professional poker player, commentator, and gambling ambassador widely known as the “Voice of Poker”. He co-founded Partypoker, served as the longtime World Poker Tour (WPT) commentator, and was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2009. 

Mike’s major achievements were Tournament Success: Won one World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet (1989,  Seven-Card Stud Split) and over million in total tournament winnings.  Won the 2006 WSOP Tournament of Champions and the 2016 WPT Montreal event.  Widely considered one of poker’s greatest ambassadors, he was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2009.  As such a great ambassador the WPT Champions Cup was renamed the “Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup” in his honor. 

Before Poker:  Mike was born in Shelbyville, Indiana, and graduated from The Ohio State University on a gymnastics scholarship.  Served in the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division from 1970 and in 1977 he moved to Las Vegas where is poker career started.

Mike Sexton is famously remembered for his signature sign-off: “May all of your cards be live, and may all of your pots be monsters”.