Nominations for the second annual Global Poker Awards were announced on Friday with popular poker personality Joey Ingram leading the way with four nominations.

PocketFiver Ben ‘BenFaz’ Farrell scored first place in the Zynga Poker WPT500 Las Vegas event on Thursday at ARIA Resort & Casino, topping a field of 1,932 entries to win $155,000.

The age-old phrase “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts” has applications in poker. A highly potent “group think” can help players soak up knowledge at a much quicker pace than they could on their own.