WPT Announcer Mike Sexton Wins 3rd WSOP Tournament of Champions

Final Hand Action: Mike Sexton limps in and Daniel Negreanu raises to to $64,000. Sexton then raises an additional $180,000 and Negreanu makes the call. The flop comes 10d-8d-4s and Negreanu moves all in. Sexton immediately calls and shows Ah-Ac. Negreanu turns over Qh-Jh and will need to improve. The turn card is the Ad, giving Sexton trips but also giving Negreanu a double gutted straight draw. However, the river is the 8c and Mike Sexton wins the 2006 Tournament of Champions and $1,000,000.

Daniel Negreanu finishes second and wins $325,000.

Quotes of the Day:

"Good luck, donkeys." - Mike "The Mouth" Matusow upon getting knocked out in third by Sexton.

"It's overtime!" - Daniel Negreanu at 5:40 a.m., hour six of his heads-up battle with Mike Sexton.

Final Table Results (Total Entries: 27):

PLACE - PLAYER - PRIZE:
1 - Mike Sexton - $1,000,000
2 - Daniel Negreanu - $325,000
3 - Mike Matusow - $250,000
4 - Chris Reslock - $150,000
5 - Andrew Black - $100,000
6 - Darrell Dicken - $75,000
7 - Chris Ferguson - $50,000
8 - Thang "Kido" Pham - $25,000
9 - Daniel Bergsdorf - $25,000

The day started with 2,276 players and left 122 surviving players at 13 tables, all earning at least $4,500.

The tournament resumes Wednesday, June 28, 2006, at 2 p.m.

The $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em event begins Wednesday, June 28, 2006, at noon.