Barry Greenstein Bio

Barry Greenstein

Barry Greenstein is one of the biggest names in poker, with millions in career winnings and several major titles under his belt. He’s won three World Series of Poker* bracelets and three World Poker Tour titles - results that have helped him earn close to $7,000,000 in live tournaments. He’s also a feared cash game player, appearing regularly in the Big Game at the Bellagio and on shows like High Stakes Poker. Barry has also proved to be a great ambassador for the game by donating much of the money he wins to various charities around the world. He plays online using the screen name ‘barryg1’.

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I spent the last month playing poker pretty close to where I live in the Los Angeles area. First there was the month-long tournament at the Commerce and I can't remember doing much of anything in the tournaments. I played the Chinese Poker Tournament and came in third out of...more


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Barry Greenstein is giving us a monthly peek into his books and being honest about how his tournament year is going.For more check out: January, February, and March. by Barry Greenstein Events 18-41: The WSOP 2010 Buy-ins: $186,000 Airfare: 400 Room and Board: $9,000 Cashout: $51,000 2010 Cumulative Profit -$422,400...more


My Year in Tournaments (March) by Barry Greenstein

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Barry Greenstein is giving us a monthly peek into his books and being honest about how his tournament year is going.For more check out: January and February by Barry Greenstein I won my first two matches (against Vanessa Rousso and Sammy Farha) in the NBC heads up. Most of the...more


Barry Greenstein In The News

PCA 2012: Goldilocks. The Bear, & 140 characters

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This story should have Barry Greenstein listed as a co-author, because, in all fairness, he wrote half of it. Greenstein is doing very well in the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure main event, but you don't need me to tell you that. Greenstein will tell you the whole story himself, as...more


PokerStars 10th Anniversary review: The Bear necessities

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On the Fourth of July in 2006, the PokerStars Blog published one of its biggest and most unexpected stories yet when it announced Barry Greenstein had joined the ranks of what was then known only as Team PokerStars. Greenstein was not a brand new world champion. He was not a...more


Barry Greenstein, Linda Johnson to be inducted into Poker Hall of Fame

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Each of us look in the mirror every day and hope we like the person staring back at us. We look for something good, something right, something that can get us through the day in a world that isn't always so nice. We don't always like what we see, but...more