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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 Army��s 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."

Event	Place	Prize
2019 World Series of Poker Event #84: The Closer - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	61^st	$8,379
2019 World Series of Poker Event #75: $1,000+111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em	73^rd	$7,314
2019 World Series of Poker Event #71: $500 SALUTE TO WARRIORS No-Limit Hold'em	142^nd	$865
2019 World Series of Poker Event #43: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet	7^th	$12,240
2018 Caribbean Poker Party $1,100 Finale	88^th	$3,500
2018 Caribbean Poker Party $1,650 H.O.R.S.E.	2^nd	$9,000
2018 World Series of Poker Event #11: $365 PLO GIANT Pot-Limit Omaha	200^th	$1,009
2018 World Series of Poker Event #37: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	48^th	$5,462
2018 World Series of Poker Event #12: $1,500 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed	37^th	$2,657
2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival $5,300 Millions Main Event ($5 Million Gtd.)	24^th	$34,000
2017 World Series of Poker Event #49: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed	94^th	$4,499
2017 World Series of Poker Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	26^th	$12,135
2017 World Series of Poker Event #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold'em	552^nd	$2,826
2017 partypokerLIVE Millions Dusk Till Dawn Main Event	82^nd	£15,000
2014 World Series of Poker Event #8: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em	357^th	$5,384
2013 World Series of Poker Event #47: $111,111 One Drop High Rollers No-Limit Hold'em	16^th	$208,968
2013 World Series of Poker Event #39: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better	56^th	$2,809
2013 World Series of Poker Event #35: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	16^th	$14,693
2013 World Series of Poker Event #23: $2,500 Seven-Card Stud	13^th	$6,990
2013 World Series of Poker Event #18: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em	186^th	$1,901
2012 World Series of Poker Event 55: $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop	9^th	$1,109,333
2012 World Series of Poker Event 10: $5,000 Seven Card Stud	15^th	$12,035
2012 World Series of Poker Event 3: $3,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha	16^th	$9,644
2012 World Series of Poker Event 4: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better	15^th	$6,532
2011 World Series of Poker Event #25: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better	2^nd	$123,925
2011 World Series of Poker Event #11: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship	15^th	$26,108
2010 World Series of Poker Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship	10^th	$34,814
2009 World Series of Poker Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em	420^th	$27,469
2009 World Series of Poker Event 20 - $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em	37^th	$3,983
2008 World Series of Poker Event 1 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship	4^th	$248,160
2008 Aussie Millions Event 7 - $3,250 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys	4^th	51,600 AUD
2007 World Series of Poker Event 42 - $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi Lo	17^th	$7,174
2007 World Series of Poker Event 24 - $3,000 Seven Card Stud Hi Lo	18^th	$6,514
2007 World Series of Poker Event 22 - $5,000 No Limit Holdem	36^th	$17,172
2007 World Series of Poker Event 7 - $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha w/ rebuys	15^th	$35,732

Event

Place

Prize

2019 World Series of Poker
Event #84: The Closer - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

61^st

$8,379

2019 World Series of Poker
Event #75: $1,000+111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em

73^rd

$7,314

2019 World Series of Poker
Event #71: $500 SALUTE TO WARRIORS No-Limit Hold'em

142^nd

$865