He is not there, Louis Roberts is dead, so he cannot speak for himself. As such when someone makes an award posthumously in someones honor they should do so with the utmost respect for that person or you seriously should not use his name at all. To date the people who have gained the award are great players with the heart to gamble, they are people Louis would have seen as his peers were he around today as the player he was. People like SVB, Frost, Joyner, Alex, these guys are cut from the same cloth as Louis was.
Scooter not only gambled alot, he showed some heart and skill in his match with Chris Miller.
Think about it, do you give the guy who loses all his money and leaves a loser the Louis Roberts award? Or do you give that award to the guy who is taking home that cash?
Do you give the Louis Roberts award to some guy who goes to DCC, gets spotted the 6 out by a pro and loses tens of thousands? Or do you give the award to that pro himself who exemplifies what Louis Roberts was, giving up the huge spot and out running it for the cash?
If you go for the former of those two we REALLY disagree with what the award should be about and I am pretty sure Louis might feel the same way with an award that has his name attached to it.
The award should go to players/gamblers who exemplify what Louis Roberts himself was, a world class pro pool player with a ton of gamble and the heart of a lion when in action. THAT is the respectful way to treat an award with the man's name on it.