John Duthie

John Duthie Profile
	Nickname: Pokerstars Username: Web: www.pokerstars.com Birthdate: May 13th 1958 Birthplace: Yorkshire, U.K. Residence: London, U.K. Tournaments Won: 2 WSOP Bracelets: 0 Total Winnings: $2,202,416

John Duthie was sitting heads-up against Teddy Tuil across the blue table of the televised Poker Millions Hold’em tournament in the Isle of Man. The Israeli Tuil raised from the small blind position with a powerful hand, A♥ Q♦. Duthie counted out some chips and then re-raised. Both players studied each other impassively as Tuil carefully stacked his chips into neat piles to make the call. The flop came 8♣ 8♠ 2♣. Both players quickly checked and Duthie rubbed his nose as the 5♥ appeared on the turn. He made a fairly small bet of 50,000 chips and Tuil once again called. The river was the A♠. Duthie watched his opponent as he once more checked and Tuil made a small bet, now with two pairs. Duthie went ‘all in’ and Tuil pushed his few remaining chips into the pot also. Tuil turns his cards over and Duthie throws his to the table revealing an A♣ 8♦ for a full house. John had showed his cool and slow-played Tuil to a prize of  $1,874,700 but the man from Israel was gracious in defeat, smiling broadly as he congratulated his victor. Duthie put his hands over his eyes and seemed to be in shock for a few moments before he composed himself. Then walking over to cage that held the prize money, he pulled out a wad of cash and bringing it to his lips, kissed it for the cameras.

It is not surprising John knew how to play for the cameras because it is in film and television that he made his name. After working as a runner for a television company, basically as a dogsbody for cast and crew, he got his break in the nineties, becoming an assistant director on ‘Poirot’ and ‘The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.’ At the same time he started playing poker but only in his somewhat limited spare time. In 1999, he helped develop the UK poker show, ‘Late Night Poker,’ the first TV program to introduce the ‘Hole Cam,’ the camera that reveals the players’ cards to the viewers.

The following year, Duthie stepped up a level, in both work and play. Firstly, assistant was dropped from his job description, as he became the director responsible for British programs like ‘Hollyoaks,’ ‘Clocking Off’ and ‘Silent Witness.’ And in poker, he won his first major tournament and over $1.8million in the televised Poker Millions event, having a starring role on the other side of the camera for a change. After his big win in 2000, Duthie finished in the money on several occasions but has managed only one tournament win, in the Vienna Spring Poker festival in 2004. His other notable competition was a final table finish at the 2005 World Series of Poker, when he was knocked out by eventual winner and pokerstars.com teammate, Morten Jensen. His ninth place finish pocketed him $55,750.

However, it was for one moment in 2004 that John Duthie’s name earned a notable place in the history of poker and it occurred not in the casino but in the bathtub. Realising he should combine his love of television with poker, he came up with the idea of the European Poker Tour. Using his casino contacts and persuading Pokerstars.com to sponsor his brainwave, he brought the plan to fruition. Taking in casinos in Austria, Ireland, Britain, Spain, France, Denmark and Monaco it has proved a massive success and has become an important part of the poker calendar for many professional players. Its participants appreciate the tour’s structure while television companies worldwide value the viewing figures. Duthie himself has not had any noteworthy finishes at the EPT events but his in involvement did mean he got invited to be a consultant for the filming of the James Bond film, ‘Casino Royale.’ Perhaps, with Duthie’s double life of poker and film, it’s more a case of  ‘You Only Live Twice.’  

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John Duthie Tournament Wins
	Event* Date Position Winnings WSOP Europe WSOP Pot Limit Omaha Championship Sep 8th 2007 13th $19,009 38th Annual WSOP Event 55 - WSOP Championship Jul 17th 2007 487th $25,101 37th Annual WSOP Event 30 - WSOP Short Handed Jul 20th 2006 49th $8,340 37th Annual WSOP Event 25 - WSOP Shootout Jul 16th 2006 93rd $4,805 36th Annual WSOP Event 33 Jul 1st 2005 9th $55,750 36th Annual WSOP Event 31 Jun 29th 2005 23rd $9,905 35th Annual WSOP Event 29 - WSOP Limit Hold'em May 17th 2004 19th $6,000 Vienna Spring Poker Festival Mar 12th 2004 1st $22,147 Euro Finals of Poker WPT Event Season 1 Heads Up Feb 11th 2003 2nd $45,872 European Poker Classics 2002 Pot Limit Omaha Oct 9th 2002 2nd $25,786 European Poker Classics 2002 Pot Limit 7 Card Stud Oct 8th 2002 9th $2,446 European Poker Championships Main Event Jul 6th 2002 7th $14,692 33rd Annual WSOP Event 17 - WSOP Pot Limit Hold'em May 4th 2002 17th $4,940 The British Open Feb 26th 2001 9th $1,800 Poker Million Hold'em Tournament Main Event Nov 19th 2000 1st $1,874,700 European Poker Classic Oct 29th 2000 3rd $36,275

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