Players to watch: “Name” pros

Mike Sexton

Mike Sexton, a member of the Poker Hall of Fame, is not only the announcer for the World Poker Tour, but also a seasoned poker player that has been on the circuit for years. With over $5.4M in poker earnings, this WSOP bracelet winner ($1.5K Seven-Card Stud Split – 1989) is often referred to as “the ambassador of poker”.

Mike Leah

Mike Leah, known online as “GoLeafsGoEh”, is said to be one of the most accomplished mixed game players on the poker circuit. He is fresh off four recent wins in 2014, with a 1st place finish in a $1.1K event at the Fallsview Poker Classic last month, a win in a $5.3K turbo event in the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure, and two WSOP Circuit Event wins in Los Angeles (a $365 and a $580 event), which currently puts him in 29th place for the 2014 Player of the Year race.

Tony Dunst

Anthony George Dunst, who won his first WPT Title last November when he took down the $3,500 WPT Caribbean Main Event, has been working for the World Poker Tour as a live stream host and commentator for three years now. With over $1M in earnings, he is not to be taken lightly.

Kara Scott

Best known as the host of several poker TV programs, Kara Scott is not to be taken lightly as a player in her own right. Kara is a partypoker Team Pro and has several notable accomplishments on her resume including deep runs in back to back WSOP Main Events in 2008 and 2009 and over $600K in lifetime earnings.

Xuan Liu

Xuan Liu is perennially considered one of Canada’s players to watch, but by most measures she has already arrived. The WPT Season XI One To Watch has over $1.4M in lifetime live poker winnings including a 3rd place finish in the 2007 EPT San Remo Main Event.