Phil Gordon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Phil Gordon
Occupation	Poker Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 6, 1970(1970-07-06)
Age	54
Birthplace	El Paso
Country	United States
Birth City	El Paso
Horoscope	Leo

Phil Gordon Biography

Phil Gordon is one of the most popular and richest Poker Player who was born on July 6, 1970 in El Paso, El Paso, United States. Philip Stewart Gordon (born July 6, 1970) is an American professional poker player, commentator and author.

In 2003, Gordon and fellow poker pro Rafe Furst embarked on their Ultimate Sports Adventure Tour. During the trip, the pair attended more than 140 sporting events. At each stop, they collected donations, held auctions, and raffled off prizes to benefit the Prevent Cancer Foundation, raising $100,000. During the trip, Gordon and Furst came up with the idea for their Bad Beat on Cancer, an initiative that asks World Series of Poker participants to pledge 1% of any winnings to cancer research. Bad Beat on Cancer has been involved in a number of other endeavors, including an annual charity poker event hosted by the Twitter Poker Tour and held online at Gordon’s Full Tilt Poker, as well as a breast cancer charity event, the Bad Beat on Cancer Challenge, which was held in November 2009 on PokerStars. Bad Beat on Cancer has raised over $3 million for cancer prevention research.

As a USA Rock Paper Scissor (USARPS) Head Referee Gordon has hosted an annual $500 World Series of Rock Paper Scissors event in conjunction with the World Series of Poker since 2005. The winner of the WSORPS receives an entry into the WSOP Main Event. The event is an annual fundraiser for the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation via Gordon’s charity Bad Beat on Cancer. Poker player Annie Duke won the Second Annual World Series of Rock Paper Scissors. The tournament is taped by ESPN and highlights are covered during “The Nuts” section of ESPN’s annual WSOP broadcast. 2009 was the fifth year of the tournament.

Gordon has written five books on poker, including the bestsellers Poker: The Real Deal and Phil Gordon’s Little Green Book: Lessons and Teachings in No Limit Hold ’em. Gordon has written for poker magazines, and writes a regular column and hosts a podcast, The Poker Edge, for ESPN.com. The podcast has been airing since April 10, 2006. Gordon has also released an award-winning instructional DVD, Expert Insight: Final Table Poker.

Phil Gordon first entered The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in 2001 and finished 4th, winning $400,000. In 2002, he made two more WSOP final tables, finishing 6th in the $2,000 Pot Limit hold ’em event and 3rd in the $2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo Split event. At the 2005 WSOP, he finished 3rd in the $1,500 No Limit Texas hold ’em Shootout event. Although he made several WSOP final tables, he has yet to win a bracelet. However, he did win the 2010 WSOP Ante Up For Africa event, defeating actress Shannon Elizabeth heads up. He donated the entire $130,641 first place prize to the charity.

Phil Gordon Net Worth

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

When Gordon is not playing poker, he often plays tournament contract bridge with some success. He has won two North American Bridge Championships (NABC) events. In 1990, he won the Red Ribbon Pairs, an event restricted to players with 2000 masterpoints or less. At the 2008 Summer NABC in Las Vegas, Gordon was on the team that won the NABC Open Swiss Teams, beating numerous world and national champion players in this event with no masterpoint limit.

Gordon was born in El Paso, Texas. He spent his formative years in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Gordon began attending Georgia Tech at the age of 15 while still attending high school. At the end of the 11th grade and after being awarded the National Merit Scholarship, Gordon dropped out of high school and attended Georgia Tech full-time. Gordon graduated from Georgia Tech with a B.S. degree in computer science in 1991. After stints working at Santa Cruz Operation and Lockheed, Gordon joined start-up Netsys Technologies as their first hired employee. In 1996, Netsys was acquired by Cisco Systems, making him a millionaire, and in 1997 he retired from the high-tech industry to travel the world and to play poker.

In March 2004 Gordon knocked out two players at once, one of them former World Series of Poker main event champion Chris Moneymaker, to win the WPT’s Bay 101 Shooting Stars tournament. In 2002, Gordon won the professional division of the first UltimateBet Aruba tournament, before losing the championship to the amateur division’s winner, Juha Helppi.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Phil Gordon height 6 ft 9 in Phil weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Phil Gordon Dating?

According to our records, Phil Gordon married to Barb Gordon. As of December 1, 2023, Phil Gordon’s is not dating anyone.

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As of January 2015, Gordon’s total live tournament winnings exceed $2,700,000. His 18 WSOP cashes account for $707,537 of his live tournament winnings.

Facts & Trivia

Phil Ranked on the list of most popular Poker Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Phil Gordon celebrates birthday on July 6 of every year.

Where is Phil Gordon now?

Gordon is now the founder and CEO of Chatbox , an integrated messaging ecosystem where businesses and customers seamlessly exchange real-time information to achieve instant results.

Who is Phil Gordon?

Phil Gordon is a world-class poker player and teacher with two World Poker Tour championships and seven final table appearances at the World Series of Poker. Since 2001 he has earned more than $3 million in tournament prize money.

Who is the best celebrity poker player?

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How rich is Phil Hellmuth?

Net Worth: $20 Million
Date of Birth:| Jul 16, 1964 (57 years old)
Gender:| Male
Height:| 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Profession:| Professional Poker Player, Actor

How tall is Phil Gordon?

6′ 9″