When I'm not writing PokerStars.net blog, my usual role is in the Support Team, helping players with all sorts of problems - from passwords to pictures, via regular explanations of the rules of Omaha. When players write in they don't know my name, so usually they'll write, 'Dear Support,' but a few write, 'Hello Lee.'

Lee Jones has been the public face of PokerStars for nearly four years now. Our Poker Room Manager has championed our site on poker forums, hosted tournament final tables with famous wit, and regularly made tough poker-savvy decisions behind the scenes.

Lee has recently decided to move on from PokerStars, taking up a new role at the European Poker Tour. PokerStars players and staff will surely miss Lee's daily input at Pokerstars, although he will still retain a role as a consultant, and the EPT is in-part a PokerStars venture.

I know I'll personally miss Lee's good natured readiness to help with any simple question, and his gentlemanly grace in giving thanks for small favours, or praise whenever he felt it due. Lee felt like PokerStars friendly household head, a firm but fair boss to all the PokerStars family.

Many have heard of Lee Jones due to his book, 'Winning Low Limit Hold'em', many found this an ideal introduction to the game. Many more will meet Lee and learn more important poker lessons, picking up on his enthusiasm for poker people, for poker play, for leading a good poker life.

Lee had this to say about his decision, writing on a few of his favourite poker forums: "It is with great delight and profound regret that I announce that, I will no longer be the poker room manager at PokerStars. It's a wonderful opportunity for me to expand my horizons and stretch some new muscles. I will be at all the EPT events, doing final table announcing, and commentary on the TV shows and webcasts. I love meeting and hanging out with the players so this will be great fun for me. And it will give me time to do some other projects, including actually playing a little poker!

Of course, the regret comes from leaving a job that I've had, and loved, for three and a half years. I've gotten to watch PokerStars go from a promising enterprise in third place on the online poker ladder to the clear market leader. And working hard daily to stay there. The people at PokerStars are an extraordinary bunch and I've been honored to be part of that team."

I feel honoured to have worked for Lee. I wish him very well in his new role. I also wish him luck now that he has time to play a little poker!