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'{{for|the politician|John Duthie (New Zealand)}} {{Infobox poker player |image = Replace this image male.svg <!-- only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people - see [[WP:NONFREE]] --> | imagesize = 150px | |birth_date={{birth date and age|1958|5|13|df=y}} |firstname=John |lastname=Duthie |nickname=''None'' |image |caption= |hometown=London, UK |wsop bracelet count=''None'' |wsop money finishes=10 |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=2 }} '''John Duthie''' (born 13 May 1958 in [[Leeds, Yorkshire]]) is a [[London]]-based [[England|English]] [[television director]] and creator of the [[European Poker Tour]]. ==Film and television== As an assistant director he worked alongside directors such as [[Charles Sturridge]], [[Lewis Gilbert]] and [[Bille August]] on projects such as ''[[Longitude (TV serial)|Longitude]]'', ''[[Haunted (1995 film)|Haunted]]'' and ''[[The House of the Spirits (film)|The House of the Spirits]]''. Having worked as a second unit director on the TV serial ''[[Kavanagh QC]]'', he moved on to become a full-time director on television serials including ''[[As If]]'', ''[[Clocking Off]]'' and ''[[Silent Witness]]'', which won an [[Royal Television Society|RTS]] award for Best Editing and a [[BAFTA]] Award for Best Drama Serial. He created and Executive Produced the [[European Poker Tour]] series of TV programmes now in its sixth season and continues to consult on the series. ==Poker== He became a well-known figure on the poker circuit when he won the televised [[Poker Million]] 2000 tournament on the [[Isle of Man]], earning £1,000,000 ($1,426,330, at the time of winning) by outlasting a final table that included [[Tony Bloom]] and [[Barny Boatman]]. He later made three appearances on the [[Late Night Poker]] television series. In one episode he outlasted a field including [[Surinder Sunar]], [[Julian Gardner (poker player)|Julian Gardner]] and [[Marcel 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 in [[Paris]], [[France]] and also a 2nd place finish in the PokerStars Scoop 25K HU tournament and 2nd Place in the WSOP 10K HU tournament, both in 2009. Duthie is founder and CEO of the [[European Poker Tour]], and used his television background to negotiate production and broadcasting deals with various partners. He is also a commentator for the series. As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,200,000. He is also a member of the [[PokerStars]] sponsored professional players known as "Team PokerStars".<ref>[http://www.pokerstars.com/team-pokerstars/john-duthie/ Team PokerStars profile: John Duthie]</ref> ==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 of [[Al Alvarez]]. In 2005 John appeared on the chat show [[Heads Up with Richard Herring]] to discuss his life and career. He recently revealed in an online interview that he has also rode bulls in Australia for a year and would like to be played by [[Sean penn|Sean Penn]] in a movie of his life.<ref>[http://www.rakeback.co.uk/interviews/john-duthie-interview John Duthie Interview]</ref> ==Notes== <references/> ==External links== *[http://www.pokerpages.com/players/profiles/8264/john-duthie.htm PokerPages profile] *[http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=64190 Hendon Mob tournament results] *[http://www.rakeback.co.uk/interviews John Duthie Interview] {{Team PokerStars}} {{European Poker Lifetime Achievement Award Winners}} {{Poker Million Winners}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME =Duthie, John | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =13 May 1958 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Duthie, John}} [[Category:1958 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:English poker players]] [[Category:Poker commentators]] [[Category:European Poker Tour]] [[Category:English television directors]] [[fr:John Duthie]] [[nl:John Duthie]] [[fi:John Duthie]]'