Mike Sexton: My Week at Borgata...
It was quite a week at Borgata. We had the largest field in the history of the World Poker Tour with 1042 entries. And I was one of them! My partner, Vince Van Patten, and I weren’t allowed to play in WPT events the first five seasons. The next couple of years, we would go to the events the day before the final table and leave the day after, so I only played a few events during...The young guns ‘wowed’ me an...
The final table of the first-ever WPT event in London was sensational. The WPT events in Europe are eight-handed, but the final table of the London event was perhaps the best-played final table in the history of the WPT. Everyone played well, but it was the young guns that ‘wowed’ me – and they’ll ‘wow’ you too. The 4th place finisher was 21 year-old...Mike Sexton on WSOP Tournament Of Champi...
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I was honored at the start of the WSOP Tournament of Champions (TOC) and was asked to give the customary “Shuffle Up & Deal”.
The ESPN camera’s were rolling when WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel introduced me as the greatest “Ambassador for Poker”, the creator of the original Tournament of Champions, the defending champion of this event, and the...
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This Sunday marks the finale of the WSOP for Life promotion. You can win entry to the WSOP Main Event every year for ‘life’! Here, PartyPoker ambassador Mike Sexton recalls one of his favourite WSOP memories. Because I had moved to Vegas after the 1984 WSOP, 1985 was the first year I was at the WSOP from start to finish. I was mesmerized watching the entire main event. I was in...Mike Sexton: It’s amazing how the ...
The clock is ticking through the final week of the WSOP for Life promotion. On Sunday a total of 5 of these unique packages will be given away. Here, PartyPoker ambassador Mike Sexton recalls one of his favourite WSOP memories. In 1987, I was on the rail watching the main event of the WSOP. There were five tables left and I happened to be standing right behind Johnny Chan. Chan raised...Mike Sexton: Nothing will ever compare t...
PartyPoker’s WSOP for Life promotion is now running. You can win entry to the WSOP Main Event every year for ‘life’! Here, PartyPoker ambassador Mike Sexton recalls one of his favourtie WSOP memories. This is my personal favorite WSOP story. It was 1989 – the year I won my first bracelet. At that time of my career, I was playing Seven Card Stud 8 or Better ($30/60 and...Mike Sexton: My highest WSOP finish...
You can now win entry to the WSOP Main Event every year for ‘life’ on PartyPoker tables! PartyPoker ambassador Mike Sexton recalls one of his favourite WSOP memories. The 2000 WSOP main event (501 entries) was one that will be remembered for the dramatic finish between Chris Ferguson and T.J. Cloutier. Dream was about to come true As they started heads-up play, Ferguson had a 10-1...Mike Sexton: Stealing pots to win the br...
You can win entry to the WSOP Main Event every year for ‘life’ on PartyPoker in these days! Here, PartyPoker ambassador Mike Sexton recalls one of his favourite WSOP memories. The first time I ever played the main event at the WSOP was 1992. I won my seat in a Super Satellite and I was thrilled to play in the championship event for the first time. I knew I was hooked as soon as...Mike Sexton: My WSOP heart-break...
PartyPoker’s WSOP for Life and WSOP for Life VIP Race promotions kick off this week. You can win entry to the WSOP Main Event every year for ‘life’! Here, PartyPoker ambassador Mike Sexton recalls his first ever WSOP. I’d been a professional poker player for eight years before I made my first trip to the WSOP in 1984. That trip changed my life forever. Back then, they...Mike Sexton: WPT Championship and starti...
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It’s an exciting time as we get ready for the final table of the WPT championship. As of this writing, 35 players are left in the tournament (Day 4). Of those 35, 11 are still in the hunt for the WPT Player of the Year. That includes 5 WPT champ’s and 3 former World Champions (Carlos Mortensen, Phil Hellmuth, Scotty Nguyen). Faraz Jaka (aka “The Toilet”) is the...
