PokerStars is Throwing the Nordic Poker Awards

Numerous poker players have been creating different names in the society and have captured different World titles from different poker Tournament. In order to honor the poker player all over Finland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden, PokerStars will throw the Nordic Poker Awards.

Nordic Poker Awards was previously known as the Scandinavian Awards. PokerStars will announce the awards before the Copenhagen European Poker Tour stop on February 15, 2010. Although, the United States have the top most prestigious professional poker players, the players from Nordic countries still features a high percentage of gamers in the industry.

The 2010 Nordic Poker Awards is thrown in order to award the top performances of poker players. Best Live Tournament Player, Best Performance, Best Online Player and Rookie of the Year are the awards to be given to them.

Some of the popular poker names that were nominated are Patrik Antonius, Peter Eastgate, Ville Wahlbeck, Ilari Sahamies, Jani Vilmunen and Dag Martin Mikkelsen. The awards will be given to the player that wins the voting which was decided by the public.

Pubic voting as the Nordic Poker population will decide which among the 30 nominees will take home the awards. Murat “Terrible Turk” Sahan from Poker Magazine, Jens Mogensen from Ace Magazine, Jasper Pääkkönen and Kjetil Flåten are the board of judges for the winners.