{"id":19309,"date":"2012-03-29T05:22:21","date_gmt":"2012-03-29T04:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=19309"},"modified":"2019-11-01T11:05:12","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T11:05:12","slug":"mike-sexton-on-the-premier-league-v-and-his-thoughts-on-the-players-part-1-of-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/mike-sexton-on-the-premier-league-v-and-his-thoughts-on-the-players-part-1-of-4.html","title":{"rendered":"Mike Sexton – Premier League V his thoughts on the players – Part 1 of 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Premier League\u2026it\u2019s really so dam close that you can almost taste it right? Well we sure can and it tastes good, so dam good. Welcome to our next eagerly awaited installment designed with getting you all ready and up to speed for the most amazing poker spectacular event ever to grace the world. So far we’ve got the qualification and location<\/a> dealt with plus the starting groups<\/a> Now in this part we managed to catch up with the legendary Mike Sexton. And we asked him one short question \u201cCan you give us your analysis of the upcoming Premier League?\u201d<\/p>\n

The response of course was anything but short and so we figured it was best to keep these installments short and sweet as we know you\u2019ll busy busy people. So we\u2019ll spread them out over the next few days so stay tuned for more! But without any further ado I\u2019ll pass the mic to Mr Mike Sexton:<\/p>\n

“Premier League is a poker challenge for some of the most well-renowned and successful people in the poker world.\u00a0 It’ll be fun to watch and to see who comes out on top.\u00a0 This is “don’t miss” TV.\u00a0 Here is my brief analysis of those who will be participating.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Tony G – No need for an introduction here.\u00a0 Everyone knows Tony G – love him or hate him.\u00a0 He is the biggest smack talker in poker and tries to put everyone on tilt by verbally abusing them.\u00a0 Make no mistake, however, that if Tony is in a ‘playing mode’, he can be as tough as anybody.\u00a0 One thing’s for sure – he doesn’t lack “heart”.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Andy Frankenberger –\u00a0\u00a0Andy has taken the poker world by storm (and surprise) the past two years.\u00a0 A highly educated (Duke graduate – double major in economics & Russian) successful Wall Street derivatives trader who decided to give poker a try a few years ago.\u00a0 Since then, he’s become a WPT champion, WSOP champion, PartyPoker Premier League champion, and was the Season IX WPT ‘Player of the Year’.\u00a0 For some reason,\u00a0there are\u00a0players who still doubt his authenticity.\u00a0\u00a0But, make no mistake –\u00a0he just continues to rack up successes.\u00a0 His unique style is fun to watch.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Erik Seidel –\u00a0 He is the most successful tournament player of all time – over $14M in winnings (8 WSOP titles and a WPT title).\u00a0\u00a0That pretty much says it all.\u00a0 He is highly respected among his peers and was a 2010 inductee into the Poker Hall of Fame.\u00a0He doesn’t say much at the table.\u00a0 He lets his chips do the talking.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Luke Schwartz – He probably ranks second behind Tony G for being the biggest smack talker in poker (although I’m sure he would rate himself #1).\u00a0 He “talks the talk”, but\u00a0he can “walk the walk”.\u00a0 Even though the guy has a big mouth, he’s got\u00a0game.\u00a0 Certainly, you should tune in to any poker show that Luke (or Tony) is on.\u00a0 Just listening to all their s…. is great entertainment.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

So there we have it for part one, stay tuned for part two which will include poker legends Laak and Dwan.\u00a0Do you agree with what Mike has to say about these guys? Let us know below…<\/p>\n


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The Premier League\u2026it\u2019s really so dam close that you can almost taste it right? Well we sure can and it tastes good, so dam good. Welcome to our next eagerly awaited installment designed with getting you all ready and up to speed for the most amazing poker spectacular event ever to grace the world. So<\/p>\n

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