{"id":34072,"date":"2014-01-10T17:38:47","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T16:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=34072"},"modified":"2019-10-31T12:32:52","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T12:32:52","slug":"mike-sextons-time-favourite-music-tracks-play-poker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/mike-sextons-time-favourite-music-tracks-play-poker.html","title":{"rendered":"Mike Sexton Talks Music, You Won’t Believe His Favorite Track!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a lot of fun going thru the list of poker and gambling songs.<\/a> I agree with the top two songs on the list – “The Gambler”<\/strong> by Kenny Rodgers and “Poker Face”<\/strong> by Lady Ga Ga. I also love “Luck Be a Lady Tonight”<\/strong> by Frank Sinatra and “Viva Las Vegas”<\/strong> by Elvis. Having said that, I personally favor two gambling songs that not a lot of people have ever heard – one of which I wrote. I’ll get to them in a bit.<\/p>\n

The Gambler <\/strong><\/h3>\n

That’s probably the favorite gambling song of all poker players. I mean, what poker player doesn’t sing along with, “You’ve got to know when to hold’em, know when to fold’em…” And “Poker Face” is the newest and most recognizable song on the list, certainly by younger players.<\/p>\n

Old School\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The two songs I really love are about two legends in the poker world, Hall of Famer’s Amarillo Slim and Puggy Pearson. Only a number of old school guys had the privilege of hearing these songs, and locating recordings of these songs today is probably not too easy.<\/p>\n

Fond Memories…<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In the ’80’s, Amarillo Slim hosted a huge poker tournament (most of the years in Lake Tahoe) called Amarillo Slim’s Super Bowl of Poker<\/strong>. It was a great event and all the top poker players attended. During the tournament, some of the players (with Chip Reese leading the charge) would holler, “Play the song! Play the song!” And they would then play the ‘Amarillo Slim Song’ (and the room would erupt whenever the song was played). The chorus verse was, “Whether playing cards, ping-pong, or shooting baskets in the gym, you don’t mess around with Amarillo Slim.” If anyone out there has a copy of Amarillo Slim’s song, please contact me as I’d love to hear it again, and again, and again.<\/p>\n