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Barry Greenstein
- Name: Barry Greenstein
- Nickname: The Robin Hood of Poker
- Current Residence: Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
- Birth Date: December 30, 1954
- Birth Place: Chicago, Ill., United States
- Poker Room: Poker Stars
Small and unassuming, Barry Greenstein is not a man who intimidates or who inspires fear. But poker players beware: The Robin Hood of Poker doesn't steal money from the rich; he steals pots from the fish. And he's been doing it since childhood.
Born and raised in the Chicago suburb of Scottsdale, Ill., Barry learned to play cards at a young age from his parents. Gin rummy, hearts and poker were the games of choice, and Barry was...
Read more >>Trivia
- Skipped a grade in elementary school
- Has a company with poker pro son Joe Sebok called GreenBok Productions
- Mentored and dated Mimi Tran
- Donates net tournament winnings to charity
- Was a Ph.D. candidate in mathematics at the University of Illinois
- Was a software developer with Symantec, creators of Norton Anti-Virus
- Author of Ace on the River
- Is a member of Team PokerStars and has helped develop software for the poker room
- Had a crush on fellow pro Liz Lieu
- Has a younger brother
Recent Tournament Placings
Player Statistics
| Cashes | 31 |
|---|---|
| Total Winnings | $3,534,723 |
| First Place Finishes | 4 |
| WSOP Bracelets | 3 |
Player Analysis of Barry Greenstein 
Description
PokerListings.com and Barry Greenstein recommend anyone interested in an analysis of Barrys' game to read Ace on the River.
Best Game
Whatever I have been playing a lot of recently
Weakness
So many that I needed to write a book to cover them all
Barry Greenstein's Score
7.5/10
- Agressiveness 7
- Looseness 6
- Limit 8
- No-Limit 8
- Side Games 9
- Steam Control 7
- Against Strong Players 8
- Tournaments 8
- Short-Handed 7
- Against Weak Players 7
Amusing Anecdote
When I played in the 2004 World Poker Open WPT event, I was not in the best frame of mind. I was saddened by the temporary breakup with my girlfriend whom I hadn’t seen for a while. Not surprisingly, I wasn’t doing well in the side games and I just wanted to go home. But I play tournaments for charity and so I stayed.
In the middle of the first day, I was all in for $2,500 with a straight draw against Erick Lindgren’s slow-played aces. When I made the straight on the river, I snapped at Erick that winning the pot caused me to miss my 6:45 flight home.
I survived the first day with under-average chips and played in the big side game until about 6:00 a.m. I had checked out of my room the previous afternoon and I retrieved my bags from the bell desk and checked back in. I checked out again at noon before the start of the second day. I wanted to make the late flight and I figured that I needed to leave by 4:30 to make it to the Memphis airport on time for the last flight.
I survived with under-average chips again and lost in a late session in the side game. I repeated my check-in-check-out-check-my-bags routine and eventually made it to the TV table. I got a couple of hours of sleep after a short losing side-game session and I was lucky enough to win the tournament the next day. And after the tournament, I went back to “work” and finally booked a win.

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Greenstein and Tran Dominate - 2008 WSOP
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