Life's a Gamble

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If anybody ever gives you 10,000-1 odds on anything, you take it. If John Cougar Mellencamp ever wins an Oscar, I’m gonna be a very rich dude.” – Kevin Malone Michael Richard Sexton (September 22, 1947–September 6, 2020) was an American professional poker player and commentator. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2009. [1] Early years [ edit ] Life's A Gamble: Interview with Mike Sexton on His Great Poker Life Journey". CardsChat.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020 . Retrieved April 7, 2020.

Even as I approach the gambling hall, as soon as I hear, two rooms away, the jingle of money poured out on the table, I almost go into convulsions.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky You bring in gambling into a major population base, and the more people you have going into a casino, the more people you have hooked on gambling.” – John Warren KindtVictory is a fleeting thing in the gambling business. Today’s winners are tomorrow’s blinking toads, dumb beasts with no hope.” – Hunter S. Thompson Mike Sexton | Poker Player Biography". Archived from the original on August 9, 2016 . Retrieved September 8, 2020. Sexton was a gymnast and attended Ohio State University, where he earned a degree in public recreation after changing majors from business. [2] He joked that he majored in poker because he played very frequently in college. He also regularly played contract bridge and taught classes on it in North Carolina. [2] 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]

Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don’t find out til too late that he’s been playing with two queens all along.” – Terry Pratchett a b Sexton, Mike (September 2006). Remembering Stuey 1953-1998. {{ cite book}}: |work= ignored ( help)In 1985 he moved to Nevada to pursue poker full-time. [4] Sexton was a well-known cohort of poker player Stu Ungar, and was a pallbearer and speaker at Ungar's funeral. [5] Poker player and promoter [ edit ] World Poker Tour [ edit ] This was my first lesson about gambling: if you see somebody winning all the time, he isn’t gambling, he’s cheating.” – Malcom X The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling.” – Ambrose Bierce Here we have curated famous gamble quotes from movies, books, actors, writers to inspire to no not gamble. Gambling is so popular because anyone has the opportunity to get rich overnight. People always like to make a lot of money without any effort. 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