Lynn Gilmartin | |
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Born |
Dublin, Ireland |
3 November 1984
Nationality | Irish / Australian |
Education |
La Trobe University, RMIT University |
Television |
World Poker Tour WPT Alpha8 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific Aussie Millions |
Lynn Gilmartin is an Irish Australian television presenter, best known as the anchor of the World Poker Tour on Fox Sports.
Born (1984) in Dublin, Ireland, Gilmartin's family moved to Melbourne, Australia in 1986.
Gilmartin began following the poker circuit in 2009 as a reporter for PokerNews.com and PokerStars.tv, regularly presenting from the World Series of Poker, European Poker Tour, Latin American Poker Tour and Asia Pacific Poker Tour.
She first hit Australian and UK television screens in 2012 as the host of Crown's Aussie Millions Poker Championship.
In 2013, Gilmartin was the sideline reporter for ESPN Australia's coverage of the World Series of Poker Asia Pacific, and One HD and ESPN Australia's coverage of Crown's Aussie Millions Poker Championship.
Later in 2013, Gilmartin moved to Los Angeles to assume the role as anchor of the World Poker Tour's twelfth season on Fox Sports, alongside commentators Mike Sexton and Vince van Patten. At the same time, Gilmartin also took the roles of anchor and producer of the first season of the World Poker Tour's high roller series, WPT Alpha8, on Fox Sports 1, alongside commentators Ali Nejad and Olivier Busquet.