#GPIEPA: Live Blog

We are live from the Salle des Ambassadeurs for the 13th edition of the Global Poker Index European Poker Awards:

PARTY TIME! | 11:19pm CET

Thank you for joining us, time to party!

BOATMAN HONOURED | 11:03pm CET

Congratulations to Barny Boatman, who has just been presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award:

BARNY BOATMAN 

Born ›› Hendon, UK
Resides ›› London, UK
Team ›› Free Agent

GPI# ›› 601  |  2013 PoY# ›› 513
GPI Points Scored in 2013: 284.84

2013 ›› Wins: 2  |  Top 10: 3
2013 Earnings ›› $601,851

MORE AWARDS | 10:53pm CET

Poker Industry Person of the Year ›› Neil Johnson, PokerStars
Poker Event of the Year ›› Full Tilt Poker Galway Festival
Europe’s Leading Lady ›› Ana Marquez (ESP)
Live European Player of the Year ›› Ole Schemion (GER)

LEWIS ONLINE’S BEST | 10:47pm CET

Toby Lewis wins for Internet Player of the Year:

TOBY “810ofclubs” LEWIS 

Age ›› 24
Born ›› Hampshire, UK
Resides ›› London, UK
Team ›› IveyPoker  |  Twitter ›› @810ofclubs

GPI# ›› 57  |  2013 PoY# ›› 73
GPI Points Scored in 2013: 623.73

PocketFives Worldwide Ranking ›› 42nd
Lifetime Total ›› $3,702,073  |  Lifetime Cashes ›› 1,789

GRUISSEM GETS HIS | 10:41pm CET

High Stakes king Philipp Gruissem wins for Best Tournament Performance:

PHILIPP GRUISSEM 

Age ›› 26
Born ›› Krefeld, GER
Resides ›› London, UK
Team ›› Free Agent

GPI# ›› 4  |  2013 PoY# ›› 7
GPI Points Scored in 2013: 962.57

2013 ›› Wins: 4  |  Top 10: 8
2013 Earnings ›› $4,605,401

MR. PERSONALITY | 10:37pm CET

Roger Hairabedian wins the Rob Gardner Memorial Award for Poker Personality of the Year:

ROGER HAIRABEDIAN 

Age ›› 58
Born ›› Marseille, FRA
Resides ›› Marrakech, MAR
Team ›› Free Agent

GPI# ›› 19  |  2013 PoY# ›› 43
GPI Points Scored in 2013: 715.16

2013 ›› Wins: 2  |  Top 10: 20
2013 Earnings ›› $714,063

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR | 10:33pm CET

Adrian Mateos Diaz wins Rookie of the Year title:

ADRIAN MATEOS DIAZ 

Age ›› 19
Born ›› Spain
Resides ›› Spain
Team ›› Free Agent

GPI# ›› 88  |  2013 PoY# ›› 53
GPI Points Scored in 2013: 673.94

Career ›› Wins: 3  |  Cashes: 13
Earnings ›› $1,673,761

DINNER | 10:04pm CET

All invited guests are about to finish dinner, more awards to be presented shortly

THE HOSTS | 9:34pm CET

Our hosts for the evening, Gaëlle Garcia Diaz and Joe Stapleton are now warming up the crowd!

GPI NATIONAL PoYs HONOURED | 9:18pm CET

Eight of Europe’s best have received their 2013 GPI National Player of the Year trophy:

BELGIUM ›› Davidi Kitai
FINLAND ›› Joni Jouhkimainen
FRANCE ›› Benjamin Pollak
IRELAND ›› Dermot Blain
ITALY ›› Dario Sammartino
NETHERLANDS ›› Govert Meetal
SPAIN ›› Adrian Mateos Diaz
UK ›› Stephen Chidwick

In 2013, the winners combined for 111 cashes, 13 of those victories, for just under 6M USD in winnings.

FOLLOW ALONG

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Visit the European Poker Awards website for all the information!