24 January 2014, London, UK (Press Release) – Two of the UK’s top young talents are in the running for the brand new ‘Best Online Cash Player’ trophy at this year’s British Poker Awards ceremony.
Alex ‘Kanu7’ Millar and Matt ‘MUSTAFABET’ Ashton both had an outstanding 2013, and the pair are among the names in the running when the star-studded ceremony comes to the Hippodrome Casino in London on March 3rd.
Millar has been one of the UK poker scene’s best-kept secrets, remaining out of the spotlight before spending 2013 holding his own against some of the biggest names in the heads-up game.
Liverpudlian Ashton, meanwhile, followed up his online results with a breakout live year, winning more than $2million in Las Vegas last summer and taking home his first bracelet.
The duo are joined on the shortlist by online veteran Ben ‘Milkybarkid’ Grundy, Rob ‘Vaga_Lion’ Akery and David ‘SexyGee’ Gent, all of whom are regulars at the highest stakes.
The 2013 British Poker Awards, sponsored by PokerStars.com, will feature 18 categories awarding the biggest talents in the game, and is organised by Bluff Europe in association with several leading poker media outlets. Tickets are available to the public and will go on sale next week.
About The British Poker Awards (www.thebritishpokerawards.com)
The British Poker Awards and the Irish Poker Awards are separate annual events created in order to honour the best poker players, leagues, clubs and tournaments in the UK and Ireland. Organised by Bluff Europe, in association with several other media outlets including Pokernews, PokerStrategy and CalvinAyre.com to ensure impartiality, nominees are chosen by a committee of journalists, before being put to public online vote. Players and industry figures are then invited to attend an awards presentation ceremony.
About PokerStars.com
PokerStars operates the world’s most popular online poker sites, serving a global poker community of more than 61 million registered members. Since it launched in 2001, PokerStars has become the first choice of the world’s top players, with more daily tournaments than anywhere else and with the best security online. More than 110 billion hands have been dealt on PokerStars.com, which is more than any other site.
PokerStars.com and PokerStars.eu operate globally under licenses from the Isle of Man and Malta governments, respectively. PokerStars also holds separate government licenses in Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Italy, Spain and Germany.
PokerStars is a member of The Rational Group, which operates gaming-related businesses and brands, including PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and the European Poker Tour. Rational Group entities in the UK and Isle of Man were collectively recognised as one of the UK’s best workplaces when they were awarded a top 25 position by the Great Place to Work Institute in its UK’s Best Workplaces – Large category in both 2012 and 2013.
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