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'''Philip Gordon''' (born [[July 6]], [[1970]]) is an [[United States|American]] professional [[poker]] player, author, and commentator, based in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]. As of [[2007]], Gordon's total live [[poker tournament|tournament]] winnings exceed $1,600,000.<ref name="mob">[[Hendon Mob]] [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=97 Poker Profile]</ref> |
'''Philip Gordon''' (born [[July 6]], [[1970]]) is an [[United States|American]] professional [[poker]] player, author, douchebag and commentator, based in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]. As of [[2007]], Gordon's total live [[poker tournament|tournament]] winnings exceed $1,600,000.<ref name="mob">[[Hendon Mob]] [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=97 Poker Profile]</ref> |
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Gordon graduated from [[Georgia Tech]] with a degree in [[computer science]] in [[1991]]. After stints working at [[Santa Cruz Operation]] and [[Lockheed Corporation|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.<ref>[http://gtalumni.org/Publications/magazine/spr05/article3.html Georgia Tech Alumni Association - Phil Gordon Plays a Winning Hand<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
Gordon graduated from [[Georgia Tech]] with a degree in [[computer science]] in [[1991]]. After stints working at [[Santa Cruz Operation]] and [[Lockheed Corporation|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.<ref>[http://gtalumni.org/Publications/magazine/spr05/article3.html Georgia Tech Alumni Association - Phil Gordon Plays a Winning Hand<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:51, 30 June 2008
| Phil Gordon | |
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 Phil Gordon at the Caesars Palace Poker Blog Tournament | |
| Nickname(s) | Tiltboy |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 15 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 4th, 2001 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 2 |
- For the mayor of Phoenix, Arizona, see Phil Gordon (politician)
Philip Gordon (born July 6, 1970) is an American professional poker player, author, douchebag and commentator, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of 2007, Gordon's total live tournament winnings exceed $1,600,000.[1]
Gordon graduated from Georgia Tech with a 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.[2]
World Series of Poker
Phil Gordon first entered The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in 2001 and finished 4th, winning $400,000.[1] 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.[1] 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. To date, Gordon has won $641,073 at the World Series of Poker.
World Poker Tour
In March 2004 Gordon knocked out two players at once to win the WPT's Bay 101 Shooting Stars tournament.[1] 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.
Other events
On Thanksgiving Day 2006, Gordon won the Full Tilt Poker Poker Championship at Red Rock, outlasting 5 other notable poker headliners and ultimately defeating Roland De Wolfe heads-up to win a purse of $600,000. Gordon earned $25,000 at the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship tournament, finishing in the final 16. Gordon defeated Scotty Nguyen and 2006 WSOP Main Event champion Jamie Gold to advance.
Poker commentary
Gordon is well known for his commentary on poker broadcasts. Most notably, he was a commentator on Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown for seven seasons, before stepping down in 2006. In 2003, he provided commentary for the WSOP Championship Event for Binion's live Internet broadcast, as well as daily reports for a national radio audience, and he provided commentary for ESPN's live pay per view broadcast of the final table of the World Series of Poker main event championship in both 2006 and 2007. He was also the lead broadcaster for the ESPN series, The Pro-Am Poker Equalizer that began airing January 6, 2007.
Gordon has written three books on poker, including Poker: The Real Deal, Phil Gordon's Little Green Book: Lessons and Teachings in No Limit Hold 'em, and Phil Gordon's Little Blue Book: More Lessons and Hand Analysis in No Limit Hold 'em. He has released an award winning instructional DVD, Expert Insight: Final Table Poker. Gordon has also 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.
Cancer Research
Gordon was first taught poker by his aunt, who died of liver cancer. As such, he has carried out fundraising as a Board Member of the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation, a charity he has supported since he and fellow poker pro, Rafe Furst, embarked on their Ultimate Sports Adventure tour in 2003-04.
He has raised funds by selling a tip booklet he wrote for Celebrity Poker Showdown contestants; forming the grassroots "Bad Beat on Cancer" initiative at the 2003 World Series of Poker; setting up a $200 entry Roshambo tournament at the 2005 World Series of Poker, with the first prize being a buy-in to the main event, and all profits going to the charity; hosting a celebrity poker tournament one day prior to Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston; and donating private lessons ($500) and autographed books ($50) available exclusively at the CRPF website.
Personal life
Gordon is 6'9" (2.06 meters) tall, he has appeared on the reality dating show Blind Date, and won the Red Ribbon Pairs national bridge championship in 1990. He is currently expecting his first child, a son, in May 2008.
References
- ^ a b c d Hendon Mob Poker Profile Cite error: The named reference "mob" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Georgia Tech Alumni Association - Phil Gordon Plays a Winning Hand