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Mike Sexton splits $1 million pot with charities

It was 17 years ago that Mike Sexton won his first World Series of Poker bracelet and it took 17 hours for him to win his second WSOP tournament, the much-heralded 2006 WSOP Tournament of Champions at the Rio in Las Vegas.The spokesman and host is now sitting on top of the world, having returned to the winner’s circle in an event that he actually helped to conceive in 1998.Sexton, elated, but exhausted after a gruelling 17 straight hours of play, got a chance to see the $1 million passed his way



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