21 January distributed European Poker Awards, the prize for the most outstanding figures in the European poker world in 2008. The ceremony was held in the Aviation Club in Paris, and yet it was the eighth edition of this event, and trophies awarded in eight categories.

Thus, the best employee of the casino was Scot, Jonathan Raab, manager cycle Grosvenor UK Poker Tour. Player, he was Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, a member of Team Pokerstars Pro, who last year won tournaments and PokerStars Caribbean Adventure WPT Festa Al Lago. For best performance in the tournament was considered a victory Duńczyka WSOP main event, Peter Eastgate'a. And among women highlights Sandra Naujok from Germany, which in 2008 won the main event CATP Baden Open, also took 9 place in the tournament EPT Budapest. The best colt was Russian, Ivan Demidow, which took 2 place in the main event of the life WSOP.Za awarded Marcela husk, one of the most on the poker scene, which is in your $ 3.7 million won and is the most popular and the best Dutch player turniejowym.Nagrodę name Rob Gardner granted for "innovation" was Rob Young, a British businessman, who at the end of 2007, opened in Nottingham poker club Dusk Till Dawn.