I have only one. Dink ate with him pretty often at Amores. I'll ask him if he has any interest in telling stories but judging by his mood on the subject currently I doubt he is in the frame of mind to do so.
Probably 2015 (idk if poster chucky g is still here but same year you came to dinner with Rich, Dink and myself you might remember what year that was) I was playing the 75/150 omaha 8 at the rio for the Wsop.
The game was at the time a bit soft and good for talking a shot in a bigger game. Sexton would play in it while waiting for
the 25-50 PLO game to have a open seat.
He was a cordial guy and tight player who rarely mixed it up. Also he was probably pretty bored playing such low stakes compared to the game he was on the waiting list for.
I just remembered this last night but one night he was called to big game and as he was getting up and gathering his chips, headphones and phone etc a younger guy stopped him and tapped him on the shoulder and asked for a autograph on a magazine. Mike kindly obliged and then the kid asked for a photo, a selfie.
This young man had no idea that Mike was trying to get to a table 50 feet away and at the Rio you have 5 minutes to claim that seat or your name gets wiped from the list. No one would ever wait 2 hours on a list and then just give autographs, ask the man how he is playing and what events and then proceed to take several selfies and chance losing that seat you've been waiting for...
Except Mike Sexton apparently. Never struck me as exceptional and figured that was a one time thing. Reading in length about him on Twitter the last few days it turns out that's exactly who he was at all times. He never didnt have enough time for anyone who asked for it. He loved people and they loved him back. RIP
