PokerStars EPT Awards – The Judges!

Get to know a bit more about the judges of the first ever European Poker Tour Awards (EPT) will take place in Barcelona on September 9th 2008 - the eve of Season 5 opening event EPT Barcelona.
There will be five categories decided by a panel of judges, Best Newcomer, Best Performance, Best Overseas Player, Best PokerStars Qualifier and Player of the Year.
The Judges:
Lee Jones, currently living in North Carolina US, is a highly respected poker player and author. He is also the former poker room manager at PokerStars.com, a role he held for five successful years. The job gave Lee the chance to work closely with the European Poker Tour, helping it to grow into the Europe’s richest tour.
John Duthie, the first player to win $1,000,000 in a televised poker tournament. He worked as a TV producer and director before he launched the European Poker Tour. He used his knowledge of TV production and poker to create the EPT and it’s through his hard work and dedication that the tour has developed into the huge success it is today.
Victoria Coren is a popular face on the European poker scene. When she isn’t travelling to many major events as part of Team PokerStars Pro, she is a successful writer and TV presenter with several published books, newspaper and magazine articles, and also hosted TV and radio shows. Victoria proved her skill at the poker table when she won the London leg of the EPT in 2006, a victory that was all the more sweet because it was at her local card room, at the famous Victoria Casino in London.

John Caldwell is Editor-In-Chief of PokerNews, a leading poker information portal. Before joining the company, John spent 15 years in music management, working with artists such as the Stone Temple Pilots and Hootie & the Blowfish. Originally from Redondo Beach, CA, John currently lives in California, and spends about three months a year in Las Vegas.
The first European Poker Tour Awards, hosted by PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu and Gloria Balding will be held on the eve of the EPT opening event in Barcelona at Opium Mar with a ceremony that will see the best and most popular players from EPT Season 4 rewarded for their hard work and success - the perfect way to celebrate the start of Season 5!
The EPT Barcelona Open will begin September 10th at the Gran Casino Barcelona and play until September 14th.

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