North American Poker Tour Makes a Big Move

The folks working on the upcoming television program North American Poker Tour now have one of the prominent figures in poker working on the program.

Matt Savage, the famous poker tournament director has been hired as a consulted for North American Poker Tour, a show owned by Hansen, Gray and Company, Inc.

The show will follow the various North American Poker Tour events around it’s circuit and the company is hoping that having Savage on board will help make the events more successful and more interesting to watch on television. There are rumors that other poker insiders may get job offers in the near future.

"Matt Savage is a remarkable individual and his guidance and expertise will help us build what we anticipate will be the premier Professional Poker Tour. He will lead the development and implementation of the tournament structure for the tour, for which we have already received significant industry interest and support," explained William H. Waldrop, the CEO of the NAPP tour.

Savage has gained a lot of attention for being one of the founders of the Tournament Directors Association and is largely responsible for the international success of the World Series of Poker over the last three years. It’s needless to say that Savage does carry a lot of weight in the poker world and that’s one of the reasons the NAPP tour hired him.

"I am delighted to be associated with a company like NAPP Tour which has the potential to become a recognized leader in the poker entertainment industry. I look forward to working with management to help NAPP Tour capitalize on the growing popularity of professional competitive poker and implementing its plan to establish poker tournaments throughout North America," Savage announced in a press release.