Mike Sexton, longtime TV commentator for the World Poker Tour, died Sunday of prostate cancer at the age of 72.
His death was announced by his fellow Poker Hall of Fame member Linda Johnson, who tweeted the news last night.
“Mike Sexton passed away peacefully at home earlier today surrounded by family members,” said Johnson, who was authorized last week by Sexton to publicly reveal his cancer battle. “He appreciated all the wonderful comments and farewells from poker players all over the world.”
Sexton served as a World Poker Tour commentator since its first season in 2002, and would become known as the “ambassador of poker.” He won his Wpt title in 2016 in Montreal at his fourth career Tour final table.
Sexton was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2008 for both his accomplishments in the poker and his “lifetime of stewardship of the game.” In 2017 he was named a recipient of the Wpt Honors,...
His death was announced by his fellow Poker Hall of Fame member Linda Johnson, who tweeted the news last night.
“Mike Sexton passed away peacefully at home earlier today surrounded by family members,” said Johnson, who was authorized last week by Sexton to publicly reveal his cancer battle. “He appreciated all the wonderful comments and farewells from poker players all over the world.”
Sexton served as a World Poker Tour commentator since its first season in 2002, and would become known as the “ambassador of poker.” He won his Wpt title in 2016 in Montreal at his fourth career Tour final table.
Sexton was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2008 for both his accomplishments in the poker and his “lifetime of stewardship of the game.” In 2017 he was named a recipient of the Wpt Honors,...
- 9/7/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Mike Sexton, longtime TV commentator for the World Poker Tour and member of the Poker Hall of Fame, died on Sunday from prostate cancer. He was 72.
Sexton’s death was revealed by Linda Johnson, a fellow Poker Hall of Fame member, on social media. “Mike Sexton passed away peacefully at home earlier today surrounded by family members,” she wrote. “He appreciated all the wonderful comments and farewells from poker players all over the world. Service details are forthcoming. For now, please keep his family in your thoughts as they grieve.”
On Sept. 1, Johnson shared on ...
Sexton’s death was revealed by Linda Johnson, a fellow Poker Hall of Fame member, on social media. “Mike Sexton passed away peacefully at home earlier today surrounded by family members,” she wrote. “He appreciated all the wonderful comments and farewells from poker players all over the world. Service details are forthcoming. For now, please keep his family in your thoughts as they grieve.”
On Sept. 1, Johnson shared on ...
Mike Sexton, longtime TV commentator for the World Poker Tour and member of the Poker Hall of Fame, died on Sunday from prostate cancer. He was 72.
Sexton’s death was revealed by Linda Johnson, a fellow Poker Hall of Fame member, on social media. “Mike Sexton passed away peacefully at home earlier today surrounded by family members,” she wrote. “He appreciated all the wonderful comments and farewells from poker players all over the world. Service details are forthcoming. For now, please keep his family in your thoughts as they grieve.”
On Sept. 1, Johnson shared on ...
Sexton’s death was revealed by Linda Johnson, a fellow Poker Hall of Fame member, on social media. “Mike Sexton passed away peacefully at home earlier today surrounded by family members,” she wrote. “He appreciated all the wonderful comments and farewells from poker players all over the world. Service details are forthcoming. For now, please keep his family in your thoughts as they grieve.”
On Sept. 1, Johnson shared on ...
Mike Sexton, a member of the Poker Hall of Fame who was a longtime TV commentator for World Poker Tour events, died Sunday at age 72.
Linda Johnson, a fellow Poker Hall of Fame member who had been authorized to speak on his behalf, disclosed the news on Twitter. Last week, she said that Sexton had entered hospice care last month after his prostate cancer had spread to other organs.
Sexton earned $6.7 million in live tournament earnings, according to the Hendon Mob Poker Database. His honors included a World Series of Poker bracelet in 1989 and a Wpt event in Montreal in 2016.
But he is perhaps best remembered as the color commentator for televised Wpt events from its inception in 2003 to 2017, where he helped popularize the game and explain it to Americans previously unfamiliar with the strategies and gamesmanship of Texas Hold’em.
After stepping down from his Wpt gig, he became...
Linda Johnson, a fellow Poker Hall of Fame member who had been authorized to speak on his behalf, disclosed the news on Twitter. Last week, she said that Sexton had entered hospice care last month after his prostate cancer had spread to other organs.
Sexton earned $6.7 million in live tournament earnings, according to the Hendon Mob Poker Database. His honors included a World Series of Poker bracelet in 1989 and a Wpt event in Montreal in 2016.
But he is perhaps best remembered as the color commentator for televised Wpt events from its inception in 2003 to 2017, where he helped popularize the game and explain it to Americans previously unfamiliar with the strategies and gamesmanship of Texas Hold’em.
After stepping down from his Wpt gig, he became...
- 9/7/2020
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
4th Row Films will release “All In: The Poker Movie” nationally on April 24, 2012 via digital retailers including Amazon and iTunes, with a DVD release to follow in July 2012. The opportunity to pre-order the film is available at www.allinthepokermovie.com, along with a limited edition poster and “All In: The Poker Movie”. playing cards. This release will follow a 40 market theatrical release in late March, including the Cinema Village in New York City and Laemmle 4 in Los Angeles.
A look at the story of poker from the underground clubs of New York City to the global boom and the recent online scandal, “All In: The Poker Movie”. is garnering unprecedented support across the country, with poker players participating in post-screening discussions during many of the theatrical runs either in person or via satellite.
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A look at the story of poker from the underground clubs of New York City to the global boom and the recent online scandal, “All In: The Poker Movie”. is garnering unprecedented support across the country, with poker players participating in post-screening discussions during many of the theatrical runs either in person or via satellite.
Wamg is giving you the chance to enter for a chance to win:
1. All In: The Poker Movie...
- 4/20/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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