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Name: Barry Greenstein |
Barry Greenstein does not play poker like the majority of professional poker players: it does not need the money he gets to live.
Indeed, after a master's in computer science, he worked for Symantec until the age of 36 years before taking a withdrawal in 1991. He made his fortune working for the software publisher and Barry Greenstein will never need to work all his life to live.
Barry Greenstein has two children in addition to the 4 children of his wife.
Barry Greenstein has two very close relationships among professional poker players: Joe Sebok is his son and Mimi Tran, who is his former girlfriend and that he learned to play poker in exchange for being Vietnamese.
Barry Greenstein is the author of a book "Ace on the River", considered one of the best for the poker tournament. Barry Greenstein has been used to sign and deliver this book to anyone managing to exit the tournament.
It is also very famous for pay all his tournament winnings to charity, mainly for children. His nickname, the Robin Hood of poker, therefore away.
Barry Greenstein is a member of team Pokerstars and you can find on this online poker room under the name "barryg1.
His tournament winnings amount to $ 5,700,000 placing him 26th in the list of players who have earned the most money in the tournament. It is one of the players extremely feared and respected on the circuit.