{"id":61765,"date":"2020-09-07T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mike-sexton-world-poker-tour-commentator-dies-at-72\/"},"modified":"2020-09-07T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T15:00:00","slug":"mike-sexton-world-poker-tour-commentator-dies-at-72","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mike-sexton-world-poker-tour-commentator-dies-at-72\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mike Sexton, World Poker Tour commentator, dies at 72"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Mike Sexton, World Poker Tour commentator, dies at 72<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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September 7, 2020 |<\/span> 11:00am <\/p>\n

\n Mike Sexton, longtime TV commentator for the World Poker Tour, died Sunday of prostate cancer at the age of 72.<\/p>\n

His death was announced by his fellow Poker Hall of Fame member Linda Johnson, who tweeted the news<\/a> last night.<\/p>\n

\u201cMike Sexton passed away peacefully at home earlier today surrounded by family members,\u201d said Johnson, who was authorized last week by Sexton to publicly reveal his cancer battle. \u201cHe app<\/a>reciated all the wonderful comments and farewells from poker players all over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sexton served as a World Poker Tour commentator since its first season in 2002, and would become known as the \u201cambassador of poker.\u201d He won his WPT title in 2016 in Montreal at his fourth career Tour final table.<\/p>\n

Sexton was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2008 for\u00a0both his accomplishments in the poker and his \u201clifetime of stewardship\u00a0 of the game<\/a>.\u201d In 2017 he was\u00a0named a recipient of the WPT Honors, the organization\u2019s highest distinction awarded to the most vibrant and vital members of the poker industry, in celebration and appreciation of his exceptional contributions to the World Poker Tour and the poker community as a whole, according to the WPT.<\/p>\n

Sexton\u2019s contributions to the World Poker Tour were honored this year with the naming of the coveted WPT Champions Cup as the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cMike served as a WPT commentator for 15 seasons and spent a lifetime growing the game of poker around the globe,\u201d said Adam Pliska, CEO of the World Poker Tour. \u201cHis glowing presence resonated with players and fans of poker alike, who will all miss him onscreen and at the table. Mike\u2019s legacy will forever be a part of poker\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sexton is survived by his son Ty. Service details are forthcoming.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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