Danny McDonagh
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28 years experience in the poker industry throughout the world.
Tournament Director at Crown Melbourne for the Australasian Poker Championship from 1998 to 2002 and Aussie Millions 2003 to 2008.
Appointed Tournament Director for the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) in 2007. Moved to Macau in 2008 and through to 2016 worked in the roles of President of the APPT, Commissioner of the Australia New Zealand Poker Tour and managed Tournament Operations at PokerStars LIVE Macau and PokerStars LIVE Manila.
Appointed Live Events Specialist for the World Poker Tour (WPT) January 2017. Responsible for first World Poker Tour events in Australia, Japan, New Zealand & Taiwan and the first WPT events in Ho Chi Minh & Hanoi Vietnam, Incheon Korea, Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Okada Manila, Philippines. Tournament Director for the first ever WPT event in India. Closely involved with planning for the inaugural WPT World Championship in 2022 at Wynn Las Vegas.
April 2018 to September 2019 had dual role as Executive Tournament Director for PokerStars focusing on EPT stops and the inaugural PokerStars Players Championship in January 2019.
2026, returning as Tournament Director for the Aussie Millions and also Tournament Director for select APPT & WPT events.
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