Key to Stars\u2019 growth and eventual dominance in online poker was their development of the European Poker Tour, a series of live poker events that worked in synchronicity with their online product. Duthie developed that concept with the EPT, and it\u2019s what he hopes to bring back to the game with Party.<\/p>\n
“I believe there is a gap in the market for an operator whose primary focus is poker and who will listen to, and work with, the poker community as this was something that was absolutely key to the growth and success of the EPT,” Duthie explained on the partypoker blog in February.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
As Sexton has said to viewers for nearly 15 seasons, they\u2019re hoping their new team\u2019s cards will be live, and the pots will be monsters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hall of Famer Mike Sexton, the voice of the World Poker Tour and for many the voice of poker, is leaving the WPT to take up a new role as chairman of partypoker. Sexton has been with the WPT since Season 1, Episode 1, which aired in 2003. In many ways, he taught the world […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":50911,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,11,14],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Sexton Leaves WPT, Will Join Duthie at Partypoker to Form Friendly Juggernaut<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n