Barry ''Charity'' GreensteinBarry Greenstein is known as an aggressive player at the tables, as well he should be: Greenstein is the author of Ace on the River, a book about poker playing techniques that is chockfull of insider tales, poker philosophies, practice hands, as well as advice for neophyte and adept poker players. Oddly enough, Greenstein believes that he holds a number of weaknesses when playing poker-but it certainly doesn't show at the tables.Barry Greenstein is a native of Chicago, but now lives in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Greenstein learned how to play the game of poker as a child when his father exposed him to the game. As Greenstein became older, his adoration for the game never waned and he continued to play poker on a regular basis, even while working toward a PhD in mathematics. Greenstein managed to earn a Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science from the University of Illinois, but the PhD did not come to fruition; life circumstances forced Barry to leave college and find work. Greenstein found work with Symantec. Of course, his career with Symantec ended when he turned 36, retired, and began focusing all his attention on his professional poker career: a career that has clearly flourished. If you're looking for the new-wave of online poker, Join PlayersOnly, the poker room where the true players are! Because of the Sleekness of their Interface and incredible bonus structure, PlayersOnly is America's Fastest Growing Poker Room! Receive an Instant 10% CASH BONUS and a 100% match poker bonus upto $650 and there are NO FEES for making a deposit! PlayersOnly hosts a $1,000,000.00 Freeroll Series and is Guaranteeing $3,000,000.00 in tournament prize money this month with one $150,000.00 guaranteed event at least once a month! Greenstein has a sharp eye for the game and his motivations for winning are not strictly for the cash. Barry Greenstein is known for donating handsome sums of money to various charities, particularly to charities that help out children. Consequently, he has earned an identity as a modern day Robin Hood. Of course, Greenstein is a hard player to beat-he has two World Series of Poker Tournament bracelets, he holds two titles, he has sat at four final tables and he has finished as a big winner eleven times: to date, Barry Greenstein has raked in over 4,600,000 dollars in tournament winnings. Win your seat into the next WSOP or WPT Tournament through a satellite tournament! What games has Barry Greenstein participated in? In fact, Greenstein played in the World Series of Poker Tournament, the World Poker Tour, the Poker Superstars Invitational, the GNS series High Stakes Poker, and he is often seen playing online at Pokerstars. In 2006, Greenstein managed one of his recent wins, taking home first place winnings in the World Series Poker Tournament, beating Blair Rodman. Barry Greenstein is the father of six children and one of them, Joe Sebok follows his dad's footsteps as an avid, professional poker player. Joe Sebok shows just as much promise as his famous dad-bringing over 600,000 dollars in winnings home as of 2006. --- by Bones McCoy at 1800-sports.com on August 02, 2007
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