- For the mayor of Phoenix, Arizona, see Phil Gordon (politician)
Phil Gordon (born July 6, 1970) is an American professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Image File history File links Philgordon. ...
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Before poker
Gordon graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in computer science in 1991. After stints working at Santa Cruz Operation and Lockheed, Gordon joined start-up Netsys Technologies as their first hired employee. In 1996, Netsys was acquired by Cisco Systems, making him a millionaire, and in 1997 he retired from the high-tech industry to travel the world.[1] Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, is located in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. With over 16,000 students, Georgia Tech is one of four public research universities in the University System of Georgia. ...
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Netsys Technologies was a Palo Alto, California technology company that developed computer network simulation, modeling, and management software. ...
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World Series of Poker Phil Gordon first entered The World Series of Poker Main Event in 2001 and finished 4th, winning $400,000.[2] In 2002, he made two more WSOP final tables, finishing 6th in the $2,000 Pot Limit hold 'em event and 3rd in the $2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo Split event.[2] At the 2005 WSOP, he finished 3rd in the $1,500 No Limit Texas hold 'em Shootout event. Although he made several WSOP final tables, he has yet to win a bracelet. To date, Gordon has won $641,073 at the World Series of Poker. The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ...
The 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ...
The 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ...
Omaha hold em (or Omaha holdem or simply Omaha) is a community card poker game (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 five community cards. ...
The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. ...
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World Poker Tour Gordon made one World Poker Tour final table in 2002, finishing 5th in the Ultimate Bet Poker Classic. In March 2004 he knocked out two players at once (one of whom was Chris Moneymaker) to win the WPT's "Bay 101 Shooting Stars" tournament.[2] The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ...
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Christopher Bryan Moneymaker (born November 21, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American poker player who won the main event at the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP). ...
Also in 2002, Gordon won the professional division of the WPT inaugural tournament in Aruba, before losing to the amateur division's winner, Juha Helppi. Juha Helppi (born March 4, 1977) is a Finnish professional poker player from Helsinki. ...
Other events On Thanksgiving Day 2006, Gordon won the Full Tilt Poker Poker Championship at Red Rock, beating Roland De Wolfe heads-up and taking down a purse of $600,000. The First Thanksgiving, painted by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863-1930). ...
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Full Tilt Poker is an online poker cardroom launched in June 2004 with the involvement of a team of poker professionals, among them Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch, Mike Matusow, Jennifer Harman and Chris Ferguson. ...
Poker Championship at Red Rock was a seven-week televised shootout-style poker tournament played at the Red Rock Casino Resort Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...
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As of 2007, Gordon's total live tournament winnings exceed $1,600,000.[2] Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
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In 2007, he began appearing on the television series Poker After Dark, this is in addition to his previous time on Celebrity Poker Showdown. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ...
Poker After Dark is an hour-long late night poker television program on NBC, which debuted January 2007 in its NBC All Night programming lineup, airing six nights a week. ...
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Gordon earned $25,000 at the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship tournament, finishing in the final 16. Gordon defeated Scotty Nguyen and 2006 WSOP Main Event champion Jamie Gold to advance. The National Heads-Up Poker Championship is an annual poker tournament held in the United States. ...
Thuan Scotty Nguyen (born October 28, 1962 in Nha Trang, Vietnam) [1] is a Vietnamese American professional poker player. ...
Jamie M. Gold (born August 25, 1969 in Kansas City, Missouri)[1] is an American television producer, poker tournament player, and formerly a talent agent, based in Malibu, California. ...
Poker journalism Gordon is one of the "Tiltboys", a group of northern California poker players.
In 2003, he provided commentary of the WSOP Championship Event for Binion's live Internet broadcast, as well as daily reports for a national radio audience. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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He has also written three books on poker, including Poker: The Real Deal and Phil Gordon's Little Green Book: Lessons and Teachings in No Limit Hold 'em, and the October 2006 release Phil Gordon's Little Blue Book: More Lessons and Hand Analysis in No Limit Hold 'em. He has released an award winning instructional DVD, Expert Insight: Final Table Poker. A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. ...
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He was a commentator on Bravo's show Celebrity Poker Showdown for six seasons, before stepping down in 2006 and being replaced by fellow poker professional Phil Hellmuth. He is also the lead broadcaster for the ESPN series, The Pro-Am Poker Equalizer that began airing January 6, 2007. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
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The Pro-Am Poker Equalizer is a televised poker tournament in which professional poker players play Texas hold em against celebrities which began airing on ESPN in January 2007. ...
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Gordon has written for poker magazines, and writes a regular column and hosts a radio show, The Poker Edge, for ESPN.com. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
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He provided commentary for ESPN's live pay per view broadcast of the final table of the main event of the 2006 World Series of Poker, as well as the 2007 World Series of Poker. 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. ...
The 2007 WSOP Championship Bracelet The 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 1, 2007. ...
Cancer Research Gordon was taught poker by his aunt, who died of liver cancer. As such, he has been keen to carry out fundraising as a Board Member of the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation, a charity he has supported since he and fellow poker pro, Rafe Furst, embarked on their Ultimate Sports Adventure tour in 2003-04. Ones aunt (or aunty) is either a female sibling of one of ones parents or the wife of an uncle who is the male sibling of a parent. ...
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Fundraising is the process of soliciting and gathering money or other gifts in-kind, by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies. ...
Rafe Furst is an American professional poker player, based in Marina del Rey, California. ...
He has raised funds by:
- selling a tip booklet he wrote for Celebrity Poker Showdown contestants
- forming the grassroots "Bad Beat on Cancer" initiative at the 2003 World Series of Poker. Supporters of the initiative included eventual winner Chris Moneymaker
- setting up a $200 entry Roshambo tournament at the 2005 World Series of Poker, with the first prize being a buy-in to the main event, and all profits going to the charity
- hosting a celebrity poker tournament one day prior to Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston.
- donating private lessons ($500) and autographed books ($50) available exclusively at the CRPF website.
The 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ...
Christopher Bryan Moneymaker (born November 21, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American poker player who won the main event at the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP). ...
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Trivia - Gordon is 6'9" (2.06 meters) tall.
- Gordon appeared on the reality dating show Blind Date. When he and his lingerie model date, LeAnna, returned to his touring bus, she suddenly mentioned that she had a hot tub in her home, as if to suggest that they make use of it. Gordon proclaimed that he was "allergic" to hot tubs, turning her down.
- Gordon is married to Barbara
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- ^ a b c d Hendon Mob Database: Phil Gordon
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