The Pokerstars.com European Poker Tour Awards were a resounding success last season and we’re already excited about who’s going to be raising up trophies at the end of Season 7.

A total of eight EPT Awards will be presented this season including a new award for Heads-Up Player of the Year. Six of the Awards are based on points accumulated in Main Events and $1,000+ Side Events. The EPT Achievement of the Year and Players’ Choice Awards are voted on by EPT players at the end of the season. All individual award winners receive a full prize package for the first event of EPT Season 8.

EPT PLAYER OF THE YEAR

EPT Player of the Year is determined statistically based on the EPT points each player earns for any EPT Main Event, or $1,000+ side event. The player with the most points will be crowned EPT Player of the Year.

Current holder: Max Lykov

EPT OMAHA PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Only Omaha events are eligible for this award and the player who earns the most points in EPT Omaha events will be awarded with this title.

Current holder: William Thorson

EPT MIXED GAMES PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Only Mixed Game events are eligible for this award and the player who earns the most points in EPT Mixed Game events will be awarded with this title.

Current holder: Katja Thater

EPT HEADS-UP PLAYER OF THE YEAR

New to the EPT Awards, only Heads-Up events are eligible for this award and the player who earns the most points in EPT HU events will be awarded with this title.

BEST EPT ONLINE QUALIFIER OF THE YEAR

The Online Qualifier of the Year is calculated from two distinct ranking systems (live and online). To be eligible for this award, a player needs to have earned points in both rankings:

- Online - 100 points awarded for each time you qualify online at PokerStars for an EPT Main Event. No additional points are given for multiple seats you win to the same event.

- Live – Only players that have qualified online via PokerStars for the Main Event and have cashed at that event can enter this ranking. Their finishing position at the live event will determine the number of “live” points they earn for this award.

The total of both rankings is then added and the player with most points is considered the Best Online Qualifier.

Current holder: Pierre Neuville

BEST EPT COUNTRY AWARD

The Best EPT Country will be decided according to the following formula:

Number of players registered per country in each event divided by the number of players cashing per country at each event.

Current Holder: Czech Republic

EPT PLAYER’S CHOICE OF THE YEAR

Open vote by EPT players for their favourite EPT Season 7 player. Voting will take place via an online survey which will open just before the EPT Grand Final.

Current holder: Kevin MacPhee

BEST EPT ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR

EPT players will be able to vote via an online survey from a shortlist based on PokerStars’ review of the 25 best achievements in Season 7. Each EPT player can cast three votes.  The shortlist will be made public just before the EPT Grand Final.

Current holder: Allan Baekke