Posted Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:19 pm GMT by lwestatbus
I went to the WPT site trying to find out if my impression about a third WPT hostess was correct (see related post in this forum) and ended up reading Mike Sexton's bio. I was amazed to see that he'd been a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division (and also interested to see that he'd had a 4-year scholarship to Ohio State in gymnastics). Based on his birthdate there is a pretty good chance that he was also a combat veteran.
After jumping out of airplanes in sometimes difficult circumstances and possibly getting shot at a time or two going all-in in an air conditioned casino may not be all that traumatic. (I know.)
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Posted Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:36 pm GMT by wEbMaStEr
Yeah, he's had a pretty colourful life.
Seems he was a pretty close friend of Stu Ungar and also made a fortune from Partypoker & WPT.
Posted Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:11 pm GMT by MrDarling
Not to shine my own belt (or something) I also jumped from plane and even flew choppers, though none in a combat zone.
doesn't really make me that much better a poker player 
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