- John Duthie
Infobox poker player
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firstname=John
lastname=Duthie
nickname="None"
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hometown=London, UK
wsop bracelet count="None"
wsop money finishes=8
wsop main event best finish rank=487th
wsop main event best finish year=2007
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables=0
wpt money finishes=2John Duthie (born
13 May inYorkshire ) is an Englishtelevision director turned professionalpoker player and promoter based inLondon .Television
He started working as an
assistant director onThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and as asecond unit director onKavanagh QC . He later became a full director on programs such asHollyoaks ,Silent Witness ,Clocking Off andAs If .Poker
He became a well-known figure on the poker circuit when he won the televised
Poker Million 2000 tournament on theIsle of Man , earning £1,000,000 ($1,426,330, at the time of winning) by outlasting a final table that includedTony Bloom andBarny Boatman .He later made three appearances on the
Late Night Poker television series. In one episode he outlasted a field includingSurinder Sunar , Julian Gardner andMarcel Lüske to qualify for the series 6 Grand Final.He also had a second-place finish to
Mike Sexton in the 2003 European Heads-Up Championships inParis ,France .Duthie came up with the idea for the
European Poker Tour , using his television background to get the show running. He is also a commentator for the series.As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,800,000.
He is also a member of the
PokerStars sponsored professional players known as "Team PokerStars". [ [http://www.pokerstars.com/team-pokerstars/john-duthie/ Team PokerStars profile: John Duthie] ]Personal life
Duthie is married and has two sons. He enjoys watching movies (his favourite film is
On the Waterfront ), and is very fond of the work ofAl Alvarez . In 2005 John appeared on the chat showHeads Up with Richard Herring to discuss his life and career.Notes
External links
* [http://www.pokerpages.com/players/profiles/8264/john-duthie.htm PokerPages profile]
* [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=75 Hendon Mob tournament results]
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