Phil Gordon's Little Green Book of Poker - Audio Book CD
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Phil Gordon plays poker with the best players in the world.
He has won -- and lost -- in tournaments and cash games around
the globe, all the while studying the game and learning from
every hand dealt. As the resident expert and cohost of Celebrity
Poker Showdown, Phil has quickly become one of the most
sought-after teachers of No Limit Texas Hold'em. It's a tough
game. But anyone can become a winning player with the right
amount of courage, patience, aggression, observation, and,
perhaps most important, dedication to becoming a better player.After fifteen years of keeping notes on the things he's
learned, the greats he's played with, and the celebrities he's
taught, Phil Gordon has poured every single thing he knows about
No Limit Texas Hold'em into this little green book. Taking a
page from Harvey Penick's bestselling book of golf wisdom, Phil
plays the role of both teacher and student, offering up
insightful tips on how to think about poker and how to develop a
singular style of play. Through philosophy, psychology,
strategy, math, and the knowledge gleaned from playing poker
with everyone from T. J. Cloutier and Phil Ivey to Hank Azaria
and Ben Affleck, Phil breaks down the game into enlightening
instructional tidbits and illustrative anecdotes that inspire
the kind of persistence and motivation necessary to improve your
game.
About the Author Phil Gordon
Phil "Tiltboy" Gordon (born July 6, 1970) is an American professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Before poker
Before starting his poker career, he 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, and in 1997 he retired from the high-tech industry to travel the world.
Poker playing
He first entered the World Series of Poker (WSOP) ,000 no limit hold'em main event in 2001 and finished 4th, winning 0,000 and a spot on the Travel Channel documentary ("Inside the World Series of Poker").
He had two WSOP final table appearances at the 2002, and won the Pro Division of the World Poker Tour (WPT) inaugural tournament in Aruba, before losing to the amateur division's winner Juha Helppi.
In March 2004, he knocked out two players at once (one of whom was Chris Moneymaker) to win the WPT's "Bay 101 Shooting Stars" tournament.
In July 2004, Gordon helped design an online poker cardroom, Full Tilt Poker, where he can be found playing frequently.
As of 2006, Gordon's total live tournament winnings exceed ,000,000.
Poker journalism
In 2003 he provided commentary of the WSOP Championship Event for Binion's live Internet broadcast, as well as daily reports for a national radio audience.
He is also the author of three books on poker, including Poker: The Real Deal, and Phil Gordon's Little Green Book: Lessons and Teachings in No Limit Hold 'em. He has released a DVD, Final Table Poker, in 2005.
He was a commentator on Bravo's show Celebrity Poker Showdown, before stepping down in 2006. Gordon will be replaced by fellow poker professional Phil Hellmuth.
Cancer research
Gordon was taught poker by a woman who died of liver cancer. As such, he has been keen to carry out fundraising for the Cancer Research and Prevention Organization, a charity he has supported since his Ultimate Sports Adventure fundraising tour in 2003-04.
He has raised funds by:
1. selling a tip booklet he wrote for Celebrity Poker Showdown contestants
2. forming the "Put a Bad Beat on Cancer" Foundation at the 2003 World Series of Poker, asking players to donate 1% of their winnings to cancer research (supporters of the foundation include Marcel Lüske, Harry "Wise Owl" Demetriou and Phil Hellmuth Jr)
3. setting up a 0 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
4. hosting a celebrity poker tournament one day prior to Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston. Celebrity players included Marcus Allen, Clyde Drexler, Jeff Bagwell, Yanni, Kato Kaelin, and many more. At the tournament's final table, Eddie George of the Tennessee Titans defeated Jerome Bettis of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The event was produced by the Glasure Group PR agency.
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