Mike Sexton
Mike Sexton
WPT:1
GPI:203,195
$6,708,147
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Profile
- Name
- Mike Sexton
- Nationality
United States- GPI Rank
- 203,195
- WPT Wins
- 1
- Total Live Earnings
- $6,708,147
Biography
Mike Sexton was an American poker player and commentator. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2009.
Over the course of his career he won a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and World Poker Tour title, and was a long-time commentator for the World Poker Tour alongside Vince van Patten.
Sexton passed away in September 2020 from prostate cancer aged 72. Shortly before his death, the WPT Champions Cup was renamed to the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup.
Biography
Sexton was born in Indiana in 1947. He attended Ohio State University on a gymnastics scholarship. He served with the US Armys 82nd Airborne Division from 1970 to 1972 before working as a sales rep. In 1977 he turned professional and in 1985 he moved permanently to Las Vegas.
In 1989, Sexton took down the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo event at the WSOP for over $100,000 to claim his first gold bracelet.
Here are some of his other poker tournament titles and achievements:
- 1992 Foxwood's World Poker Finals
- 1996 Four Queens Poker Classic
- 1997 Four Queens Poker Classic
- 2000 Grand Prix de Paris
- 2006 WSOP Tournament of Champions
Before the Game: Mike Sexton
partypoker Chairman
Sexton left the World Poker Tour commentary booth in 2017 to become chairman of partypoker. He would later say these were "the two best jobs in poker".
Sexton had a long history with partypoker, as he'd been a part of the team when it grew into a giant of the industry in the years prior to anti-poker legislation passing in the U.S. In fact, he's been credited with coming up with the name.
"I was at partypoker from the start, before there was even a name or a single virtual card was dealt," he said. "I experienced the crazy times of the poker boom when we became the No. 1 site in the world. I remember people sleeping on the office floor when we were all working 24/7 to get the software launched, and I remember the first partypoker Million on a cruise ship which overlaid $500K."
PokerNews Covered Events
| Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #84: The Closer - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 61st | $8,379 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #75: $1,000+111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em | 73rd | $7,314 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #71: $500 SALUTE TO WARRIORS No-Limit Hold'em | 142nd | $865 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #43: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet | 7th | $12,240 |
| 2018 Caribbean Poker Party$1,100 Finale | 88th | $3,500 |
| 2018 Caribbean Poker Party$1,650 H.O.R.S.E. | 2nd | $9,000 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #11: $365 PLO GIANT Pot-Limit Omaha | 200th | $1,009 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #37: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 48th | $5,462 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #12: $1,500 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed | 37th | $2,657 |
| 2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival$5,300 Millions Main Event ($5 Million Gtd.) | 24th | $34,000 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #49: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed | 94th | $4,499 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #12: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 26th | $12,135 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold'em | 552nd | $2,826 |
| 2017 partypokerLIVE Millions Dusk Till DawnMain Event | 82nd | £15,000 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #8: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em | 357th | $5,384 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #47: $111,111 One Drop High Rollers No-Limit Hold'em | 16th | $208,968 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #39: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better | 56th | $2,809 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #35: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 16th | $14,693 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #23: $2,500 Seven-Card Stud | 13th | $6,990 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #18: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 186th | $1,901 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 55: $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop | 9th | $1,109,333 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 10: $5,000 Seven Card Stud | 15th | $12,035 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 3: $3,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha | 16th | $9,644 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 4: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better | 15th | $6,532 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #25: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better | 2nd | $123,925 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #11: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship | 15th | $26,108 |
| 2010 World Series of PokerEvent #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship | 10th | $34,814 |
| 2009 World Series of PokerEvent 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em | 420th | $27,469 |
| 2009 World Series of PokerEvent 20 - $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em | 37th | $3,983 |
| 2008 World Series of PokerEvent 1 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship | 4th | $248,160 |
| 2008 Aussie MillionsEvent 7 - $3,250 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys | 4th | 51,600 AUD |
| 2007 World Series of PokerEvent 42 - $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi Lo | 17th | $7,174 |
| 2007 World Series of PokerEvent 24 - $3,000 Seven Card Stud Hi Lo | 18th | $6,514 |
| 2007 World Series of PokerEvent 22 - $5,000 No Limit Holdem | 36th | $17,172 |
| 2007 World Series of PokerEvent 7 - $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha w/ rebuys | 15th | $35,732 |
