Ambassador of Poker Mike Sexton Renews His Association With Partypoker.Com Site Hosts Biggest Ever Rake Race Throughout May
GIBRALTAR, April 29 -- http://www.partypoker.com, is delighted to announce that it has renewed its association with poker legend Mike Sexton. Mike will act as a host, consultant, ambassador and player for the leading online poker room.
Sexton, who has acted as the host of PartyPoker.com in the past, is unarguably one of the most respected figures in the game. As the face and voice of the World Poker Tour and holder of a WSOP bracelet, Mike is truly one of the games pioneers. Sexton is in the top ten for the most cashes at the World Series of Poker(R) and is instantly recognizable to poker enthusiasts around the world. Regarded as 'The Ambassador of Poker,' for years Mike advocated corporate involvement with poker to take the game he loves into the mainstream. Notably, Sexton also won the first $10k buy-in NL hold'em championship event at Foxwoods World Poker Finals in 1992 and in 2000 was the first American to win the championship event at the Euro Finals of Poker in Paris, which at the time was the biggest event in Europe.
Through his role with the World Poker Tour Mike coined the legendary famous poker phrase "it takes five minutes to learn but a lifetime to master." In 2006 Sexton won the Tournament of Champions at the World Series of Poker(R), a concept he had originally created. He donated $500,000 of his winnings to charity and has since become a co-founder of http://www.pokergives.org, which encourages players to make charitable donations.
"PartyPoker.com has always had a place in my heart and is special to me. I am delighted to pen a new deal, it means so much to me," said Sexton. "I am looking forward to representing them in events around the world and meeting the online package winners at the WSOP. I also relish my role as a consultant advising on poker room matters."
"The site has changed a lot in recent times and I am very impressed by the new software and new VIP and loyalty schemes."
A spokesman for PartyGaming Plc, owners of PartyPoker.com said: "We are truly delighted to renew our association with Mike Sexton. Mike is the 'Ambassador of Poker' and we hope he gets the acknowledgement he deserves and is inducted into the WSOP(R) Hall of Fame this year. Poker wouldn't be as popular as it is today if it wasn't for Mike Sexton."
Sexton will be representing PartyPoker.com at the WSOP(R) and at events worldwide throughout 2009. PartyPoker.com will have a suite at the Rio around the World Series of Poker(R) Main Event, where Mike will act as a host. Mike will also be making contributions to the PartyPoker.com blog http://blog.partypoker.com and nurture new poker talent on behalf of the site.
May is going to be a big month at PartyPoker.com, with two highlights at the end of this week! The Million Dollar Race is PartyPoker.com's biggest ever rake race and gets underway on Friday 1 May and the fourth running of the Monthly Million is on Sunday 3 May.
The Million Dollar Race is an exciting leaderboard promotion where 3000 players will share over $1,000,000! Depending on rank, players will receive a cash amount AND a WSOP(R) prize (package or freeroll entry into an online qualifier). The leaderboard winner will receive $20,000 and an elite WSOP(R) package worth $20,000! All you have to do to get involved is play real money games at PartyPoker.com - if you are in the top 5000 it will be noted in your Party Account and it will be updated at least once an hour. If you finish in the top ten you are guaranteed cash and a trip to Vegas! Please note that throughout the duration of the promotion players earn Race Points as well as PartyPoints - only Race Points count for this promotion. The full mechanics of the promotion can be found at: http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/mdr.html
The fourth running of the PartyPoker.com Monthly Million takes place on Sunday 3 May at 12.45 EST (17.45 BST, 18.45 CEST). The buy-in to the $1,000,000 guaranteed championship blind structure event is $600+$40 but the diverse qualifying paths mean players can join the qualifiers from as little as $1. The wide range of qualifiers for the Main Event include $64+$4 daily satellites with 19 seats guaranteed - a Mega Friday $50+$5 satellite that guarantees 20 seats and Super Satellite Saturday qualifiers with a $32+$3 buy-in and 15 seats guaranteed. For more information see: http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/monthly_million.html
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Low resolution image of Mike Sexton at the 2006 Tournament of Champions is courtesy of Image Masters, official World Series of Poker(R) photographers.
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