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Barry Greenstein (born December 30, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois) is a professional poker player. He was exposed to poker at a young age as his father, Jack, was a poker player in the Army. After graduating from Bogan High School, he earned a bachelor degree in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also studied for a PhD in mathematics, but left before completing his dissertation. He worked for Symantec until retiring in 1991 at age 36 when he began to play poker full time. Greenstein has two children and four stepchildren, and resides in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. His stepson, Joe Sebok, is also a professional poker player. Image File history File links Barrygreenstein. ...
The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with satellite events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29. ...
Location of Rancho Palos Verdes, California Rancho Palos Verdes (RPV) is a city in Los Angeles County, California that was incorporated on 7 September 1973. ...
The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ...
The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ...
The 1992 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ...
The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ...
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Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Location of Rancho Palos Verdes, California Rancho Palos Verdes (RPV) is a city in Los Angeles County, California that was incorporated on 7 September 1973. ...
Joe Sebok is a professional poker player from San Francisco, California. ...
In 2005, Greenstein wrote a book titled Ace on the River. Tuan Le, a WPT Season 3 champion, claims that book showed him how to succeed on the poker circuit. Greenstein is known for giving away a free copy of his book to the player who eliminates him in a tournament, including his autograph and details of the hand. Greenstein taught Mimi Tran how to play poker in exchange for her teaching him how to speak Vietnamese. He also plays online at PokerStars, under the alias "barryg1" and is a member of the cardroom's Team PokerStars. Tuan Le (born February 15, 1978) in Paris, France is a professional poker player, known for his aggression and risk-taking. ...
Thithi “Mimi†Tran (born July 5, 1960 in Nha Trang, Vietnam) is an American professional poker player. ...
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As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,000,000.
Tournament play
Greenstein has appeared in each of the first three series of Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament and the first three seasons of the GSN series High Stakes Poker. The Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament is a series of no limit Texas hold em poker tournaments. ...
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High Stakes Poker Logo High Stakes Poker is a cash game poker television program broadcast by the cable television network GSN in the United States. ...
Greenstein has two World Series of Poker bracelets. The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ...
He has also won two World Poker Tour (WPT) titles: The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ...
Jack Binion (b1937) is an American casino operator. ...
Established in 1983, The Commerce Casino is the largest card casino in the world, with over 240 tables. ...
World Series of Poker bracelets The 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe after Harrahs Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January. ...
One is said to be drawing in a poker game if one has a hand that is incomplete and needs further cards to become valuable. ...
The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. ...
Omaha hold em (or Omaha holdem or simply Omaha) is a community card poker game (often referred to as a flop game) similar to Texas hold em, where each player is dealt four cards and must make his best hand using exactly two of them, plus exactly three of the...
Donations Barry Greenstein is unique to professional poker. He donates every penny of his tournament winnings to charities, primarily children's charities. His style of play is methodical and precise allowing him to survive in the large fields of entrants. He learned to play at home from his poker playing father so he has been a student of the game most of his life. While other players seek to draw attention to themselves, Barry exhibits a quiet, unassuming persona. He has made a number of televised final tables.
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