Fri, 02/18/2011 – 13:07 – PokerPages Staff

Leading UK poker pros dominated the 2011 European Poker Awards in Paris on Sunday.

Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree was named as ‘Europe’s Leading Lady’ following her superb triumph in the €5,000 PokerStars European Poker Tour San Remo Main Event last April.

22 year-old Jake Cody took home two awards. The young Brit picked up the ‘Rookie of the Year’ and ‘Player of the Year’ gongs after a superb year on the live tournament scene.

Cody won the €5,000 PokerStars EPT Deauville for a $1,213,194 pay day in January 2010 before taking down the £5,000 World Poker Tour London Main Event. Cody added $425,492 to his bankroll for that victory.

James Bord pipped PokerStars EPT London champion David Vamplew to the ‘Oustanding Tournament Performance’ award for his deep run in the 2010 World Series of Poker London Main Event.

29 year-old Bord bested an elite field at the Casino at the Empire for a $1,281,048 first prize.

Team PokerStars Pro Viktor ‘Isildur1′ Blom had been favorite to lift the ‘Internet Player of the Year’ award but Norway’s Andreas Torbergsen took home that honor. Pot Limit Omaha specialist Torbergsen won over $4 million on the virtual felt last year.

Tony Guoga (Rob Memorial Award for the Poker Personality of 2010) and Gerard Serra Retamero (Poker Staff Person of the Year) were the other big winners in the French capital.

Thu, 01/06/2011 – 22:08 – PokerPages Staff

Team PokerStars sponsored pro Liv Boeree headlines the nominations for the prestigious European Poker Awards.

Boeree is the first lady to have been nominated for the ‘Outstanding Tournament Performance’ category after taking down the European Poker Tour San Remo.

WSOPE champion James Bord, World Series of Poker final tablist Filippo Candio, David Vamplew, Tobias Rinkemeier and Jake Cody join Boeree on the star studded list.

Boeree is also in the running for ‘Europe’s Leading Lady’ honors. The 26 year from the United Kingdom will have to beat off competition from Annette Obrestad to land the prize.

22 year old Cody, who enjoyed a superb break out year, is up for the ‘Player of the Year’ Award. Team PokerStars Pro Theo Jorgensen. Vladimir Schemelev and Sam Trickett complete the nominees in the category.

Recent Team PokerStars recruit ‘Isildur1′ could be crowned the ‘Internet Player of the Year.’ Nosebleed regulars Patrik Antonius and Andreas Torbergsen, Mickey Petersen and tournament specialist Chris Moorman are also recognized for their efforts on the virtual felt.

Finally, PokerStars SuperStar Showdown challenger Tony Guoga is nominated in the ‘Rob Gardner Memorial Award for the Poker Personality of 2010′ alongside Jesse May and Anthony Holden.

The 10th annual European Poker Awards will take placed in Paris on February 13 where a panel of experts will award the coveted Golden Aces trophies.

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