Readers of BLUFF Magazine are about to have their say on 2009 and will get the chance to earn a little bit of cold hard cash just for doing so.

The 2009 BLUFF Magazine Readers Choice Awards give poker fans the chance to vote on a total of 14 categories including Favorite Player of 2009, Favorite Poker Villain and the Top Story of 2009. Simply by voting readers will earn a ticket to a $1,000 freeroll on GR88.com on Monday, January 11.

Voting is open now and polls will close on Friday, January 8 at midnight.

“There are some new categories this year that our readers and poker fans around the world will like,” said Lance Bradley, BLUFF Editor in Chief. “There are some that are sure to spark debate and probably some heated campaigns from some of the nominees.”

Nominated for Favorite Player of 2009 are Phil Ivey, Jason Mercier, Daniel Negreanu and Bertrand Grospellier. All four players had outstanding years and with only one event remaining on the docket Mercier appears to have a stranglehold on BLUFF Magazine Player of the Year but winning the RCA isn’t a guarantee.

“Poker players emerge each year and develop a loyal fan base. When you combine the look at the success these four players enjoyed in 2009, it’s no surprise that they ended up as nominees,” said Bradley. “We’ve got 13 other awards to hand out which are all up for grabs.”

The other categories and nominees are:

Top Poker Blog for 2009

• WickedChopsPoker.com
• PokerNewsDaily.com
• TAO of Poker
• Pokerati.com

Top TV Poker Show for 2009

• World Series of Poker
• High Stakes Poker
• Poker After Dark
• World Poker Tour

Favorite Online Poker Site

• PokerStars.com
• CakePoker.com
• FullTiltPoker.com
• AbsolutePoker.com/UB.com

Favorite Poker Forum

• PocketFives
• TwoPlusTwo
• BluffMagazine
• Full Contact Poker

Favorite Las Vegas Poker Room

• Bellagio
• Venetian
• Wynn
• Caesars Palace

Favorite Poker Twitterer

• Joe Sebok
• Erik Seidel
• Doyle Brunson
• Barry Greenstein

Favorite Poker Podcast/Radio Show

• The Poker Edge on ESPN
• Poker Road - The Poker Beat
• TwoPlusTwo Pokercast
• Hardcore Poker Radio

Best Online Poker Player

• Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies
• Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond
• Tom “durrrr” Dwan
• Isildur1

Favorite Poker Villain

• Mike Matusow
• Phil Hellmuth
• Mark Vos
• Luke “__FullFlush1__” Schwartz

Favorite Poker Personality

• Jeffrey Pollack
• Mike Sexton
• Gabe Kaplan
• Norman Chad

Favorite Poker Room Outside of Las Vegas

• The Borgata, Atlantic City
• The Commerce, Los Angeles
• The Bike, Los Angeles
• Foxwoods, Ledyard, Conn.

Favorite Online Poker Resource

• SharkScope
• thepokerDB
• CardRunners
• DeucesCracked

Top Story of 2009

• The Durrrr Challenge
• Phil Hellmuth Arrives at WSOP/WSOP Europe Dressed as Caesar
• Five Players Win Multiple Bracelets at 2009 WSOP
• Phil Ivey Makes WSOP Main Event Final Table

To vote on the 2009 BLUFF Magazine Readers Choice Awards click here. Winners will be announced on BluffMagazine.com on January 28 and in the February issue of BLUFF.

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