Mike Sexton

Mike Sexton
Mike Sexton at the 2006 World Series of Poker
Nickname(s)	The Ambassador of Poker
Residence	Las Vegas, Nevada
Born	(1947-09-22) September 22, 1947 (age 69) Shelbyville, Indiana
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	1
Final table(s)	23
Money finish(es)	59
Highest ITM Main Event finish	12th, 2000
World Poker Tour
Title(s)	1
Final table(s)	3
Money finish(es)	6
Information accurate as of 18 October 2016.

Michael Richard "Mike" Sexton (born September 22, 1947) is an American professional poker player and commentator. He is a member of the Poker Hall of Fame.

Sexton was a gymnast and attended The Ohio State University where he earned a degree in public recreation after changing majors from business. He jokes that he majored in poker because he played very frequently in college. He also regularly played contract bridge and taught classes on it in North Carolina.

Sexton joined the U.S. Army as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division in 1970. The division, however, had just returned from Vietnam, so he never saw any action. While he was in the army, he taught ballroom dancing and one of his clients convinced him to try being a salesman, which he continued to do after his two-year enlistment was up. After a while, he realized that he could make more money playing poker than being a salesman, so he took up poker in 1977.

Although Sexton frequented tournaments, he was never able to make it to the World Series of Poker because he coached Little League baseball teams and the schedules overlapped. In 1985 he moved to Nevada to pursue poker full-time. Sexton was a well known cohort of poker player Stu Ungar. Upon Ungar's death, Sexton was a pallbearer and speaker at his funeral.

As of 2010, Sexton has won several tournaments, including one World Series of Poker bracelet, and over $5,400,000 in total tournament winnings. He won his bracelet in the $1,500 Seven card stud split event at the 1989 World Series of Poker. His 46 cashes at the WSOP account for $910,792 of his total winnings.