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John Duthie Resigns as CEO of European Poker Tour
On Wednesday, John Duthie announced in a post at TwoPlusTwo that he has resigned as CEO of the European Poker Tour (EPT). Duthie, who parted ways with PokerStars when his contract ended on Dec. 31, founded the EPT in 2004 and helped turn it into Europe's richest and most prestigious poker tour.
"It is time to move on and to leave the EPT in the capable hands of the existing management team," Duthie said. "It has been a fascinating and challenging seven years and I have watched the EPT grow phenomenally in that time, thanks to the support of the players and the professionalism...
I'm pretty sure you've misinterpreted his quote. Seems to me that he is suggesting EPT is responsible for much of pokerstars success, not the other way round/
Duthie credits PokerStars for much of the tour's success.
"PokerStars have been an interesting partner from the outset and have always proved challenging and dynamic," said Duthie. "Currently they are the largest online poker site in the world and their dominance of the European market is in many ways thanks to the success of the European Poker Tour and the resultant massive exposure on European TV channels.
"The secondary International Tours that spawned from the EPT also gave PokerStars a strong foothold in many other markets."
01-04-2012 11:18
deadlydaveLDN
BrettCIt seems odd that at the nadir of the EPT success story, the founder would step down. Congratulations on a fantastic run Mr. Duthie. If you are resigning for new opportunities and challenges, best of luck! If the reason for resigning is health-related or for private reasons, I am sure I join thousands wishing you the best.
Might well be a good idea to make sure that Duthie gets nominated as a suitable candidate for the Poker Hall of Fame in 2012. Just saying.
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01-04-2012 13:07
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