{"id":3674,"date":"2024-02-28T07:21:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T13:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=3674"},"modified":"2024-02-28T09:56:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T15:56:29","slug":"best-poker-commentators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/best-poker-commentators\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Absolute Best Poker Commentators in the Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome to the who’s who of poker commentators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are the voices that take us through riveting high stakes, heart-breaking losses, and triumphant wins, all the while providing helpful advice and analysis. So without future ado, let’s salute 10 of the best in the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#1 – Norman Chad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Commentated On: World Series of Poker (WSOP)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Norman Chad in action at the WSOP (credit: media.cardplayer.com)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

“Someone needs to tell this guy he’s going home – he’s drawing dead!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No-one perhaps embodies the World Series of Poker<\/a> more than commentator Norman Chad, who has been commentating on many of ESPN’s poker broadcasts, including the WSOP, since 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, no-one could deliver the lines, “he’s been dealt Queen-Jack!” with such enthusiasm for thousands of hands ad infinitum and still make it sound interesting. But, with over-excited co-anchor Lon McEachern in tow, Chad is rightly considered one of poker’s best commentators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While not all viewers may warm to Norman’s references to his many marriages, no one can fault his no-nonsense approach to the game and dislike of egos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Norman Chad isn\u2019t your guy if you want a detailed, step-by-step poker hand breakdown<\/a> with tips on what a player should do in a particular situation. He’s also prone to a little quip (“Bet sizing is a key component of Texas Hold’em, but so is shirt-sizing”), and some may fault him for this light and funny approach to poker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, he\u2019s one of few personalities with the power and charisma to make the game entertaining, even to someone who\u2019s never played a single hand of Hold\u2019em in their life. This is what makes him our favorite of the World Series of Poker commentators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#2 – Mike Sexton<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Commentated On: World Poker Tour (WPT)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Mike Sexton (left) with co-host Vince Van Patten (credit: World Poker Tour\/Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0) <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

“OMG! I cannot believe he just tried that!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dulcet tones of Mike Sexton flowed through 13 seasons of the World Poker Tour, ever since the first televised tour event aired in 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With his trusty steed (former tennis pro Vince Van Patten) by his side and armed with a wardrobe of badly-fitting shirts, Sexton (and his Florida drawl) is rightly considered one of the best World Poker Tour commentators of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sexton had the rare advantage of actually being a decent player himself. He had a successful run of results in the WSOP, even before he started in front of the camera. Mike’s career tournament cashes total $6,708,146<\/a>, including a WPT Montreal Main Event win in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadly, Sexton passed away in 2020<\/a>, but his influence on the game lives on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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