Phil Gordon (poker player)
| 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) | 14 |
| 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)
Phil "Tiltboy" Gordon (born July 6, 1970) is an American professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Before poker
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.[1]
Poker playing
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World Series of Poker
Phil Gordon first entered The World Series of Poker(WSOP) Main Event in 2001 and finished 4th, winning $400,000.[2] 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.[2] 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
Gordon made one World Poker Tour(WPT) final table in 2002, finishing 5th in the Ultimate Bet Poker Classic. 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.[2]
Also in 2002, Gordon won the professional division of the World Poker Tour (WPT) inaugural tournament in Aruba, before losing to the amateur division's winner, Juha Helppi.
Other events
On Thanksgiving Day 2006, Gordon won the Full Tilt Poker Championship at Red Rock, beating Roland De Wolfe heads-up and taking down a purse of $600,000.
As of 2007, Gordon's total live tournament winnings exceed $1,600,000.[2]
In 2007, he began appearing on the television series Poker After Dark, this is in addition to his previous time on Celebrity Poker Showdown.
Gordon earned $25,000 at the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Championship tournament, finishing in the final 16. Gordon defeated Scotty Nguyen and 2006 WSOP Main Event champion Jamie Gold to advance.
Poker journalism
Gordon is one of the original "Tiltboys", a group of northern California poker players.
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 has also written three books on poker, including Poker: The Real Deal and Phil Gordon's Little Green Book: Lessons and Teachings in No Limit Hold 'em, and the October 2006 release 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.
He was a commentator on Bravo's show Celebrity Poker Showdown for six seasons, before stepping down in 2006 and being replaced by fellow poker professional Phil Hellmuth. He is also the lead broadcaster for the ESPN series, The Pro-Am Poker Equalizer that began airing January 6, 2007.
Gordon has written for poker magazines, and writes a regular column and hosts a radio show, The Poker Edge, for ESPN.com.
He provided commentary for ESPN's live pay per view broadcast of the final table of the main event of the 2006 World Series of Poker.
Cancer Research
Gordon was taught poker by his aunt, who died of liver cancer. As such, he has been keen to carry 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. Supporters of the initiative included eventual winner Chris Moneymaker
- 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.
- donating private lessons ($500) and autographed books ($50) available exclusively at the CRPF website.
Trivia
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- Gordon is 6'9" (2.06 meters) tall.
- Gordon appeared on the reality dating show Blind Date. When he and his lingerie model date, LeAnna, returned to his touring bus, she suddenly mentioned that she had a hot tub in her home, as if to suggest that they make use of it. Gordon proclaimed that he was "allergic" to Hot Tubs, turning her down.
- Gordon is married to Barbara
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