Mike Sexton

The "Ambassador of Poker" is best known as host of the World Poker Tour.

The "Ambassador of Poker" is best known as host of the World Poker Tour and spokesman for PartyPoker.

Sexton was born Sept. 22, 1947, and says he "majored in poker" while working toward his degree at Ohio State University. He's also a bridge player and taught the game in North Carolina. He took up poker in 1977, and in 1985 he moved to Nevada to pursue the game full time. In 1989 he won the stud event and a bracelet at theWorld Series of Poker. He also placed fifth in the 2005 National Heads-Up Poker Championship and won the 2006 WSOP Tournament of Champions for $1 million.

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2016 "Take 'Em to School" Charity Poker Tournament

Check out this recap of the 2016 Take 'Em to School Charity Poker Tournament, hosted by Mike Sexton, Lynn Gilmartin and Vince Van ...

7 years ago40,815BestPokerVids,

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Gambling With an Edge - With Guest Mike Sexton

Gambling With an Edge is a weekly radio show dedicated to making you a better tomorrow than you were yesterday. The hosts, Bob Dan...

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High Roller Radio - Interview With Mike Sexton

High Roller Radio interviews the voice of the World Poker Tour Mike Sexton about his new book Life's a Gamble, where he details hi...

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High Roller Radio - Mike Sexton on Stu Ungar

High Roller Radio spoke to WPT Commentator Mike Sexton about his new book, 'Life's a Gamble', where he details several Stu Ungar s...

7 years ago9,264BestPokerVids,

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Mike Sexton Welcomes You to WPT National UK

Mike Sexton announces shuffle up and deal at Dusk Till Dawn casino in Nottingham for the partypoker WPT National UK tournament whi...

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Trailer for Upcoming WPT500 and WPT UK Main Event

Trailer for upcoming WPT events at Dusk Till Dawn Casino in Nottingham, with Mike Sexton and Simon TrumperWPT500: October 24 - 30,...

2 months ago1,372PokerTube,

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$3,942,500 at Bay 101 Shooting Star Final Table

Join the intense competition as Steven Kelly, Alan Sternberg, Mike Matusow, Vivek Rajkumar, Casey McCarrel, and Mike Sexton vie fo...

8 years ago13,763BestPokerVids,

Published 8 years ago

2016 American Poker Awards - Interview with Mike Sexton

Mike Sexton chatted to Laura shortly after collecting his GPI Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2016 American Poker Awards

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2016 WPT LA Poker Classic: Day 1 Update

Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, Mike Sexton and defending champion Anthony Zinno are in the field as Executive Tournament Director...

9 years ago12,031ThePokerAces,

Published 9 years ago

Best Calls - Mike Sexton vs Mike Matusow

Mike Sexton makes a big call against Matusow during the World Series of Poker.

Mike Sexton Loses $500Million In Party Poker Deal

What seemed like a shrewd move at the time turned out to be not so in hindsight. The Poker Hall of Famer estimates that he lost $500 million by selling his stock early.

Live Poker Events, 6 years ago

Party Poker Releases 2018 LIVE Schedule with $100 Million Guaranteed

The success of Party Poker LIVE this year will carry over into 2018 to the tune of $100 million in guaranteed prize pools from now thru December 2018.

Partypoker Weekly News

It’s a busy time for partypoker this week as they reveal details of their new Player Panel

Live Poker Events, 6 years ago

Rainer Kempe Wins the $1,100 Caribbean Poker Party Festival MILLIONS Open for $200,000

An impressive warm-up is the best way to describe Rainer Kempe’s victory in the Caribbean Poker Party Festival $1,100 MILLIONS Open.

Live Poker Events, 6 years ago

Sam Greenwood Wins Caribbean Poker Party Main Event For $1,000,000

It was a $1million PartyPoker payday for Sam Greenwood this weekend as he took down the Caribbean Poker Party MILLIONS Main Event in the Dominican Republic

Positive Early Reviews For 'Molly's Game'

"Molly's Game" is reportedly full of amazing performances, snappy Sorkin-style dialogue, and it might very well be the best poker movie since "Rounders".

Mike Sexton Leaves WPT To Become Party Poker Chairman

Mike Sexton announced that he would be leaving his iconic role as WPT commentator for the past 15 years to become the Chairman of Party Poker.

Live Poker Events, 6 years ago

Dan Bilzerian Shows Up at WSOP

Dan Bilzerian rolled into the WSOP looking to play high-stakes No-Limit Hold’em in the brand-new King’s Casino cash game section at the Rio.

WPT Pays Out Its $1Billionth

World Poker Tour hit the $1billion milestone in payouts since the tour began back in 2002.

The Best Celebrity WSOP Performances

Here’s a look back at some of the best celebrity runs in WSOP history.