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Mike Sexton (born September 22, 1947) is an American professional poker player and commentator. Image File history File links Mikesexton. ...
The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ...
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The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ...
The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ...
The 2000 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ...
The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ...
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1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...
A game of Texas holdem, the most popular form of poker, in progress. ...
Early years
Sexton was a gymnast and attended Ohio State University where he earned a degree in public recreation after changing majors from business. He jokes that he majored in poker because he played very frequently in college. He also regularly played contract bridge and taught classes on it in North Carolina. Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ...
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Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game of skill and chance (the relative proportions depend on the variant played). ...
Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area Ranked 28th - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²) - Width 150 miles (240 km) - Length 560[1] miles (901 km) - % water 9. ...
Sexton joined the U.S. Army as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division in 1970. The division, however, had just gotten back from Vietnam, so he never saw any action. While he was in the army he taught ballroom dancing and one of his clients convinced him to try being a salesman, which he continued to do after his two-year enlistment was up. After a while he realized that he could make more money playing poker than being a salesman, so he took up poker in 1977. The United States Army is one of the armed forces of the United States and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...
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The 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army was constituted in the National Army as the 82nd Division on August 5, 1917, and was organized on August 25, 1917, at Camp Gordon, Georgia. ...
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Although Sexton frequented tournaments, he was never able to make it to the World Series of Poker because he coached Little League baseball teams and the schedules overlapped. In 1985 he moved to Nevada to pursue poker full time. Sexton was a well known cohort with poker player Stu Ungar. Upon Ungars death, Sexton was a pall bearer and speaker at his funeral. [1] The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ...
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Stuart Errol The Kid Ungar (September 8, 1953 – November 22, 1998) was a professional poker and gin rummy player, considered to be among the best in history at both games. ...
Poker player and promoter As of 2006, Sexton has won several tournaments, including one World Series of Poker bracelet, and over $3,100,000 in total tournament winnings. He is also in the top 10 for all time number of finishes in the money at the WSOP, with 37 cashes. The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ...
The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ...
However, Sexton is better known for his promotion of various poker events and services. He is the main host of the World Poker Tour and spokesman for PartyPoker.com, the biggest online poker room. He has written for Card Player Magazine and the Gambling Times. He also founded the now defunct Tournament of Champions of Poker, which only let tournament winners from the previous year compete. The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ...
PartyGaming Plc (LSE: PRTY) is an online gambling company, best known for its online poker room PartyPoker. ...
Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet. ...
Card Player Magazine is an industry publication specializing in poker strategy and poker tournament coverage. ...
For all of his work promoting poker, Sexton is often known as the "ambassador of poker". Because of his affiliations, however, Sexton is unable to play in some poker events. Although the number of games he plays currently is less than before, he states that he doesn't mind so much, having played for so many years. Sexton did finish 10th in a preliminary event at the 2005 World Series of Poker and also in the final 16 of Poker Superstars II. The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. ...
The Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament is a series of no limit Texas hold em poker tournaments. ...
On February 15, 2006, Sexton was recognized as the top poker ambassador at the Card Player Magazine Player of the Year Awards Gala. February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...
On June 27 2006, Sexton won the third annual World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions event, and along with it the $1,000,000 first prize. In the final hand, his A♥ A♣ defeated Daniel Negreanu's Q♥ J♥ on a board of T♦ 8♦ 4♠ A♦ 8♣. Sexton later donated half of his post-tax winnings to five charities, and has pledged to do the same with all future winnings. [2] June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ...
The World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions is an invitational freeroll poker event. ...
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Note - ^ http://www.gocee.com/poker/stu_ungar.htm
- ^ Sexton, Mike (September 2006). Remembering Stuey 1953-1998. Poker Player Magazine.
The Tournament of Champions has been continued since 2004. Sexton won the T.o.C. in 2006 beating Daniel Negraneau heads up. Issue #5 of PokerPlayer magazine with Isabelle Mercier on the cover PokerPlayer magazine is a monthly UK publication for poker enthusiasts. ...
External links - World Poker Tour profile
- Poker Babes profile
- Poker Books interview
- Hendon Mob tournament results
- PokerPlayer magazine interview
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