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Barry Greenstein
Barry Greenstein, a Chicago native, is a living legend of the poker world, and he has been playing the game since his childhood days. Like a fine wine, Greenstein’s poker playing just keeps improving. In the 2006 *WSOP he placed 13th in the main Pot Limit Omaha event, winning $20,492, and he also placed 12th in the H.O.R.S.E event winning $205,920.
As of August 2006, Greenstein ranks 18th in the all-time tournament money winner’s lists, placing him ahead of even the legendary Doyle Brunson. His wins aren’t a result of just one or 2 big wins but instead are the result of a phenomenal amount of big cashes throughout a long poker career. Perhaps his most notable wins include winning the Larry Flynt Seven Card Stud Poker Challenge Cup with a 1st prize of $1 million dollars in 2003 and winning the $10K main event of the WPT Jack Binion World Poker Open for a whopping $1,278,370.
Barry Greenstein is more than just a poker ‘great’; he is also a well-known supporter of multiple charities. For years Greenstein has given all his tournament prize money to charity. Barry is not about to go broke though; he is also one of the greatest cash game players of our time.
Like most great poker players, Barry is intelligent and well-versed in probabilities. He studied for a PHD in Mathematics, and he has a BSC in Computers. Barry was also a key employee of Symantec (the company behind Norton Anti-Virus) in the mid 1980’s when it was just a start-up company. While this time might have gotten in the way of his poker playign, it no doubt gave him the satisfaction of being an important contributor to the success of a now world renowned company.
Barry values knowledge for its own sake. He speaks Vietnamese, which he learned from his close friend Mimi Tran. Tran might have gotten the better end of the deal though, because Barry taught her to play poker in exchange. Tran is now considered one of the best female players in the game.
Barry also wrote one of the top selling poker books of 2005, Ace On The River. The book, unlike most how-to poker books, provides insight into the game from one of its great players.
Barry Greenstein’s skills and attributes are seemingly endless. If poker ever sent an ambassador to the U.N. then Barry Greenstein would surely be the obvious choice.
Barry Greenstein, a Chicago native, is a living legend of the poker world, and he has been playing the game since his childhood days. Like a fine wine, Greenstein’s poker playing just keeps improving. In the 2006 *WSOP he placed 13th in the main Pot Limit Omaha event, winning $20,492, and he also placed 12th in the H.O.R.S.E event winning $205,920.
As of August 2006, Greenstein ranks 18th in the all-time tournament money winner’s lists, placing him ahead of even the legendary Doyle Brunson. His wins aren’t a result of just one or 2 big wins but instead are the result of a phenomenal amount of big cashes throughout a long poker career. Perhaps his most notable wins include winning the Larry Flynt Seven Card Stud Poker Challenge Cup with a 1st prize of $1 million dollars in 2003 and winning the $10K main event of the WPT Jack Binion World Poker Open for a whopping $1,278,370.
Barry Greenstein is more than just a poker ‘great’; he is also a well-known supporter of multiple charities. For years Greenstein has given all his tournament prize money to charity. Barry is not about to go broke though; he is also one of the greatest cash game players of our time.
Like most great poker players, Barry is intelligent and well-versed in probabilities. He studied for a PHD in Mathematics, and he has a BSC in Computers. Barry was also a key employee of Symantec (the company behind Norton Anti-Virus) in the mid 1980’s when it was just a start-up company. While this time might have gotten in the way of his poker playign, it no doubt gave him the satisfaction of being an important contributor to the success of a now world renowned company.
Barry values knowledge for its own sake. He speaks Vietnamese, which he learned from his close friend Mimi Tran. Tran might have gotten the better end of the deal though, because Barry taught her to play poker in exchange. Tran is now considered one of the best female players in the game.
Barry also wrote one of the top selling poker books of 2005, Ace On The River. The book, unlike most how-to poker books, provides insight into the game from one of its great players.
Barry Greenstein’s skills and attributes are seemingly endless. If poker ever sent an ambassador to the U.N. then Barry Greenstein would surely be the obvious choice.
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