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In most betting shops you will see three windows marked “Bet Here”, but only one window with the legend “Pay Out”.” – Jeffrey Bernard

The guy who invented poker was bright, but the guy who invented the chip was a genius.” – Julius Weintraub Honoring Mike Sexton: Six career milestones that made him an irreplaceable legend". Somuchpoker. September 8, 2020. Archived from the original on September 10, 2020 . Retrieved September 10, 2020. Caruso III, Anthony (September 7, 2020). "Poker icon Mike Sexton has passed away". The Capital Sports Report. Archived from the original on September 10, 2020 . Retrieved September 8, 2020. The subject of gambling is all encompassing. It combines man’s natural play instinct with his desire to know about his fate and his future.” – Franz Rosenthal

One of the worst things that can happen to you in life is to win a bet on a horse at an early age.” – Danny McGoorty

a b "Tributes pour in for poker giant Mike Sexton". Las Vegas Review-Journal. September 7, 2020. Archived from the original on September 10, 2020 . Retrieved September 8, 2020. Mike Sexton WPT Career Stats". World Poker Tour. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018 . Retrieved September 22, 2020. Sexton joined the U.S. Army as a paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division in 1970. [3] The division had just returned from Vietnam and Sexton never saw combat. 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. [4]a b Andrew, Scottie (September 7, 2020). "Poker legend Mike Sexton dies at 72". CNN. Archived from the original on September 8, 2020 . Retrieved September 8, 2020.

Sexton was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2009. [19] For all of his work promoting poker, Sexton was often known as "the ambassador of poker". [20] On February 15, 2006, Sexton was recognized as the top poker ambassador at the Card Player Magazine Player of the Year Awards Gala. [21] Mike Sexton Leaves World Poker Tour, Accepts Role As Chairman Of partypoker - Poker News". www.cardplayer.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2019 . Retrieved January 31, 2019. Mike Sexton Wins 2016 World Poker Tour Montreal Main Event - Poker News". www.cardplayer.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017 . Retrieved June 22, 2017. Mike Sexton Autobiography Coming Next Year". HighstakesDB. Archived from the original on September 10, 2020 . Retrieved September 8, 2020.

Las Vegas is the only place I know where money really talks – It says, Goodbye.” – Frank Sinatra in “The Joker Is Wild”