Mike Sexton Voted Into Poker Hall Of Fame

• Author: News
• Filed under: Barry Greenstein, Dan Harrington, Daniel Negreanu, Erik Seidel, High Stakes News, Men "The Master" Nguyen, Mike Sexton, Phil Ivey, Scotty Nguyen, Tom McEvoy
• Date: Oct 15,2009

Poker industry veteran Mike Sexton will be the only inductee into the Poker Hall of Fame this year. Harrah’s Entertainment and the World Series of Poker will make the announcement later today.

Sexton was the only member of the nine-person group to recieve at least percent of the votes cast by the 15 living members of the Hall of Fame and a 15-person media advisory panel.

Sexton beat out three former World Series of Poker champions, Tom McEvoy (1983), Dan Harrington (1985) and Scotty Nguyen (1998). Also on the ballot were Barry Greenstein, Phil Ivey, Men Nguyen, Daniel Negreanu, and Erik Seidel.

Sexton will be inducted on November 7 at the Rio when the World Series of Poker’s main event final table play concludes.

Sexton, who has been over 20 years in the poker industry, won a World Series of Poker champions bracelet in Seven-Card Stud Split in 1989. He has won more than $2.7 million in prize money and become a regular participant in tournaments.

Source: Review-Journal