Barry Greenstein is a professional poker player. Barry Greenstein has become one of the most recognizable poker faces in the world of high stakes poker because of his unique demeanor and philanthropic ideals.
Barry Greenstein plays poker regularly in the "Big Game" at the Bellagio, where he has consistently won for years playing mixed games. The Big Game uses a mixed game format that changes every 8 hands. With rapid game changes, specialists at just one or two games have their weaknesses exposed in the other games. Barry Greenstein plays all of the games at an expert level and really does not have any particular weaknesses at any particular game.
The games they play in the Bellagio's Big Game are:
No Limit and Pot Limit with $100,000 cap, which is the maximum amount any player can lose on each hand.
No Limit Hold'em, Pot Limit Omaha, No Limit Ace toFive single draw, No Limit Deuce to Seven single draw.
$4000-$8000 limit games:
Omaha Eight or Better, Seven-Stud High, Seven-Stud Eight-or-Better, Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw, Limit Hold'em and Razz
Barry Greenstein, known as "The Robin Hood of Poker" receives a great amount of attention from the media because of his history of donating much of his winnings to charity. Unlike most poker players, the attention Barry Greenstein receives is not something he seeks out because his personality is a very unassuming, quite demeanor that is obviously reflected in his presence at the poker table. The charities Barry Greenstein donates to are usually children's charities that help young children who suffer from diseases, come from broken homes, orphaned, and children who need assistance.
Barry Greenstein's style of play is very methodical and analytical. Barry uses a great deal of mathematical odds calculations when deciding how to play a particular hand against an opponent. Greenstein's expert level precision play enables him to go deep in tournaments that have very large fields and often makes the final table. Barry Greenstein has 2 World Series of Poker bracelets and 3 World Poker Tour titles.
WSOP Bracelets: 2
- 2004 $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw
- 2005 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha
- 2004 Jack Binion World Poker Open, Tunica, Mississippi
- 2006 WPT Invitational, Los Angeles, California
- 2007 WPT Poker by the Book, Las Vegas, Nevada
Barry Greenstein learned how to play poker from his poker playing father. Greenstein was born in Chicago, Illinois and received a Ph.D. at the University of Illinois. Before becoming a professional poker player, Barry Greenstein was into computer software development including working for Symantec, one of the leading Anti-virus software companies in the world. Barry Greenstein currently lives in California.
Barry Greenstein recently released an advanced poker strategy book titled "Ace on the River: An Advanced Poker Guide
Barry Greenstein autographs the book and adds the deatails of the hand history. Using the name barryg1, Barry Greenstein plays poker by his sponsor Pokerstars and is a member of Team Pokerstars. Barry Greenstein regularly appears on the Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament and the Game Show Networks' High Stakes Poker television shows. Barry Greenstein has over $5,000,000 in live tournament poker winnings. 
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