Nominees Announced, QuadJacks Shaken Up

And the Nominees are…

The GPI European Poker Awards are just weeks away, set for January 22 at the Aviation Club in Paris. As reported here by Daniel Smyth, the nominees were announced for most of the awards. While Marvin Rettenmaier is guaranteed his European GPI 2012 winner honors, the other categories and nominees are as follows:

Rookie of the Year: Gaelle Baumann, Lucille Cailly, Aubin Cazals, Ole Schemion

Best Tournament Performance: Davidi Kitai, Rocco Palumbo, Marvin Rettenmaier, Ole Schemion, Sam Trickett

Europe’s Leading Lady: Gaelle Baumann, Liv Boeree, Lucille Cailly, Elisabeth Hille

Internet Player of the Year: Viktor Blom, Jens Kyllonen, Chris Moorman, Ilari Sahamies

Poker Staff Person of the Year: Dave Brannan, Nicolas Frajoli, Neil Johnson, Simon Trumper

Poker Personality of the Year: Neil Channing, Bertrand Grospellier, Tony Guoga, Gus Hansen, Marvin Rettenmaier, Kara Scott

Best European Event of the Year: EPT Barcelona, Irish Poker Open, Prague Poker Festival, WSOPE Cannes

Agent Marco Leaves QuadJacks

Since Black Friday, one of the most respected and outspoken voices in the poker community has been Marco Valerio, also known as Agent Marco, along with the team at QuadJacks. Their online podcasts and articles grew into an integral part of the American poker media.

But Valerio is moving on. He wrote this week that he is leaving QuadJacks. “I no longer feel like QJ is something I can keep giving to, or steer in the direction I would like to see it go in. Therefore, I think the best thing for me to do is to excuse myself, wish everyone the best, and leave.”

No plans for Valerio’s employment going forward were announced.