Vince Van Patten Biography
Known
as the WPT “Hollywood Home-Game Sensation,” Vince Van Patten co-commentates
the WPT with Mike Sexton. A former child actor and a tennis pro, Vince
realized he loved poker when, at age 13, his father, Dick Van Patten, taught
him to play. It was also then that he developed a love for betting. Since
then, he just can’t get enough. A devoted father and husband, Vince also
loves paddle tennis, where he frequently makes the national finals. So how
did he get his nickname? He’s not exactly sure, but “for years, I’ve played
in a circle of poker games in the Los Angeles area,” he says. “They’re made
up of mostly entertainment people…[plus] there is the fact that I’ve taught
and tutored half the players in those games, which sometimes come back to
haunt me.”