New resident of The Poker Hall of Fame
by fsbo
Good news for Mike Sextons and his fans as he is going to become a resident of the most prestigious fame halls in gambling world. The official announcement is planed to be made in a few weeks but unofficially he may start celebrating already.
Mike proved his talent by hundreds of hands he played lately and attracted the professional likes of Stu Ungar and Doyle Brunson.
The Poker Hall of Fame was founded back in 1979. A worthy candidate is chosen by the alive members of the prestigious wall who vote for a candidate they prefer given in a short list of the best poker players for the present moment. The lucky ones given in the short list are selected by the public and the fans who supported the players and constituted larger part of all other fan clubs. Initially the list comprised of 10 best players but Tom Dwan had to leave the champions list due to the commission’s verdict which stated that Tom was too young. Phil Ivey however simply failed to gain access to the lucky list of nominees. Here is a list of his companions who didn’t succeed in gaining access as well: Daniel Negreanu, Barry Greenstein, Tom McEvoy, Scotty Nguyen, Erik Seidel, Men “The Master” Nguyen, and Dan Harrington.
Apart from having multiple tournament rewards Mike is also famous for being voice of the WPT introducing new generation of gamblers whom we see competing nowadays.
The official announcement is planned to be held on November 7th at the final table of the WSOP event.
Congratulations Mike!
November 19th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Congratulations to Mike Sexton!! His induction into the poker Hall of Fame is well deserved. Is there a more knowledgeable and gracious ambassador for poker other that Mike, except of course, Doyle Brunson?