown after winning London´s WPT Main Event in August. It was the manner of his incredible victory in the WSOP Heads-Up High Rollers tournament that sealed his success and the imagination of the British public who voted for him.
BEST CASH PLAYER -Sam Trickett
Sam Trickett might be a blooming awful whinger about his "lack" of success in tournament play (even though he picked up $2.9 million in Australia over the winter), but his cash game success is legendary. Allegedly taking over $1 million from Tom Dwan and a Chinese tycoon in Macau on his way back from Oz, Sam is one of the most feared cash game players in the UK.
BEST BREAKOUT PLAYER - Matt Perrins
In an additional award, recognition was given to Matt Perrins as "Best Breakout Player" of the year. After years of being a solid player on the GUKPT and UKIPT tours, Matt "came good" in the WSOP 2-7 Lowball championship and returned from Las Vegas to narrowly miss out on the DTD "Monte Carlo" in July.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Jake Cody
To wrap the awards up, a Player of the Year was chosen by an experienced panel of judges consisting of Bluff Europe Magazine editor-in-chief Michael Caselli, PokerNews.com´s Matthew Parvis and the "Voice of Poker", Jesse May. As victory in live tournaments is far more tangible than winning stacks of cash anonymously online, the award went to Jake Cody - the judges confirming the belief of the British poker public who voted for Jake Cody as Best Tournament Player