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| Poker's most beloved ambassador World Poker Tour host and commentator Mike Sexton - edged out "Kid Poker" Daniel Negreanu to win the WSOP's 2006 Tournament of Champions |
| World Poker Tour® Host Mike Sexton Wins $1 Million at WSOP’s Tournament of Champions Donates $500k to Charities |
Sexton Defeats Daniel Negreanu and Some of Poker’s Most
Prominent Figures, Winning The Tournament He Founded in
1998
Prominent Figures, Winning The Tournament He Founded in
1998
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June 27, 2006
Las Vegas, NV – Poker’s most beloved ambassador – WORLD POKER TOUR®
host and commentator Mike Sexton-- edged out “Kid Poker” Daniel Negreanu
after 17 hours to win $1 million at the WSOP’s Tournament of Champions,
and will donate half of his winnings to several charities.
“Mike Sexton has spent so many nights on our set toasting to the millionaire
winners of the WPT. It is truly an honor for us to be toasting Mike on his
million dollar victory,” said Steve Lipscomb, President and CEO of WPT
Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: WPTE). “Mike is a true gentleman. His
contributions to the WPT and to the game of poker are unmatched, and we
are fortunate to have someone who not only talks a great game, but plays
one--as a member of our team. Most of all, with his selfless devotion to
teaching the game to anyone and his commitment to give something back, he
is a role model for all of us,” Lipscomb said.
Sexton will donate $100,000 of his winnings to each of five charities: the
Special Olympics, the Paralyzed Veterans of America, the Wounded Warrior
Project (helping families of those wounded or killed in action), The Buoniconti
Fund (to help cure paralysis), and Children Incorporated (which provides
food, clothing and school supplies to underprivileged kids worldwide. Children
Incorporated is also the primary recipient of donated funds from fellow poker
star Barry Greenstein.
What makes this win especially sweet for Sexton is the fact that he created
the Tournament of Champions in 1998, out of his own passion and desire to
raise poker’s profile. The current Tournament of Champions is an invitation-
only freeroll featuring an array of the leading champions on the poker circuit --
hence the winner is truly at the top of his game.
In post event interviews, Sexton acknowledged that his opportunity to view
every hand played on the WPT has significantly improved his game. And he
certainly demonstrated his prowess, beating a field that included Negreanu,
Mike Matusow, Doyle Brunson, Chris Ferguson, Andrew Black, Kido Pham and
Gus Hansen, among others. The victory marks Sexton’s second WSOP
bracelet. He won the Seven Card Stud High Low in 1989.
Click the following link for Complete results:
2006 WSOP Tournament of Champions
Las Vegas, NV – Poker’s most beloved ambassador – WORLD POKER TOUR®
host and commentator Mike Sexton-- edged out “Kid Poker” Daniel Negreanu
after 17 hours to win $1 million at the WSOP’s Tournament of Champions,
and will donate half of his winnings to several charities.
“Mike Sexton has spent so many nights on our set toasting to the millionaire
winners of the WPT. It is truly an honor for us to be toasting Mike on his
million dollar victory,” said Steve Lipscomb, President and CEO of WPT
Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: WPTE). “Mike is a true gentleman. His
contributions to the WPT and to the game of poker are unmatched, and we
are fortunate to have someone who not only talks a great game, but plays
one--as a member of our team. Most of all, with his selfless devotion to
teaching the game to anyone and his commitment to give something back, he
is a role model for all of us,” Lipscomb said.
Sexton will donate $100,000 of his winnings to each of five charities: the
Special Olympics, the Paralyzed Veterans of America, the Wounded Warrior
Project (helping families of those wounded or killed in action), The Buoniconti
Fund (to help cure paralysis), and Children Incorporated (which provides
food, clothing and school supplies to underprivileged kids worldwide. Children
Incorporated is also the primary recipient of donated funds from fellow poker
star Barry Greenstein.
What makes this win especially sweet for Sexton is the fact that he created
the Tournament of Champions in 1998, out of his own passion and desire to
raise poker’s profile. The current Tournament of Champions is an invitation-
only freeroll featuring an array of the leading champions on the poker circuit --
hence the winner is truly at the top of his game.
In post event interviews, Sexton acknowledged that his opportunity to view
every hand played on the WPT has significantly improved his game. And he
certainly demonstrated his prowess, beating a field that included Negreanu,
Mike Matusow, Doyle Brunson, Chris Ferguson, Andrew Black, Kido Pham and
Gus Hansen, among others. The victory marks Sexton’s second WSOP
bracelet. He won the Seven Card Stud High Low in 1989.
Click the following link for Complete results:
2006 WSOP Tournament of Champions
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