Thomas Kremser
Encyclopedia
Thomas Kremser is an Austrian
poker tournament
director (and semi-professional player) from Vienna
, and the owner of the Concord Card Club.
He has been in charge of events on the World Poker Tour
, European Poker Tour
, Late Night Poker
, William Hill Poker Grand Prix and many others. http://www.thehendonmob.com/tournament_director/thomas_kremser.html
He is also the chief executive of the International Poker Federation and TK Poker Events International.
In 2001, Kremser was awarded the European Poker Awards' Casino Staff Person of the Year, and was nominated again every year from 2003 to 2007. At the 2007 awards, Kremser was awarded the European Poker Awards' Lifetime Achievement award.
Kremser regularly comments on The Hendon Mob
's website's "You are the Tournament Director" series of articles.
Kremser was married to former Late Night Poker dealer Marina Rado in 2005 http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Late_Night_Poker_Ace.
In May of 2011, Kremser officially parted ways with the EPT, claiming that "the time is right to explore new adventures."
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
poker tournament
Poker tournament
A poker tournament is a tournament where players compete by playing poker. It can feature as few as two players playing on a single table , and as many as tens of thousands of players playing on thousands of tables...
director (and semi-professional player) from Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, and the owner of the Concord Card Club.
He has been in charge of events on the World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...
, European Poker Tour
European Poker Tour
The Pokerstars European Poker Tour is a series of poker tournaments similar to those in the World Poker Tour , created by John Duthie, winner of the inaugural Poker Million tournament. It began in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold 'em popularity...
, Late Night Poker
Late Night Poker
Late Night Poker is the pioneering television show that helped pave the way for the explosion of interest in poker in the 2000's. With it's ground breaking use of "under the table" cameras that enabled the viewer to see each player's cards, the show became a cult hit on Channel 4 UK when it first...
, William Hill Poker Grand Prix and many others. http://www.thehendonmob.com/tournament_director/thomas_kremser.html
He is also the chief executive of the International Poker Federation and TK Poker Events International.
In 2001, Kremser was awarded the European Poker Awards' Casino Staff Person of the Year, and was nominated again every year from 2003 to 2007. At the 2007 awards, Kremser was awarded the European Poker Awards' Lifetime Achievement award.
Kremser regularly comments on The Hendon Mob
The Hendon Mob
The Hendon Mob are a group of four professional poker players from London, England:* Joe Beevers* Barny Boatman* Ross Boatman* Ram VaswaniThe name of the group was first publicised by the Evening Standard newspaper in September 2000....
's website's "You are the Tournament Director" series of articles.
Kremser was married to former Late Night Poker dealer Marina Rado in 2005 http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Late_Night_Poker_Ace.
In May of 2011, Kremser officially parted ways with the EPT, claiming that "the time is right to explore new adventures."