Sexton Struggles Out of the Gate
Mike Sexton, a well-known icon in the poker community, is one of the more familiar faces amongst the players competing here in Montreal this week. However, with the fame, comes a target on your back as well.
In a more recent hand, action was on Sexton in the big blind and he was facing a raise of 20,000 with two callers in between. Sexton made the call and four players saw the flop of 
. Action was checked to his opponent in late position who made a bet of 30,000, and Sexton was the only one who called.
Heads up to the turn 
, Sexton led out for 35,000 and his opponent raised to 75,000. Sexton shrugged his shoulders and called.
The river 
killed the action as it went check-check and the hands were tabled. Sexton showed 
, but his opponent got the best of him on the turn, showing 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,220,000
1,220,000
|
1,220,000 |
|
820,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
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