Linda Johnson remembers her dear friend, Mike Sexton
In this episode of The Bernard Lee Poker Show on the Cardplayer Lifestyle Podcast Family, Bernard Lee interviews Linda Johnson as she remembers her dear friend. Given the nickname The First Lady of Poker by Sexton, Johnson recalls when she met Mike Sexton and also when she asked him to write for Card Player magazine. Both were also integral members of the World Poker Tour (WPT) from the inception. Linda also reveals some of Mike’s hidden talents. Finally, Linda shares some of Mike Sexton’s last few months and days.
RIP my dear friend, Mike Sexton
| 0:00 | Welcome to The Bernard Lee Poker Show as Bernard interviews “The First Lady of Poker,” Linda Johnson, as she remembers her dear friend, Mike Sexton. |
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| 2:49 | Bernard interviews “The First Lady of Poker,” Linda Johnson, as she remembers her dear friend, Mike Sexton. |
| 4:47 | Linda joins The Bernard Lee Poker Show. |
| 6:35 | Linda recalls meeting Mike Sexton back in the 1980s. |
| 10:45 | Linda talks about when she and Mike were introduced to the idea of WPT by Steve Lipscomb. |
| 16:03 | Linda discusses Mike Sexton’s ability as a poker player. |
| 17:09 | Bernard remembers Mike and Linda attending and commenting on his seminar during a WPT Champions Boot Camp. |
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| 23:36 | Bernard continues his interview with “The First Lady of Poker,” Linda Johnson, as she remembers her dear friend, Mike Sexton. |
| 24:43 | During a previous interview in 2011, Mike Sexton discusses Linda Johnson, as he introduced her into the Poker Hall of Fame that year. |
| 26:49 | Linda reacts to Mike Sexton words. |
| 28:58 | Linda talks fondly of Mike Sexton’s son, Ty and the special relationships they had. |
| 31:42 | Linda talks about his initial diagnosis of prostate cancer four years ago and this year he was in stage 4. Although Mike wanted to keep this private, after it was leaked, he asked Linda to send out an official message via Twitter. |
| 38:39 | Linda discusses how Mike Sexton had all of the messages, including Bernard’s, delivered and read personally to him. Linda also discusses Mike Matusow’s tribute. |
| 45:33 | Linda talks about Mike’s unique and somewhat unknown talents such as dancing, gymnastics, ping-pong and that he was a paratrooper in the Army. |
| 50:33 | Linda discusses how Mike Sexton loved the young players in poker and how he incorporated their aggressive style with his tighter image. |
| 53:45 | Linda talks about WPT’s Mike Sexton celebration of life being held on Sept 22, 2020 (would have been Mike Sexton’s 73rd birthday) at 5pm PST. |
| 58:52 | Bernard ends the show by saying Mike’s WPT sign off: “May All Your Cards Be Live And Your Pots Be Monsters.” |
