Former Casinos Austria Head of Poker joins Global Poker Tours team
London, UK – August 18 – Global Poker Tours Limited today announced that Edgar Stuchly has been appointed the new European Poker Tour President, responsible for developing Europe’s leading live poker tour. Stuchly will act as an official spokesperson for the EPT, helping refine the vision for the tour, working to further improve the customer experience for the many thousands of players from around the world who participate in the events, and growing the brand across more countries in Europe.
Stuchly, who has almost 20 years’ experience in the poker industry, joins from Casinos Austria, where he was Head of Poker for four years. In his time there he managed poker rooms at 12 casinos, as well as the European Poker Championships, and founded the Casinos Austria Poker Tour (CAPT). In 2009 he was also recognised as ‘Poker Staff Person of the Year’ for his contributions to the live poker industry in Europe.
“The EPT is the richest and most prestigious poker tour in Europe, and I’m delighted to be joining a much-loved and well-run live tour,” said Stuchly. “The goal now is to take the EPT to another level, in terms of improving the experience for players and expanding the tour into burgeoning poker markets in Europe. It’s a big challenge but one that I’m relishing.”
John Duthie and the EPT
EPT Chairman and the tour’s original founder, John Duthie, said: “Edgar’s extensive live poker experience and vision for the EPT eased his appointment significantly. I’m sure that players, fans and anyone connected to the EPT will feel the benefits of his leadership over the coming months and years.”
The EPT, which is now in its eighth season, began in Tallinn, Estonia at the start of August. The next event is Barcelona from August 27 to September 1, which is one of the most popular stops of the tour, and regularly awards a first prize of nearly €1 million.
About European Poker Tour
The European Poker Tour was founded by its current chairman John Duthie in 2004. It is now Europe’s richest and most popular poker tour and has just embarked on its eighth season, which will again feature tournaments across Europe, as well as special ‘Festivals of Poker’ such as EPT London, the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and EPT Grand Final.
Season 7 was a huge success with many events enjoying bigger fields than ever before. The season’s showpiece tournament – the €10,000 EPT Grand Final in Madrid – attracted 686 players with a prize pool of €6,860,000. The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure was the richest tournament ever held outside Las Vegas, which featured a record-breaking 1,560 entrants and prize pool in excess of $ 15 million. EPT London also attracted its biggest ever field with 848 players and a £4.1 million prize pool. The total prize pool for EPT Season 7 was more than €50 million, which was generated by nearly 9,000 Main Event registrations.
Many EPT events are filmed for television and the show is broadcast throughout the world. The final table of this year’s Grand Final made TV history, being filmed “as live” with hole cards revealed and shown In simultaneous broadcasts on TV channels across Europe as well as in Russia and Canada. Visit www.ept.com for more information.
About Global Poker Tours
Global Poker Tours Limited is a full service poker tour production company that develops, organises and produces the most prestigious poker tournaments in the world. GPTL has produced more poker events in more countries than any other company on the planet – establishing it as the market leader in a fast growing, dynamic and exciting environment. Businesses and venues worldwide choose Global Poker Tours as their premier live poker production partner to develop and establish world-class poker events. For more information please visit www.gptl.com.