Barry Greenstein

Quick Facts

Full Name	Barry Greenstein
Occupation	Poker Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 30, 1954(1954-12-30)
Age	70
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Barry Greenstein Biography

Barry Greenstein is one of the most popular and richest Poker Player who was born on December 30, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Barry Greenstein (born December 30 1954, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional poker player. He has been a winner of a variety of major tournaments which include three wins in the World Series of Poker and two on the World Poker Tour. Greenstein makes a donation of his tournament wins to charitable causes, including Children, Incorporated, earning him the title “the Robin Hood of poker”. Greenstein was elected to the Poker Hall of Fame in the year 2011.

Greenstein has been a part of each of the three seasons in the series Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament and all seven seasons of the GSN series High Stakes Poker. He also appeared on the initial three seasons of the late- night series Poker After Dark on NBC. Greenstein has also taken home the two World Poker Tour (WPT) titles including the Fifth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open ($1,278,370) as well as the in 2006, the WPT Invitational in the Commerce Casino ($100,000). Greenstein has also won two additional WPT titles at special events such as the WPT Father and Sons Tournament in 2006; WPT World Poker Finals; and WPT Poker by the Book Chapter 2. As of 2008, Greenstein started donating his net earnings to charities. In 2008, at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), Greenstein cashed in six events, resulting in an amount of $768,461. He was also third in the WSOP player of the year list which was in second place behind Erick Lindgren. As of 2011, Greenstein earned five wins during the World Series of Poker, including 3rd place for the $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship for $169,512 and a 15th-place finish for the $50,000 Player’s Championship.

The year 2005 was the time Greenstein released a novel entitled Ace on the River. Tuan Le who is a WPT Season 3 champion, says that the book taught him how to be successful in the poker arena. Greenstein is well-known for giving away a edition of his work to any player who loses to him during a tournament, which includes his signature and the specifics of the winning hand. Greenstein has taught his ex-girlfriend Mimi Tran how to play poker in exchange for teaching him to talk Vietnamese. Greenstein also played on the internet at PokerStars under the alias “barryg1” and was a part of poker’s card room’s Team PokerStars.

Barry Greenstein Net Worth

Barry Greenstein is one of the richest Poker Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Barry Greenstein 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

According to his autobiography, Ace on the River, Greenstein was performing well at poker, however he thought having a job that was more traditional could increase his chances of adopting stepchildren from his family, which is why he enrolled for the company that was just starting out, Symantec where he was working for their initial product Q&A. He left Symantec in 1991, at the age of 36.

Greenstein frequently uses the money he earns from poker to fund his charitable and philanthropic goals which earned his an affectionate “Robin Hood of Poker” name. After winning $770,000 in Larry Flynt’s Seven-Card Stud for $1 million in 2003, he gave the sum of $440,000 in cash to Children, Incorporated – a gift of $1,000 for every one of its 440 staff members. The year 2006 was the first time Greenstein declared that he would donate the net proceeds from tournaments to charities. “Until now, I was donating the pay-off each time I cashed but I can’t afford to continue doing that. I didn’t anticipate the growth and expense of tournament poker,” Greenstein said.

As of 2018, his total live tournament winnings exceed $8,350,000. His 102 WSOP cashes account for $3,148,034 of those winnings.

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Who is Barry Greenstein Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Barry Ranked on the list of most popular Poker Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Barry Greenstein celebrates birthday on December 30 of every year.

Top Facts about Barry Greenstein

1. Born December 30, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois.
2. Won three WSOP bracelets and two WPT titles.
3. Nicknamed “The Robin Hood of Poker” for donating winnings to charity.
4. Career tournament earnings exceed $8 million.
5. Authored popular poker strategy book “Ace on the River”.
6. Inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2011.
7. Played professional poker while working as a software engineer.
8. Known for his tight and aggressive playing style.
9. Has made numerous appearances on televised poker shows.
10. Co-founded online poker site PokerStars with fellow players in 2001.

Does Barry Greenstein still play poker?

Barry Greenstein
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Information accurate as of September 12, 2010.

Where is Barry Greenstein?

Barry currently resides in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. He balances his time between playing high-stakes cash games and traveling the tournament circuit.

How old is Barry Greenstein?

67 years (December 30, 1954)

Who is the wealthiest poker player?

Name of Poker PlayerNet worthBiggest win
1. Dan Bilzerian| $200 Million| $10.8 Million
2. Phil Ivey| $100 Million| $2.8 Million
3. Sam Farha| $100 Million| $488,241
4. Chris Ferguson| $80 Million| $1.5 Million

Who is the most famous poker player?

Phil Hellmuth is one of the most famous poker players in the world, having won a record 15 bracelets at the WSOP, including one for winning the 1989 Main Event. Overall, he’s notched up 165 cashes at the WSOP and 64 final tables.