Barry Greenstein is a professional poker player who has won many major events, including the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour, and is known for donating his profits from tournament winnings to charities.
Born in 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, Greenstein earned a bachelor degree in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and then studied for a PhD in mathematics. Even though he was doing well with poker, he took a job with Symantec (the anti-virus software company). He retired from the company in 1991 at age 36 and eventually made his way out west.
Greenstein is one of the world's top players in both tournaments and cash games.
Greenstein has won 2 WPT titles - the World Poker Open during season 1 for $1,278,370, and the 2006 WPT Invitational at the Commerce Casino $125,000.
He has won 3 WSOP bracelets. His biggest WSOP cash was a 6th place finish was in 2008 in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event for $355,200. At the 2008 WSOP, Greenstein cashed in six events for a total of $768,461 and finished second in the 2008 WSOP Player of the Year standings, behind Erick Lindgren.
Greenstein plays in some of the biggest cash games in the world, including the Big Game at Bellagio with other high-stakes players like Doyle Brunson, Jennifer Harman, Eli Elezra, and Daniel Negreanu.
Greenstein has appeared in the first three series of Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament, the first three seasons of the late night series Poker After Dark, and all five seasons of the High Stakes Poker.
In 2005, Greenstein wrote a poker book titled "Ace on the River".
He taught former girlfriend Mimi Tran how to play poker in exchange for her teaching him how to speak Vietnamese. His stepson, Joe Sebok, is also a professional poker player.
Greenstein earned the nickname "the Robin Hood of poker" because he donates a portion of his net tournament winnings to charity, most of which goes to Children Incorporated, an organization that sponsors some children in 21 countries.
As of 2009, he has 3 WSOP bracelets, 44 WSOP cashes and live tournament winnings exceeding $6,900,000. He plays online at PokerStars, under the alias "barryg1", and is a member of Team PokerStars.
Year | Event | Prize |
---|---|---|
2004 | $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw | $296,200 |
2005 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | $128,505 |
2008 | $1,500 Razz | $157,619 |
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