Mike Sexton, Lifetime achievement award, attends the American Poker Awards during the Global Poker League Draft Day on February 25, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JB Lacroix/WireImage) LOS ANGELES - Mike Sexton, the World Poker Tour’s longtime commentator, has passed away.He was 72 and is survived by his son, Ty.“The WPT Family joins the entire poker community in sending our thoughts and deepest condolences to the Sexton family, including his young son Ty,” said Adam Pliska, CEO of the World Poker TourOften dubbed the “ambassador of poker,” Sexton started as a WPT commentator in 2002.